Times are changing here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals! We need you to come and help us evolve our forward-thinking and innovative Engineering Management Team. You’ll help lead us into the future as we’re delighted to have been selected as part of the government’s New Hospitals Programme. We are at a very early stages on the planning side of what this may look like – but there's a real buzz about what the future holds for us.

Read more here:https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-new-hospitals-programme

As Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll need to have both the experience and skills to navigate our complex state of the art facilities whilst also maintaining our older estates, which come with challenges of their own. There’s 172,000 square metres of it, but if you’re up to the challenge, it’s an extremely rewarding role where no two days are the same and you will be part of a fantastic team. You have the opportunity to come in and make a difference through the changes you identify and will be involved in projects and activity which see us safely support future generations to come.

To ensure we have capacity, we’ve increased funding to bring in extra Engineers to work with you, so you can develop the team further given our exciting future ahead. We promote and encourage professional development which allows for those with the relevant experience to join us and continue with their career development through education and training.

You’ll lead our in-house maintenance team with overall responsibility for managing the Engineering Department, ensuring all building services and equipment are compliant with statutory legislation and guidance. Our team consists of Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing trades supported via Engineering Managers, all of whom are in-house and directly employed NHS staff. We are also supported via external contracts with specialist providers where necessary.

Your strong, consistent background will really help here to ensure you can lead and support the team ensuring clear communication, engagement and continued professional development of staff through performance management and training.

This is not a job for the many, but for the right person this job is perfect. Combining your effective skills, experience and attributes to help support the NHS strive for excellence in our services both now and in the future.

It goes without saying you’ll need to be able to demonstrate previous experience in planning and managing maintenance of building services in large complex buildings.

You will work 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday; though there are on call duties to offer support to on-site staff out of hours. On call payments of approximately x amount and will be in addition to your basic salary. This post comes with all the usual benefits of working within the NHS which includes an excellent pension (14.3% employer contribution) and 27 day holiday entitlement to start.

Try as we might, we just cannot cram everything into one advert, so we really encourage you to get in touch to fid out more. Lee Taylor, Assistant Director of Estates really welcomes you to contact him to arrange to come and visit or have an informal chatlee.taylor@lthtr.nhs.uk

We have nearly 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Communication
• Respond to complaints and concerns from the public regarding services or equipment maintenance. Provide a response which is empathetic in relation to the issues involved.
• Participate in and communicate with Trust committees including the provision of reports in relation to the Engineering department services.
• Keep accurate and complete records of all activities and ensure written communication is consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Liaise with the Trust Medical Device Management Group in relation to the Engineering responsibilities for Medical Devices.
• Facilitate and cascade information to the team e.g. Team Brief, meetings etc. providing a regular briefing in relation to performance, service developments and change management.
• Ensure Estates colleagues and the wider Trust are kept aware of changes to both Statutory and NHS applicable guidance via verbal communications, email updates or formal reports.
• Communicate with people in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Communicate as and when required with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
• Liaise with Safety Inspectors, Risk Managers and developing and maintaining positive working relationships with staff side H&S reps.
• Ensure close working relationships with all other leads within the Division and clinical locations to achieve a Patient focused service delivery model.

Reviewing/audit
• Identify and evaluate areas for potential service improvement.
• Develop and prepare various management reports on Engineering services, risk, performance as and when required.
• Lead audits as required.
• Participate in review of standards and performance.
• Regularly review the use of highly complex engineering systems to ensure that they continue to meet demand criteria and users’ expectation of the service, particularly where such services have a direct impact on clinical care or safety.
• Investigate and prepare reports on complaints received from patients, visitors, staff and public regarding services provided by the Engineering Department.
• Ensure compliance with HSE guidance and other Approved Codes of Practice.
• Monitor, audit and document H&S compliance.
• Participate in Trust H&S meetings and report on Engineering compliance levels.
• Assist the Assistant Director of Estates in the development and regular review of the Estates Strategy considering Trust service strategies and Trust wide service development plans.

