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Main duties of the job

• To manage the sourcing of accommodation including for internationally recruited groups of staff. To manage the accommodation allocation and act as lead accommodation contact with agency, nursing directorate and workforce.
• Responsible for line management of an Accommodation Officer including significant input in all areas of HR issues, including recruitment and selection, managing leave and absence, dealing with capability and disciplinary processes as required.
• Manage trust hotel requests, issues and financial management including managing contracts with hotel providers.
• To understand and manage additional accommodation requests and additional demand in emergency situations
• To lead and promote the development of professional relationships with external and internal bodies as appropriate.
• To manage, track and report on a complex range of tasks including escalated housing management, finance, staff management, the upkeep of residences and welfare of residents.
• To manage and ensure the issue and compliance of any tenancy or housing legislative documents issued to residents and visitors.
• Liaise with external providers in relation to nominations and supply of accommodation and provide marketing assistance including benchmarking private rented sector in areas local to Trust hospitals.

Working for our organisation

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Important Information – Please read before submitting your application.

• Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

  The Government has formally announced it is pausing the regulations requiring specific healthcare sector roles to be fully vaccinated (1st & 2nd dose) against COVID-19, subject to government consultation.

  Please be aware that should this post be identified as in scope for the regulations after the consultation and Parliamentary process, you will be required to provide your vaccination status or proof of medical exemption.

• Applicant communication for all stages will be via our preferred 3rd party recruitment system and not via NHS Jobs.
• Failure to supply correct email addresses for referees will cause delays, we do not accept private domain emails (Hotmail/Gmail/ etc. for referees)
• If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• The Trust on behalf of Royal Free London Property Serviced Ltd (rflpsl) will undertake a DBS (Formerly CRB) clearance where the job description and person specification requires the employee to undertake regulated activities, (Regulated Activity Definitions). The Trust fully complies with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of rflpsl transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system