Deputy Domestic and Portering Service Facilities Manager

Job overview

The post holder will work as part of a dynamic Facilities Senior Management Team in supporting and enabling the continuing transformation to a high-quality modern department with new approaches in the provision of Facilities services to our internal and external customers.

The Deputy Domestic and Portering Services Facilities Manager will be responsible for the operational management, quality, performance, compliance and delivery of cleaning, portering and receipt and distribution services across Greater Manchester. You will possess strong leadership skills that positively contribute and influence the day-to-day operating of these services, and actively explore opportunities to improve performance and effectiveness, in a sustainable and efficient way.

The post-holder will be required to model the values and behaviours of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) at all times and collaborative closely with other Trust stakeholders (clinical and corporate) and external partners for the effective delivery of this role.

Main duties of the job

The role of  Deputy Domestic and Portering Services Facilities Manager within Capital Estates and Facilities Directorate is to  provide support, guidance and  advice to staff within  clinical and corporate services on a range of domestic and portering  services, and to ensure service continuity and business resilience with an emphasis on driving continuous improvements.

This will involve making important judgements based upon strategic and operational experience. The role involves regular engagement with wider stakeholders within the Trust, including Service Users, Carers and Visitors to ensure customer satisfaction, whilst working closely with the Senior Managers within the CEF Directorate, which may involve the management of directly employed workforce and contracted service providers, agency and temporary staff.

Contractual and financial management is an essential part of the role and experience within these areas is paramount as well as demonstrating and applying  highly developed specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices in relation to services under your remit. You will expected to undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager  and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)