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Job overview
Leeds & York partnership Estates & Facilities team are recruiting to develop and improve our services and meet the changing needs of the organisation, to help achieve outstanding services to the trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking Estates & Facilities team within a Mental Health Environment
The role will have direct responsibility for a portfolio of sites, ensuring the effective delivery of estates and facilities management and services and developing relationships with key occupants of each site to enhance service user care.
The roles will work across a variety of estate contracts that include Private Finance Initiative (PFI), NHS Property Services and the owned and leased estate.
The effective delivery is through both outsourced services and self-delivered, as such a key part of the role is on performance management(monitoring) in line with agreed SLAs both internal and external including the PFI Project Agreement, Property Services SLA, and National Standards i.e., NHS National Cleaning Standards.
Main duties of the job
The role will focus on effective stakeholder management within a complex structure, where communication and relationship management go hand in hand with performance management as the core focus area of the role
The role is part of a team working alongside clinical services, planning, and organising day to day service delivery (both hard and soft) and minor or more complex estate and facilities change requests, whether that is new work or uplift of existing work, following clearly defined processes.
To be responsible for ensuring the standard of the built environment is at a level that is acceptable to LYPFT.
To manage resources appropriately and be responsible for the escalation of any compliance or legal and statutory information issues to the PFI / NHSPS Contracts Manager.
To be responsible for arranging and completing Health and Safety Audits and Inspections in line with current Trust procedure, escalating any outstanding actions as appropriate.
Must have a valid UK Driving License.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The role will monitor the utilisation of the estate and maintain an understanding of how our estate is used, providing insight into how we can better use the estate and support in delivering a cost-effective estate solution.
The Facilities Manager will undertake a monthly site meeting with stakeholders for each of their sites.
Within the PFI Estates, the Facilities Manager will be responsible for providing a monthly audit and the completion of reports as part of the contract requirements
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ensure that communication is delivered in a clear and concise way using language relevant to non-technical staff at service level to avoid barriers to understanding.
Values
Desirable
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good working knowledge of the operational maintenance of estates, estates equipment and facilities acquired through professional knowledge acquired by formal training in an estates or facilities discipline, professional level qualification in estate or facilities discipline or equivalent relevant experience to post graduate diploma level.
- To have a good understanding of Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Safe Systems of Working, Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols
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This advert is for Facilities Manager with Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Leeds, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondments also considered). The application deadline is 07 Jul 2026.
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