Trainee Facilities Manager (Healthcare)

Job Introduction

We are currently looking to recruit a Trainee Facilities Manager who will bridge the gap between Supervisors and Operational managers on site at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, providing a clear succession route into Management.

In this role, you’ll work with the Operational Manager on projects, supporting where necessary and provide cover during periods of absence.

Sodexo Healthcare is a leading provider of services to the NHS and private healthcare organisations in England. We provide quality of life services that improve patient and staff experience, raise standards and deliver financial benefits to our clients. We help to enhance the patient environment (including patient dining, cleaning/housekeeping, retail services), provide clinical support (equipment sterilisation) and manage technical estates teams (estates management, asset management, land maintenance and energy management

Role Responsibility

• Support in the management, co-ordination and development of all soft services (including retail as appropriate) at the hospital ensuring the delivery of a cost-effective service, which meets the needs of Trust/Sodexo and complies with policies and statutory regulations
• Support the management of services in line with all KPI’s and budgetary requirements
• Implement improvements in working practices which will deliver efficiencies in line with best practice
• Conform with any relevant legislative and codes of practice appertaining to Health & Safety legislation
• Ensure that a clean and hygienic environment is maintained at all times for patients, staff and members of the public in line with National Standards of Cleanliness 2007/2009
• Regularly review work schedules and monitor all soft service activities in the hospital
• Ensure standards of service remain consistently high and are compliant with the Project Agreement (Schedule 14)
• Maintain and develop a positive working culture and environment through sound leadership, effective communication and delegation, to ensure a continued ‘Engaged’ workforce
• Support in compiling all monthly statistics and figure

The Ideal Candidate

• ISOH Managing Safely or equivalent
• CIEH Level 3
• Analysis issues to understand root cause and decides on course of action
• Balances competing demands and responds well to changed priorities
• Develops and communicates workable action plans
• Understands and manages key business drivers
• Inspires with energy and enthusiasm and draws on people’s strength to achieve best results
• Seeks input from others and modifies own ideas to arrive at best possible solution or course of action
• Seeks to build long term profitable relationships at all levels within client organisations

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

40 hours per week, flexibility is a must. Normal working hours 8.00am - 4.30pm, with additional hours as business dictates.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.