Facilities Manager: Portering Services / Domestic Services (Central)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare organization located in the United Kingdom seeks a committed Facilities Manager for Portering and Domestic Services. This full-time position involves managing various facilities services across hospital sites, ensuring operational support, and implementing service improvements. Candidates should possess a relevant degree, experience in healthcare management, and strong change management skills. The role offers excellent working conditions, including a generous leave entitlement and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous paid annual leave

Enhanced pay for weekend working

Superannuation Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Evidence of significant level of knowledge, training, and relevant experience.
• Demonstrable achievement of service improvement.
• Experience in operational middle management in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Manage the provision of Facilities Services in acute and community hospitals.
• Provide operational support to the Head of Facilities.
• Lead in identifying and implementing change.

Skills

Change management

Prioritizing demands

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

Employee relations

Education

Relevant degree with Continuous Professional development

Formal Structures Courses (e.g., Post Grad Diploma, Prince2, NEBOSH)

Job description

Facilities Manager: Portering Services / Domestic Services (Central)

We currently have an opportunity within our Facilities team in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (Central) for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to take delegated responsibility for the following services in the Central Area:

• Residential Accommodation
• Materials Management /Stores
• Post Room
• Domestic Services & Linen Distribution (when required)

The overall purpose of the role is to manage the provision of a range of Facilities Services (excluding Catering) within the acute and community hospital sites in the Central geographical area of the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

The Manager has responsibility for providing operational support for these services for the Head of Facilities (Central) and other members of the Senior Management Team.

The Manager will lead in identifying and implementing change, which contributes, to direction and strategy. They will be expected to develop policies following allocation of specific responsibilities, use resources effectively, and contribute to the wider activities and plans of Facilities and BCUHB.

The post will be based at Glan Clwyd Hospital but the Facilities Manager will need to be able to travel to Community Hospitals and Clinics.

The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid annual leave, enhanced pay for weekend working and a Superannuation Pension Scheme.

This is a full time permanent position.

If you would like more information, please call Helen Sheridan on 07766 992761.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients.

The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Relevant degree & Evidence of Continuous Professional development at post grad level
• Formal Structures Courses, e.g. Post Grad Diploma, Prince2, NEBOSH
• Significant level of knowledge, training and relevant experience

Experience

• Demonstrate achievement of service improvement (including examples)
• Demonstrable practical employee relations experience including liaison with staff representatives and partnership working
• Demonstrable experience in operational middle management in healthcare institution or related area
• Demonstrable achievement of financial controls

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to initiate, implement and effectively manage change
• Ability to prioritise competing demands for resources, time and workload allocation
• Demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of current issues related to Facilities in the NHS
• Knowledge of Statutory Regulations and Legislation relating to Health and Safety at Work, Risk Management, Facilities Services, Waste Management

Additional Requirements

• Flexibility with working hours
• Ability to visit all sites in the Locality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.