Development
• Ensure own continual professional development is appropriately managed as per registration requirements and demands of the role.
• To hold monthly one to one meetings with direct reports, focusing on the achievement of actions, priorities, providing support and positive challenge.
• Delegate work to team members as appropriate in line with their individual skills, development needs and aspirations.
• Address issues and concerns that may inhibit staff from achieving both their personal and organisational goals.
• Enable and encourage others to offer suggestions, ideas, and views for improving services.
• Ensure all team members have a meaningful annual appraisal and annual personal development plan to ensure delivery of personal, directorate and Trust objectives.
• Ensure that Engineering staff are appropriately trained both for their general responsibilities and to maintain dedicated or specialist devices.
• Contribute to the development of others enabling them to make realistic self-assessments and apply their knowledge and skills in practice.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Management
• Overall Responsibility for Managing the Engineering Department – to ensure that all Engineering building services, and equipment are complaint with statutory legislation and guidance.
• Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures as appropriate, contribute to Trust Policies.
• Provide a source of expertise, information, and training for equipment users at all levels.
• Manage the recruitment, appointment, induction, training, and retention of staff, including chairing interview panels.
• Ensure that Workforce policies and management standards are adhered to.
• Deliver difficult and challenging conversations and management meetings, as required, to ensure management processes and standards are adhered to.
• Manage and support the Trust Energy Manager (band 7)
• Ensure budgets remain on target and engineering services are managed and maintained to maximise efficiency and help reduce energy usage and carbon emissions.
• Prepare reports, efficiency schemes and business cases to help drive the Sustainability agenda from an estates perspective.
• Ensure staff are appropriately trained and that training remains in date.
• Accountability for the budget and financial performance of both Engineering and Energy revenue budgets and any delegated Capital Schemes.
• Develop Trust policies relating to the Management of key services and equipment.
• Deputise for the Assistant Director of Estates when required.






This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024

Communication Respond to complaints and concerns from the public regarding services or equipment maintenance. Provide a response which is empathetic in relation to the issues involved. Participate in and communicate with Trust committees including the provision of reports in relation to the Engineering department services. Keep accurate and complete records of all activities and ensure written communication is consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures. Liaise with the Trust Medical Device Management Group in relation to the Engineering responsibilities for Medical Devices. Facilitate and cascade information to the team e.g. Team Brief, meetings etc. providing a regular briefing in relation to performance, service developments and change management. Ensure Estates colleagues and the wider Trust are kept aware of changes to both Statutory and NHS applicable guidance via verbal communications, email updates or formal reports. Communicate with people in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating. Communicate as and when required with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Liaise with Safety Inspectors, Risk Managers and developing and maintaining positive working relationships with staff side H&S reps. Ensure close working relationships with all other leads within the Division and clinical locations to achieve a Patient focused service delivery model. Reviewing/audit Identify and evaluate areas for potential service improvement. Develop and prepare various management reports on Engineering services, risk, performance as and when required. Lead audits as required. Participate in review of standards and performance. Regularly review the use of highly complex engineering systems to ensure that they continue to meet demand criteria and users expectation of the service, particularly where such services have a direct impact on clinical care or safety. Investigate and prepare reports on complaints received from patients, visitors, staff and public regarding services provided by the Engineering Department. Ensure compliance with HSE guidance and other Approved Codes of Practice. Monitor, audit and document H&S compliance. Participate in Trust H&S meetings and report on Engineering compliance levels. Assist the Assistant Director of Estates in the development and regular review of the Estates Strategy considering Trust service strategies and Trust wide service development plans. Development Ensure own continual professional development is appropriately managed as per registration requirements and demands of the role. To hold monthly one to one meetings with direct reports, focusing on the achievement of actions, priorities, providing support and positive challenge. Delegate work to team members as appropriate in line with their individual skills, development needs and aspirations. Address issues and concerns that may inhibit staff from achieving both their personal and organisational goals. Enable and encourage others to offer suggestions, ideas, and views for improving services. Ensure all team members have a meaningful annual appraisal and annual personal development plan to ensure delivery of personal, directorate and Trust objectives. Ensure that Engineering staff are appropriately trained both for their general responsibilities and to maintain dedicated or specialist devices. Contribute to the development of others enabling them to make realistic self-assessments and apply their knowledge and skills in practice. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Management Overall Responsibility for Managing the Engineering Department to ensure that all Engineering building services, and equipment are complaint with statutory legislation and guidance. Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures as appropriate, contribute to Trust Policies. Provide a source of expertise, information, and training for equipment users at all levels. Manage the recruitment, appointment, induction, training, and retention of staff, including chairing interview panels. Ensure that Workforce policies and management standards are adhered to. Deliver difficult and challenging conversations and management meetings, as required, to ensure management processes and standards are adhered to. Manage and support the Trust Energy Manager (band 7) Ensure budgets remain on target and engineering services are managed and maintained to maximise efficiency and help reduce energy usage and carbon emissions. Prepare reports, efficiency schemes and business cases to help drive the Sustainability agenda from an estates perspective. Ensure staff are appropriately trained and that training remains in date. Accountability for the budget and financial performance of both Engineering and Energy revenue budgets and any delegated Capital Schemes. Develop Trust policies relating to the Management of key services and equipment. Deputise for the Assistant Director of Estates when required.

