Head of Estates

To manage all Estate Management services, including Maintenance, Technical Support, Medical Engineering and Energy.

Ensuring high quality value for money services are delivered through the establishment of appropriate policies and procedures in support of the Trust’s service objectives, NHS Plan and legislation.

A voting member of the Estates & Facilities’ Divisional Board.

1. Responsible for the technical safety of the service including his/her control or jurisdiction and to the work carried out by his/her staff in accordance with specific duties and responsibilities which will be identified from time to time in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act and to maintain and provide for staff adequate supplies of safety devices and clothing.
2. Maintaining the accurate and statutory general records of all Building Services in accordance with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and all relevant Technical Guidance and policies.
3. The efficient and economic maintenance of engineering plan and services in according with Estmancode plus develop and implement Planned Maintenance schedules for all areas of responsibility.

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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

STAFF MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION
1. Responsible for the management and development of all assigned
2. Ensure that staff and management activities throughout Estates comply with requirements of Investors in People, Improving Working Lives and Trust Policies and Procedures.
3. Establish clear objectives for direct reporting staff through Appraisal, discussion, identifying and actioning training requirements to ensure their ongoing personal development.
4. Participate in the recruitment and selection of staff in line with Trust
5. Hold regular meetings with his/her supervisory, technical and other staff to: - Establish and review programmes of work
- Review the effectiveness of labour, materials and resources at his/her disposal
- Communicate decisions and information to, and receive requests, suggestions and complaints from staff
- Feed back constraints and other relevant information

6. Maintain staff records and complete relevant documentation for salaries and personnel purposes.
7. Participate in the Estates On-call rota.
8. Ensure a healthy, safe and secure working environment, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate documentation and reporting any concerns.

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