The trainee Estates and Facilities officer will collaborate with the Estates Manager at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust to.....
The trainee Estates and Facilities officer will collaborate with the Estates Manager at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust to ensure timely delivery of estates-related activities. This role involves providing local support for operational services, focusing on monitoring statutory compliance, ensuring safe work practices, and facilitating minor capital and revenue projects. The officer will also assist in managing contractors engaged in estates and facilities related tasks. Key responsibilities include: Acting as a local point of contact for estates operational services Overseeing statutory compliance and safe work practices. Supporting the Estates Manager in day-to-day operations. Developing scope of works for estates related projects. Liaising with sub-contractors to ensure the successful delivery of estates projects. The postholder will communicate progress to colleagues across the Trust to minimise impact on clinical and operational functions and promptly reporting any delays or issues with project delivery. Additionally, the role requires flexibility in adapting to changing circumstances and pressures to effectively serve the Trust outside of the postholders primary discipline. Other duties include ensuring statutory compliance throughout the Trust's estate, implementing, and monitoring safe work practices for all estates contractors, coordinating with subcontractors and in-house staff to ensure timely completion of planned and reactive activities, and communicating estates and facilities related activities to Trust colleagues. The officer will also inspect planned and reactive maintenance works to uphold quality standards and compliance. The postholder will be able communicate effectively, both written and verbal, and have strong organisational skills, manage a diverse workload, and show proven capability to work alone or as part of a team. Main Duties and Responsibilities Technical Support the delivery of estates and facilities related services to ensure compliance with all relevant standards, for both guidance and legislation as well as all Trust policies and procedures. Provide technical assistance and guidance during planning and implementing projects. Liaise with expert advisors, including, but not limited too, water safety, HVAC, fire alarm and waste, to ensure all works are co-ordinated and integrated into existing systems. Ensure that industry standards are met for all related project works. To undertake any necessary training to ensure and improve capability whilst supporting the Trusts Authorised Persons roles. Participate in all Trust minor and major projects. To undertake audits and feasibility studies Assist in the development of full estates and facilities asset register and its integration into future CAFM system. To update records drawings and databases, as required. Management and Contractor Management Assist in the development of, and participate in, an in-house on-call rota that will provide a single point of contact for all out of hour Estates and Facilities emergencies, as required. Management of the Trust estates and facilities sub-contractors, offering advice, guidance, and support, as required. Management of any delegated budgetary control associated with revenue and capital expenditure. Assist with the renewal/replacement, procurement, and management of any estates and facilities related service contracts. Ensure any reporting is delivered in a timely manner. Ensure all necessary inductions, competencies, and safe systems of work are in place for sub-contractors. Participate in the recruitment process for ny new estates and facilities roles. To ensure there is a robust process in place for contractors on site, both during their works and prior to their arrival. Assisting in the management of in-house maintenance staff. Offer advice and development for in-house maintenance staff, including apprentices. Service Delivery To ensure any related projects are completed to the highest standards and meet all compliance requirements. To ensure regular attendance at, and reporting to, Trust committees and groups, as required, in order to update on related activity. Risk Reviewing risk assessments and method statements for on-site contractor activities as well as undertaking and issuing contractor inductions and permit to work, respectively. Establish a procedure for conducting regular health and safety audits to uphold high standards of health and safety compliance among contractors at all times. To be able to work to, and create, Trust risk assessments, as necessary. To ensure COSHH risk assessments are reviewed and updated, where required. CPD Attendance at training courses for progression, updates, and refreshers in the pursuit of Continual Professional Development. Have the ability to understand the requirements for healthcare estates and facilities including a working knowledge of all associated standards. Have a good understanding of the workings of other trades in relation to others. General Duties To undertake any other reasonable tasks and duties, as required by the job. To have a flexible approach to work activities to enable their completion outside of normal working hours. Any other duties within the Estates and Facilities function, which may be required by the Trust, within the scope of the individuals competence or as laid down in agreements between the Department of Health and any Trade Union, as appropriate.