Times are changing here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals! We need you to come and help us evolve our forward-thinking and innovative Engineering Management Team. You’ll help lead us into the future as we’re delighted to have been selected as part of the government’s New Hospitals Programme. We are at a very early stages on the planning side of what this may look like – but there's a real buzz about what the future holds for us.

Read more here:https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-new-hospitals-programme

As Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll need to have both the experience and skills to navigate our complex state of the art facilities whilst also maintaining our older estates, which come with challenges of their own. There’s 172,000 square metres of it, but if you’re up to the challenge, it’s an extremely rewarding role where no two days are the same and you will be part of a fantastic team. You have the opportunity to come in and make a difference through the changes you identify and will be involved in projects and activity which see us safely support future generations to come.

To ensure we have capacity, we’ve increased funding to bring in extra Engineers to work with you, so you can develop the team further given our exciting future ahead. We promote and encourage professional development which allows for those with the relevant experience to join us and continue with their career development through education and training.

You’ll lead our in-house maintenance team with overall responsibility for managing the Engineering Department, ensuring all building services and equipment are compliant with statutory legislation and guidance. Our team consists of Mechanical / Electrical / Plumbing trades supported via Engineering Managers, all of whom are in-house and directly employed NHS staff. We are also supported via external contracts with specialist providers where necessary.

Your strong, consistent background will really help here to ensure you can lead and support the team ensuring clear communication, engagement and continued professional development of staff through performance management and training.

This is not a job for the many, but for the right person this job is perfect. Combining your effective skills, experience and attributes to help support the NHS strive for excellence in our services both now and in the future.

It goes without saying you’ll need to be able to demonstrate previous experience in planning and managing maintenance of building services in large complex buildings.

You will work 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday; though there are on call duties to offer support to on-site staff out of hours. On call payments of approximately x amount and will be in addition to your basic salary. This post comes with all the usual benefits of working within the NHS which includes an excellent pension (14.3% employer contribution) and 27 day holiday entitlement to start.

Try as we might, we just cannot cram everything into one advert, so we really encourage you to get in touch to fid out more. Lee Taylor, Assistant Director of Estates really welcomes you to contact him to arrange to come and visit or have an informal chatlee.taylor@lthtr.nhs.uk

We have nearly 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Communication
• Respond to complaints and concerns from the public regarding services or equipment maintenance. Provide a response which is empathetic in relation to the issues involved.
• Participate in and communicate with Trust committees including the provision of reports in relation to the Engineering department services.
• Keep accurate and complete records of all activities and ensure written communication is consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Liaise with the Trust Medical Device Management Group in relation to the Engineering responsibilities for Medical Devices.
• Facilitate and cascade information to the team e.g. Team Brief, meetings etc. providing a regular briefing in relation to performance, service developments and change management.
• Ensure Estates colleagues and the wider Trust are kept aware of changes to both Statutory and NHS applicable guidance via verbal communications, email updates or formal reports.
• Communicate with people in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Communicate as and when required with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
• Liaise with Safety Inspectors, Risk Managers and developing and maintaining positive working relationships with staff side H&S reps.
• Ensure close working relationships with all other leads within the Division and clinical locations to achieve a Patient focused service delivery model.

