Facilities Manager (WXH Estates Liaison)

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in Greater London seeks an experienced Facilities Manager to enhance service alignment between Soft FM services and Estates operations. The role requires a degree-level education in a relevant discipline and significant experience in an NHS environment. Candidates must demonstrate skills in team collaboration, communication, and problem-solving as well as a commitment to continuous professional development. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to quality patient services within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience of NHS hospital environment or similar establishments.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation and knowledge of COSHH.
• Project Management Qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Soft Facilities services to align and support high quality patient focused services.

Skills

Ability to prioritise own work

Desire and ability to work as part of a team

Good numeracy and literacy skills

Versatile in approach to maintenance services

Flexible to multi-skilling

Ability to provide expert advice

Computer literate

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to lead and motivate a team

Education

Educated to HND / Degree level in relevant discipline

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

Job overview

A permanent vacancy has arisen within the Estates & Facilities Directorate for a Facilities Manager to join the Barts Heath NHS Trust to work in a liaising role between the Estates and Facilities SoftFM services. The job is based at Whipps Cross Hospital but may be required to work at other hospitals and health care premises within Barts Health NHS Trust.

• Please note this role is only open to Internal Employees at Barts Health NHS Trust and Employees at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Homerton Healthcare Foundation Trust, NHS North East London ICB, North East London Foundation Trust and East London Foundation Trust

Main duties of the job

To liaise with Soft Facilities services at the hospital to ensure they align and complement the Estates hard FM service and the operational requirements of the hospital Site Management team such that Soft FM services consistently support and deliver efficient and effective high quality patient focused services.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment / s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to HND / Degree level in a relevant Estates or Soft FM discipline, or have equivalent experience.

Desirable criteria

• Project Management Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience of NHS hospital environment or similar establishments

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good knowledge of H&S Legislation and some knowledge of COSHH
• Excellent computer skills

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise own work.
• Desire and ability to work as part of a team.
• Good Numeracy and literacy skills
• To be versatile in their approach to maintenance services and will have the ability to work on their own initiative as well as an integral part of a team.
• Flexible to multi‑skilling and responsive to changes in technology.
• Ability to provide expert advice to service end users on a wide range of Estates management issues.
• Computer literate. Ability to maximise the use of allocated resources in the achievement of set objectives.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.

Other

Essential criteria

• Committed to undertake the personal and development plan as identified or as agreed in the individual appraisal process.
• Ability to deal with all levels of people in and around the trust.
• Ability to lift / push / pull weighs in accordance with the Trust Manual Handling policy

Desirable criteria

• Full Clean Driving License
• Visa Sponsorship Information

Visa Sponsorship Information

Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.

Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.

If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship,please mention this clearly in your application.

To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met :

• Eligible role : The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here : - .
• Salary threshold : The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
• Skill level : The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
• English language : Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
• Other criteria : Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)