As Assistant Site Manager you will be accountable to the Facilities Site Manager. You will have the responsibility for supportin.....
As Assistant Site Manager you will be accountable to the Facilities Site Manager.
You will have the responsibility for supporting the Facilities Site Manager to manage a large team of Facilities Management Assistants across several sites, providing a comprehensive Soft FM Service across the sites including catering, cleaning, portering and site management.
The role will also involve working some weekends and bank holidays.
We are seeking a motivated and positive Assistant Site Manager to join our Facilities Management Team based at Rathbone Hospital.
The Assistant Facilities Site Manager will have the responsibility for supporting the Facilities Site Manager to manage a large team of Facilities Management Assistants (FMAs) across Rathbone Hospital, Hope Centre and Wavertree Bungalow sites, providing a comprehensive Soft FM service across the sites including catering, cleaning, portering and site management. They will be expected to deputise for the Facilities Site Manager on occasions. As this is a multi-sited service there will be a requirement to travel between all sites.
Candidates should ideally have Facilities experience in a supervisory role, hold or be prepared to work towards the IOSH Managing Safety qualification and will ideally have CIEH Level 3 food safety qualification.
It is essential that the successful candidate can demonstrate strong organisational and administration skills and be competent in the use of various IT systems, particularly for staff rosters and procurement.
The candidate must be flexible and will be expected to work weekends and bank holidays and cover extra shifts when required.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
Key Relationships:
• Facilities Site Manager
• Facilities Management Assistants (FMAs)
• Senior Managers within the Trust
• Hard FM Contractor
• PEAT Lead/Modern Matrons
• Infection and Prevention Control Leads
• Estates/Facilities Managers
• Service Users and Carers
• General Contractors
Managerial/Leadership:
1. To assist the Facilities Site Manager in the day to day smooth running of the Soft FM Service including portering, cleaning, catering and linen duties. To achieve safe service delivery in; waste management, fire safety and all aspects of Health and Safety.
1. To be responsible for effective communication to all site occupiers and to minimise disruption to services.
1. To work closely with the Hard FM Contractor and their support staff to deliver effective and efficient operational processes in connection with the smooth running of the premises.
1. To support the line manager in achieving a balanced budget.
1. To work closely with and be the first contact with all external suppliers, in relation to the effective delivery of Soft FM services.
1. To support the Facilities Site Manager in ensuring that the grounds and gardens are clean at all times.
1. To undertake all necessary and appropriate Performance Appraisal Development Reviews in a timely and effective manner, in accordance with Trust guidelines.
1. To have awareness and knowledge of the latest Health and Safety requirements in connection with the management of an NHS inpatient site and to apply the knowledge in relation to all Soft FM Services.
1. Assist the Facilities Site Manager in the delivery of departmental and Trust goals and objectives, as they relate to Soft FM Services.
Organisational:
1. To ensure all equipment is kept in a secure, operable and clean condition at all times, reporting and addressing hazards.
1. To report adverse incidents in line with operational procedures.
1. To ensure stock levels for all Soft FM requirements are sufficient to meet the needs of the service.
1. To work closely with and be the first contact with all external suppliers, in relation to the effective delivery of Soft FM services.
1. Manage the provision of Personal Protective Equipment for all staff ensuring adequate replacing of same as appropriate and required.
1. To ensure that all cleaning schedules are kept up to date and readily accessible.
1. To assist the Facilities Site Manager in the implementation of business
continuity plans to ensure safe and effective Soft FM service delivery.
1. To maintain systems that ensure that catering is delivered safely and
in accordance with statutory requirements.
1. To monitor and manage performance and attendance in accordance with
Trust Policies.
1. To manage a team of staff, prioritising and allocating work as appropriate
including monitoring.
1. To assist in the process of recruitment and selection of Soft FM Staff and
ensuring they attend Trust and local induction programmes.
1. To ensure that the accurate recording and input of shifts and rosters worked
by staff is completed as appropriate, ensuring that staff work flexibly across
all service areas.
1. Ensure that all staff attend training and are kept up to date with mandatory
and local job specific training.
Professional:
1. To be responsible for maintaining own professional development.
Quality:
1. To be responsible for ensuring that environmental standards relating to
Soft FM are achieved and maintained across the site. This will include
changes to priority risk areas which may necessitate differing working practices.
1. To undertake and record all environmental checks and monitoring of all areas
as directed. For example; National Specifications of Cleanliness audits
with agreed audit tools and to assist in PEAT Inspections as required by
the Facilities Site Manager.
1. To ensure catering services meet the therapeutic, nutritional, religious/faith
and lifestyle requirements of the diner, liaising with appropriate professionals.
To ensure that all catering inspections are carried out as and when required, this will include periodic customer satisfaction surveys
This advert closes on Thursday 22 Feb 2024