Reviewing/audit
• Identify and evaluate areas for potential service improvement.
• Develop and prepare various management reports on Engineering services, risk, performance as and when required.
• Lead audits as required.
• Participate in review of standards and performance.
• Regularly review the use of highly complex engineering systems to ensure that they continue to meet demand criteria and users’ expectation of the service, particularly where such services have a direct impact on clinical care or safety.
• Investigate and prepare reports on complaints received from patients, visitors, staff and public regarding services provided by the Engineering Department.
• Ensure compliance with HSE guidance and other Approved Codes of Practice.
• Monitor, audit and document H&S compliance.
• Participate in Trust H&S meetings and report on Engineering compliance levels.
• Assist the Assistant Director of Estates in the development and regular review of the Estates Strategy considering Trust service strategies and Trust wide service development plans.

Development
• Ensure own continual professional development is appropriately managed as per registration requirements and demands of the role.
• To hold monthly one to one meetings with direct reports, focusing on the achievement of actions, priorities, providing support and positive challenge.
• Delegate work to team members as appropriate in line with their individual skills, development needs and aspirations.
• Address issues and concerns that may inhibit staff from achieving both their personal and organisational goals.
• Enable and encourage others to offer suggestions, ideas, and views for improving services.
• Ensure all team members have a meaningful annual appraisal and annual personal development plan to ensure delivery of personal, directorate and Trust objectives.
• Ensure that Engineering staff are appropriately trained both for their general responsibilities and to maintain dedicated or specialist devices.
• Contribute to the development of others enabling them to make realistic self-assessments and apply their knowledge and skills in practice.
• Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice.

Management
• Overall Responsibility for Managing the Engineering Department – to ensure that all Engineering building services, and equipment are complaint with statutory legislation and guidance.
• Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures as appropriate, contribute to Trust Policies.
• Provide a source of expertise, information, and training for equipment users at all levels.
• Manage the recruitment, appointment, induction, training, and retention of staff, including chairing interview panels.
• Ensure that Workforce policies and management standards are adhered to.
• Deliver difficult and challenging conversations and management meetings, as required, to ensure management processes and standards are adhered to.
• Manage and support the Trust Energy Manager (band 7)
• Ensure budgets remain on target and engineering services are managed and maintained to maximise efficiency and help reduce energy usage and carbon emissions.
• Prepare reports, efficiency schemes and business cases to help drive the Sustainability agenda from an estates perspective.
• Ensure staff are appropriately trained and that training remains in date.
• Accountability for the budget and financial performance of both Engineering and Energy revenue budgets and any delegated Capital Schemes.
• Develop Trust policies relating to the Management of key services and equipment.
• Deputise for the Assistant Director of Estates when required.






This advert closes on Sunday 4 Aug 2024

Job Title: Laundry Engineering Team Manger

Salary/Band: 7

Speciality: Laundry

Care Organisation:

Contract type and hours: permanent, 37.5hrs per week 6-2pm

Lead a team of engineers in the service & maintenance of laundry equipment. Be a source of expert advice and support for users of the equipment.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitecareers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

As a leader of a multi-disciplined team of Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and Clerical staff providing a laundry equipment management service, you will be expected to:

Communicate with and provide specialist advice to the team’s senior managers and colleagues with regard to the efficient running of the equipment.

Undertake testing and repair of a wide range of complex laundry equipment.

Undertake a range of duties in a deputising role for the C0mmercial Services Manager

Supervise work plans and work of staff.

Assist in identifying and managing risk associated with laundry equipment and support investigation of laundry equipment related incidents.

Act as a mentor and oversee training for engineers of all grades ensuring accurate and up to date records.

