Head of Facilities

Looking to take your Clinical Career to the next Level, and still make a difference to people’s lives, then we have the Job For you..

**About Us**

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults, Priory Group promises a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.
Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

**About the Job**

An amazing job opportunity has arisen for a committed Head of Facilities to work in an exceptional hospital based in the Ayr, South Ayrshire. The Priory Ayr Clinic provides mental health services within a low secure setting, with a strong focus on person centred treatment and rehabilitation for people diagnosed with mental illness and/or personality disorder. The service combines a 36 low secure hospital on the outskirts of Ayr, along with two community step down services, Lochlea which has 12 beds and Gatehouse 8 beds.

**Job Purpose**

To manage and be responsible for the operation of the Hospital including Estates and Facilities. Directly Line Manage Admin, Medical Secretaries, Maintenance, Security, Reception & Catering and be part of the Hospital Senior Management Team.

**Main 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.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with external suppliers and contractors.
- 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, compliance and security 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 health and safety, fire safety, security, hospitality, catering, maintenance industries, ensuring that best practice are adopted where appropriate.
- Provide out of hours support for emergency situations with site attendance if necessary
- 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