facilities manager Bristol, England
Job description
Ready for the recognition and rewards you deserve?
We don’t just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn’t exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort. So we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.
Priory Hospital Bristol is part of the Healthcare Division of Priory Group and has 77 beds over seven wards varying from Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injury, PICU, Huntingdon’s and Dementia.
Reporting to the Hospital Director, you will manage and be responsible for the operation of the Hospital including Estates and Facilities. Directly Line Manage Admin, Medical Secretaries, Maintenance, Reception & Catering and be part of the Hospital Senior Management Team.
Responsibilities
To manage and develop Support Services, ensuring that the highest quality services are provided within budget.
- Manages the maintenance of all the hospital’s assets, including the building, within the Capital Expenditure Budget.
- Alongside Hospital Director and Regional Finance Manager, identifies budgetary needs (both operationaland capital) and puts together proposals to be sent to MD.
- Ensures that functional spends are correctly managed within agreed budgets, as well as identifying and flagging any potential overspends on a weekly basis.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external suppliers.
- Be highly visible within site to both service users and colleagues.
- Seeks advice and guidance from Estates professionals to ensure that all improvements to assets are carried out to Priory minimum standards, as well as meeting any regulatory requirements.
- Project manages local capital expenditure, if required, meeting with contractors and ensuring best value.
- Lead on site for any building improvements or projects including new builds.
- Manage the activities of any contractors on site to ensure all jobs are completed in a timely manner and within budget.
- Carry out regular building checks to ensure meets quality and compliance standards.
- Responsible for all people issues within support services including leading, developing, recruiting and motivating all team members.
- Keeps abreast of the latest developments in the hospitality, catering and maintenance industries, ensuring that best practice are adopted where appropriate.
- Provide out of hours support for emergency situations with site attendance if necessary
- Ensures team awareness of Priory Customer Satisfaction Surveys, implementing changes as appropriate.
- Communicates and implements Priory policies and procedures, ensuring that all regulatory, health & safety and operational standards are adhered to.
- Maintain health and safety documentation as delegated within their role, requesting assistance from external contractors as appropriate, together with carrying out local safety checks in line with Priory Group Health and Safety policies
- Ensure appropriate external contractors are used to undertake repairs and not to make any repairs or alterations that would affect the safety of the workplace
- Report regularly to site manager on health and safety and fire issues
- Co-ordinates Health & Safety for the hospital reporting directly to the Hospital Director and feeds back to SMT, Clinical Governance and Health & Safety meetings
- Form part of the Senior Management on call rota
- You will be expected to provide cover and support to the wider team and site as and when needed Knowledge / Education / Skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Line Management experience
- Experience in project management, ideally with a qualification
- Good organisation and time management
- Comfortable working within tight deadlines
- Ability to handle ambiguity
- First class customer service skill
What we’d like to give you:
. A competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by a further 2 days after 5 year’s service.)
- Free Parking on site
- Subsidised meals on duty
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Disclosure check cost coverage
- Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
- Online benefits and cashback rewards
- Cycle to work scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Refer a friend bonuses
- Long service awards