Assist in monitoring key performance standards associated with both internal and external work plans.

Provide and receive complex technical information, instruction, and advice for all aspects of equipment.

Discuss complex technical matters with staff and equipment suppliers. Communicate with users of equipment on matters of safety and risk.

Assist in the investigation of adverse incidents, communicating with users, outside agencies and suppliers on complex and sensitive matters.

Exchange and manage confidential, sensitive, or contentious information professionally and effectively.

Agree timescales and deadlines with team for access and return of the laundry equipment.

Work in partnership with laundry supplier equipment trainers to provide a laundry training agenda.

Interact with colleagues internally and with outside suppliers / agencies on matters relating to the laundry equipment.

Analyse and find faults on complex critical laundry equipment.

Analyse interpret and compare information and data to investigate adverse incidents

Carry out analysis of key performance measures and produce reports as requested by Manager.

Analyse situations / information to identify and resolve a range of problems.

Assess and compare a wide range of conflicting technological issues and faults to make decisions on next step.

Maintain and ensure accurate and appropriate departmental records.

Maintain security around the data management of all electronic information held on personal or departments equipment.

Input and manipulate data and information into computer databases to enable relevant and accurate performance reports.

Assist with laundry trials and evaluations of specialised equipment.

Carry out laundry equipment evaluations and testing prior to purchase. Undertake audits as and when required, presenting results to managers.

Plan own workload to meet performance targets and deadlines.

Liaise with the team for access to plan routine servicing of the equipment.

Plan tasks and activities which may require adjustment due to variable workload / interruptions.

Compile reports as requested by manager.

Develop self within the job role and department requirements.

Calibrate, service and repair of laundry equipment.

On occasion there will be a requirement to move parts of heavy laundry equipment such as, Dryers, and Diaphragms, etc. whilst carrying out repairs or planned preventative maintenance.

Request the purchase of stocks and spare parts necessary to carry out duties.

Assist in the monitoring of external service contracts and contractors while on site.

Give advice on purchases of consumables and laundry equipment.

Liaise with suppliers on technical queries over invoices for work done. Installation, repair, and maintenance of Trust’s assets.

Recommend and suggest improvements to departmental processes and purchases to enable work within budget restraints.

To undertake an active and full role in implementing HR policies.

Deputise for the department manager to represent the department as required.

Plan the aims, objectives and priorities of yours and colleagues work and communicate this to the teams.

Make the best use of resources and value for money through product evaluation and

monitoring budgets.

Undertake staff CF2s appraisals.

Provide leadership through motivating and developing staff to achieve high performance.

Facilitate staff development based on regular meetings to discuss activities, priorities, progress and problems.

Report on the department’s quality and performance against key targets.

Deploy resources within your control (people’s time; money; other resources) to achieve plans.

Assist with accreditation of ISO9001.

Assist with development of protocols and procedures as necessary to improve service delivery.

Develop audit processes and calendar to determine and report the effectiveness of policy process and procedure.

Assist the department manager in setting standards for work performance which are appropriate to defined goals and are required as part of legislation, Trust policy or departmental protocols.

Be accountable for own performance and identify personal development needs

Provide expert advice information, instruction, and advice to clinical teams for all aspects of laundry department and equipment.

