Estates Officer (Electrical)

Job overview

North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS trust require a highly motivated Estates Officer who will be based in the Estates department at Scunthorpe General Hospital and is required to play a proactive part within the Estates & Capital Management team to meet Trusts objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation and good practice. As Estates Officer you will report directly to the Estates Manager and provide effective management and leadership support for Estates & Capital Services staff in Estates Operational Maintenance, Additional Works, Capital Backlog and Maintenance Services, supported by performance management arrangements and encourage team working, by providing the varied skills that support the department’s philosophy and flexible working. The post holder will receive training in elements required but will have Engineering skills and acquire the skills to support this flexibility in a safe and professional manner. The post holder will be expected to work across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will be a member of a small group of managerial/technical staff who manage and operate complex technical systems and processes across the Trust, ensuring compliance with Trust standards, procedures and legislation.

You will be appointed to Named/Designated/Competent/ Authorised person’s roles in keeping with requirements laid down in Hospital Technical Memorandums (HTM) and Health and Safety documentation.

You should have an Engineering related HNC/HND or a higher-level qualification, CAD skills would be advantageous, and membership of a relevant professional body, or have sufficient time served experience to enable them to undertake the duties of the post.

You will be required to participate in the Estates & Facilities Directorate emergency on- call rota.

You should be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively lead, motivate and be committed to the development of the department regarding training and Staff development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assist the Estates Manager in providing effective site leadership for Estates & Facilities services staff in Back Log Capital Projects and Maintenance Services, supported by performance management arrangements and encourage team working.
• To manage and control the Engineering and Building Estates teams also external contractors employed by the Organisation [Technicians. Craftsmen, Maintenance Assistants and Contract Labour] Specialist knowledge across a wide range of disciplines will be required.
• To use the departments software packages to schedule, plan and prioritise staff/department workloads. Using the Helpdesk to allocate resources (manpower and materials) in such a way that estates department key performance indicators (KPI’s) are achieved
• To manage the routine day to day requests for Engineering and Building assistance and analysing and implementing effective solutions.
• To ensure a fast and effective response to breakdowns in accordance with key performance indicators (KPI’s) are achieved
• To be responsible for ensuring Planned Preventative Maintenance Systems are implemented and carried out in a timely manner.
• To provide technical advice and liaise with Estates Managers, Ward Managers/Sisters Departmental Heads, Risk Management, users and clients at all levels. To liaise with Statutory Regulators, Consultants, Fire Brigade, Contractors and Company representatives external to the Organisation.
• To establish and maintain quality systems to ensure work is carried out efficiently and effectively to current standards and codes of practice and compliance.
• To comply with Statutory Health and Safety Regulations and other relevant requirements for a safe working environment, and to carry out Health and Safety Risk Assessments as and when required. Responsible for policy and procedure implementation within service area and undertake technical surveys.
• To be responsible for satisfactory time keeping, conduct of staff and to maintain discipline. Undertake staff appraisals and ensure staff records are kept relating to holiday and sickness. Checking of staff time sheets. General reporting and management of sickness absence of the Estates team.
• To proactively plan, schedule, supervise and monitor the activities of estates department staff and ensure that the productivity and performance of these staff is maximised.
• To carry out any procurement, organisation or planning activities as required necessary to enable the estates department to carry out designated tasks
• To be prepared to respond to emergency work outside normal working hours as and when the need is required in relation to the repair and service of site wide physical assets.
• To be prepared to supervise work that may need to be carried outside of normal working hours. This will from time to time require you to work evenings, nights or weekends in addition to, or as alternative to your standard working hours. Flexibility is therefore an essential requirement of the position.
• To take part in the recruitment of trade staff and to prepare Statutory, Mandatory and basic training plans for the Engineering and Building Estates team
• To undertake minor projects and to ensure oversight and control of all projects in line with Organisation Financial and Standing Orders.
• You will be part of Estates Services on call arrangements.
• Act as Estates Management representative on site specific issues and project work.
• Develop and improve Trust policies and procedures in line with delegated specialist discipline services.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.  We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

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