Head of Facilities Management

As a valued Head of Department working with the Hospital/Hospices extended management team the Head of Estates and Facilities will work collaboratively across their department and with other Heads of Departments and Directors to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services working towards meeting the Hospital/Hospices three strategic objectives;

• Providing safe outstanding quality care to our community
• Working together as one team
• Supporting a commercially successful charity

Generally working unnoticed in the background our Estates and Facilities Team play a vital role in maintaining and improving our working environments to keep all our hospital and hospice patients staff and visitors safe and comfortable. From repairing faulty lighting and unblocking drains through to maintaining our mixture of hospital buildings and grounds dating back over 160 years old to present the team work hard every day to ensure that our services can deliver the care our patients need.

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line minutes from Central London our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely all profits fund our onsite Hospice St Johns.

Am I the right person for this Head of Estates & Facilities role

• Degree Level (preferable Eng./Cons. or equivalent extensive knowledge and experience in Estates and Facilities Discipline
• Formal Recognised Management Qualification
• Demonstrated experience in a line management role within Estates & Facilities or a similar setting with a proven track record of leading front-line services
• Compliance of all statutory and regulatory requirements including Building Regulations Environmental Health CQC & HTM best practice
• Leadership of staff and their development
• Ability to run day-to-day operations to the highest standards ensuring service continuity and excellence. Support the development of business cases to facilitate necessary service changes
• Ability to manage budgets and obtain best value use of hospital/hospice funds

What are the Responsibilities of this Head of Estates & Facilities role

• Operational Estates Mechanical Electrical Plumbing & Building Services both Reactive and Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Facilities Services Housekeeping Catering Portering Security Linen and Waste Management
• Estates Helpdesk
• Estates Statutory and Mandatory Compliance
• Health & Safety Compliance Auditing & Training
• Fire Strategy Planning Compliance Auditing & Training
• Fire Life Safety and Suppression Systems
• Capital Programme
• Budget Management
• Sustainability
• Medical Gas Plant
• Pest Control
• Postal Services
• Grounds Garden & Trees Maintenance

Why apply for this role

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

When you become part of the HJE Family these are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Private healthcare scheme worth up to 20000 per year
• 27 days annual leave
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye check-up vouchers with contribution towards lenses
• Free newspaper and media subscriptions
• Local Business discounts
• Discount in our Hospice Charity shop
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Free Cinema Society Membership offering discounted tickets
• Personal development and training courses
• Annual events and recognition awards
• Career progression and increments
• For employees joining us from the NHS we can provide continuation of your NHS pension

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful forward thinking organisation then we would love to