Assist in the monitoring and investigation of laundry or linen related incidents

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Monday 17 Jun 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Communication Respond to complaints and concerns from the public regarding services or equipment maintenance. Provide a response which is empathetic in relation to the issues involved. Participate in and communicate with Trust committees including the provision of reports in relation to the Engineering department services. Keep accurate and complete records of all activities and ensure written communication is consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures. Liaise with the Trust Medical Device Management Group in relation to the Engineering responsibilities for Medical Devices. Facilitate and cascade information to the team e.g. Team Brief, meetings etc. providing a regular briefing in relation to performance, service developments and change management. Ensure Estates colleagues and the wider Trust are kept aware of changes to both Statutory and NHS applicable guidance via verbal communications, email updates or formal reports. Communicate with people in a form and manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating. Communicate as and when required with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Liaise with Safety Inspectors, Risk Managers and developing and maintaining positive working relationships with staff side H&S reps. Ensure close working relationships with all other leads within the Division and clinical locations to achieve a Patient focused service delivery model. Reviewing/audit Identify and evaluate areas for potential service improvement. Develop and prepare various management reports on Engineering services, risk, performance as and when required. Lead audits as required. Participate in review of standards and performance. Regularly review the use of highly complex engineering systems to ensure that they continue to meet demand criteria and users expectation of the service, particularly where such services have a direct impact on clinical care or safety. Investigate and prepare reports on complaints received from patients, visitors, staff and public regarding services provided by the Engineering Department. Ensure compliance with HSE guidance and other Approved Codes of Practice. Monitor, audit and document H&S compliance. Participate in Trust H&S meetings and report on Engineering compliance levels. Assist the Assistant Director of Estates in the development and regular review of the Estates Strategy considering Trust service strategies and Trust wide service development plans. Development Ensure own continual professional development is appropriately managed as per registration requirements and demands of the role. To hold monthly one to one meetings with direct reports, focusing on the achievement of actions, priorities, providing support and positive challenge. Delegate work to team members as appropriate in line with their individual skills, development needs and aspirations. Address issues and concerns that may inhibit staff from achieving both their personal and organisational goals. Enable and encourage others to offer suggestions, ideas, and views for improving services. Ensure all team members have a meaningful annual appraisal and annual personal development plan to ensure delivery of personal, directorate and Trust objectives. Ensure that Engineering staff are appropriately trained both for their general responsibilities and to maintain dedicated or specialist devices. Contribute to the development of others enabling them to make realistic self-assessments and apply their knowledge and skills in practice. Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Management Overall Responsibility for Managing the Engineering Department to ensure that all Engineering building services, and equipment are complaint with statutory legislation and guidance. Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures as appropriate, contribute to Trust Policies. Provide a source of expertise, information, and training for equipment users at all levels. Manage the recruitment, appointment, induction, training, and retention of staff, including chairing interview panels. Ensure that Workforce policies and management standards are adhered to. Deliver difficult and challenging conversations and management meetings, as required, to ensure management processes and standards are adhered to. Manage and support the Trust Energy Manager (band 7) Ensure budgets remain on target and engineering services are managed and maintained to maximise efficiency and help reduce energy usage and carbon emissions. Prepare reports, efficiency schemes and business cases to help drive the Sustainability agenda from an estates perspective. Ensure staff are appropriately trained and that training remains in date. Accountability for the budget and financial performance of both Engineering and Energy revenue budgets and any delegated Capital Schemes. Develop Trust policies relating to the Management of key services and equipment. Deputise for the Assistant Director of Estates when required.

Your main responsibility will be to assist the Medical Engineering Technical Lead in providing an innovative and responsive service across the NCA geographical patch and cross section of clinical teams and services.

You will manage a team of Engineers and implement safe systems to complying with statutory and regulatory requirements whilst supporting innovation for the NCA.You will be working with a multi-professional Medical Devices Team who deliver engineering, governance and training services across a number of Care Organisations and community teams. This wider Team welcomes innovative approaches and aims to provide clear development pathways and opportunities for staff at every level.

You will provide strong leadership to the medical engineers but also blend the work of that team to develop robust governance practices. You will promote good working practice and build rapport and trust with site-based colleagues to minimise equipment downtime, increase availability of devices and equipment at the point of need.

The right candidate will have an engineering background and an understanding of specific challenges faced by implementation of this new and exciting way of working.

We are particularly looking for someone that is solution focused with a can-do attitude with strong leadership qualities.

Please note for this post you will be required to have obtained a full UK driving licence.

As a leader of a multi-disciplined team of Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and Clerical staff providing a medical equipment management service, you will be expected to:

Communicate with and provide specialist advice to clinical teams senior managers and colleagues with regard to the life cycle of a wide range of medical devices.

Undertake testing and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment.

