Senior Facilities and Technical Systems Manager

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Band 8a Senior Facilities and Technical Systems Manager to provide strategic leadership in portering and reception services across all sites. The role involves overseeing the operational integrity of vital technical systems like fire alarms and CCTV, ensuring they run effectively. Benefits include a comprehensive pay package, flexible working options, career development opportunities, and NHS discounts. Contact Nicholas White for more information.

Benefits

Generous pay, pensions and leave

Flexible working and support options

Career development opportunities

NHS discounts up to 10% off at retail brands

Responsibilities

• Lead service transformation projects to improve user experience, security, and technical integration across sites.
• Ensure systems‑based services operate effectively, responding to faults, performance data, and service issues promptly.
• Champion data‑driven decision‑making.

Job description

Overview

The Band 8a Senior Facilities and Technical Systems Manager will provide senior strategic and operational leadership for all Trust-wide portering, and reception services across all SLaM sites, alongside responsibility for overseeing the operational integrity and optimisation of key Estates technical systems. These include (but are not limited to) BMS, Access Control, CCTV, Fire Alarms, and Intercom systems. This role ensures the effective delivery of responsive front‑of‑house services, while supporting the technical infrastructure that underpins safe, secure, and efficient healthcare environments across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead service transformation projects to improve user experience, security, and technical integration across sites.
• Ensure systems‑based services (e.g. fire alarms, CCTV, access control) operate effectively, responding to faults, performance data, and service issues promptly.
• Champion data‑driven decision‑making.

Benefits

At South London and Maudsley, we are committed to fostering an environment where leadership, innovation, and collaboration are encouraged. We value the development of our staff and offer access to a range of professional learning opportunities. We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work‑life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close‑knit team at South London and Maudsley. It’s important to us that you are valued and appreciated and that we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Benefits Highlights

• Generous pay, pensions and leave; we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and support with a range of flexible options, such as part‑time working and job sharing.
• Career development, with plenty of opportunities to progress and support through mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes.
• NHS discounts – up to 10% off at a variety of well‑known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.

For a full list of our benefits please visit: https://www.slam.nhs.uk/media/421262/Working%20at%20SLaM.pdf

Contact Information

For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Nicholas White; Job title: Head of Soft FM; Email address: [e-mail]; Telephone number: 07793522643.

Please contact by email – [e-mail].