Undertake a range of duties in a deputizing role for the EBME Manager

Supervise work plans and work of junior staff.

Assist in identifying and managing risk associated with medical equipment and support investigation of device related incidents.

Act as a mentor and oversee training and CPD for engineers of all grades ensuring accurate and up to date records.

Assist in monitoring key performance standards associated with both internal and external work plans.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitecareers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Ensure there are sufficient numbers of devices available in the right places in optimum condition ready for patient care.

Setting work performance standards appropriate to defined goals required as part of the legislation, Trust policy or departmental protocols.

Contribute to development of protocols and procedures as necessary to improve service delivery.

Provide leadership through motivating and developing staff to achieve high performance.

Create clear expectations and patient focussed service delivery.



To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024

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Duties to include but not limited to: Management of the operational engineering department that provides essential Electrical/mechanical services, maintenance and technical support to a range of highly complex buildings, services and equipment that is the Trusts estate. Ensuring that all work undertaken is compliant with relevant legislation and guidance including NHS HTMs, HBNs, British Standards, Building Regulations, etc. Manage specialist engineering systems including acting as Authorised Person, for various specialist services as required by Department of Health Guidance, i.e. HTMs Med Gas/Electrical LV/Water(Legionella)/Ventilation. Arranging service interruptions, in connection with clinical and non-clinical staff within the Trust, ensuring all contingencies have been identified and covered, supported by Risk Assessments, Method Statements appropriate Permit to Work Systems and current Health & Safety Legislation. Prepare reports as required for the Trust Board, senior managers. Manage the provision of contingency plans to meet emergency situations for engineering services, ensuring emergency plans as implemented are appropriate. Participate within estates on call system. To attend site as required working or providing supervision outside of normal working hours. Manage the design of new work, upgrades and modifications, utilising the Trusts Tender or Competitive Quotation procedures. This includes arranging pre-contract meetings and applying budgetary control and producing tender documentation. Responsible for project management of schemes generated from within the Maintenance Department and at the request of the Director of Facilities and Services. Responsible for raising orders, ensuring that resources and materials are readily available for effective and efficient management of engineering services. Review available resources and incorporate changes made in line with value for money and audit recommendations. Budget holder for the department. Covers both pay and non-pay budgets for all operational engineering services. Ensuring compliance with Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. Obtain quotations/tenders involving selection of suppliers to enable production of purchase requisitions. Verify invoices, interim payments and final accounts for payment. Develop, maintain and review all planned preventative maintenance programmes on plant and equipment. Assist in the implementation and maintenance of an effective asset register/equipment database. Participate in the implementation and maintenance of an effective job recording and time accountability system. Ensure that an efficient and effective directly employed labour management system is in place and provide comparison with contract labour. Assist in the identification and preparation of technical and annual maintenance programmes of work. Ensure that sufficient financial controls are in place for all engineering maintenance services and that up-to-date records exist to properly control this function. Lead and motivate the Operational engineering teams to deliver an efficient and responsive service to departments across the Trust.

Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager
Location: Either Warrington, Preston, or Cumbria
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Attractive Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56375

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Engineering Manager.

The role

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role sits within our Cavendish Nuclear business, from decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities, through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent, to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants, our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation, ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.

Day to day, you'll lead the planning and management of multi discipline projects involving the coordination and integration of multi discipline tasks. This role leads the engineering team to deliver technical solutions to budget, targets, and estimating the engineering scope for Projects from concept design to full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

• Effective management of multi discipline teams to ensure timely & efficient delivery of engineering work to meet customer agreed scope.
• Promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.
• Ensure effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.
• Technical management of the engineering output to ensure delivery of technical solutions in line with agreed technical scope.
• Ensure application of highest standards for health and safety in immediate area of responsibility and ensure all team members across engineering co-operate with respect to company standards about matters on health, safety and environment, ethics and behaviours.
• Manage resource demands and development of capability skills to match needs of future workload and coach and mentor members of the team.
• Ensure project and technical audits and review are planned & executed in order to impart learning and experience as appropriate and in line with agreed standards.
• Maintain knowledge of Industry best practice, promote a culture of Engineering best practice and provide leadership and assist in driving cultural development and change.

Essential experience of the Senior Engineering Manager:

• Demonstrable management experience, including experience in managing multi discipline teams to deliver analysis activities on a range of project types
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines

The role is on a full time, permanent basis (37 hours per week) and includes hybrid / flexible working.

Qualifications for the Senior Engineering Manager:

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline with significant demonstrable experience

The successful candidate must be able to achieve a minimum of BPSS clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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Engineering Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with technical skills to support our engineering team to install new conveyor systems within our organisation for a 6 to 9 month fix term contract

Location you will be supporting the Manchester regain which covers some travel to the following locations Warrington, Sheffield, Chester, Preston and Manchester

Day-to-day responsibilities:

Project planning

Field verification of drawings and identifying interference's with existing/new equipment

Raise updates for different project phases, and address concerns, if any, from different groups, prior to start of works onsite.

Project execution

Set-up and manage daily calls with vendors, Provide daily report summary.

Site visits to verify project progress and gather stakeholder/customer feedback. Frequency of site visits to be agreed, address any concerns during these site visits. Escalate any concerns if needed.

Manage any ordered materials (signage, racking, SBL) to be received onsite, inventory and identify any gaps. Coordinate with Ops/RME to transport materials for the material movement and installation.

Coordinate with IT, obtain IDF keys and monitor IDF cabinets during data cable terminations. Validate cable installation and functionality with IT.

Supporting site acceptance tests (4-5d continuous onsite presence)

Project closure

Obtain all documentation from vendor and validate list against vendor deliverables. Validate basic document content (for ex. Declaration of conformity signed, correct DS name, etc.)

Transfer all documentation to appropriate storage location

Qualifications Experience

Working experience in Industrial, Mechanical, Process Engineering or equivalent

Working experience as Project Manager of medium complex projects

Proficiency in tools: AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel

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Summary

Job Description for Engineering Delivery Manager:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

The Maintenance Delivery Manager is a role within NNL, reporting to the Head of Infrastructure and compliance, they are responsible for the safe, effective and efficient delivery of all planned and preventative maintenance activities along with breakdown resolution of facility infrastructure and assets, and support to new projects through installation and commissioning activities. Delivery of the maintenance function via in-house maintenance and craft teams, complimented with specialist contractor support.

Main Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities for Engineering Delivery Manager:

• Management and leadership of the craft, E&I teams, & building management function, developing the capability to meet current and future organisational requirements.
• Development of standardised processes to aid capacity management, planning and work scheduling.
• Collaboration with the asset management function to facilitate an effective and efficient maintenance programme and associated activities.
• Delivery of the maintenance programme as per the CMMS/EIMT programme (plant maintenance schedule).
• Ensuring the team is compliant with company procedures, standards and policies.
• Ensuring the maintenance tasks are appropriately controlled and the asset/infrastructure performs its safety function, meets the required level of reliability and that the activities are appropriately recorded.
• Responsible for production and control of the facility maintenance budget.
• Drive continual improvement at all levels within the maintenance function and seek wider industry best practices.
• Balance and communicate priorities across the wider team.
• Responsible for investigating maintenance incidents & events to identify the root cause and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Implement standards, performance goals, measures and analyse maintenance delivery trends to improve operational performance.
• Perform observations, inspections and self-assessment to ensure maintenance activities are carried out in accordance with NNL and Site standards, ensuring that learning and issues are acted upon and shared at appropriate levels.

Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Engineering Delivery Manager:

• Degree qualified or holds HND in an equivalent discipline.
• Experience of managing maintenance teams in a high hazard environment.
• Strong communications skills, ability to communicate key information with customers, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Engineering Delivery Manager:

• Hold IOSH Managing Safely/NEBOSH safety qualification.
• Hold Lean/6 Sigma qualification.
• Experience of undertaking/managing teams that undertake maintenance in a nuclear environment.
• Experience of maintenance management approaches RCM, RBM, TPM etc.