Domestic Assistant

2 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Full time

Job overview

We are looking for you...

We need a great Building Officer to join our team to help keep our hospital environment safe, operational and supporting the health and wellbeing of our patients, staff and visitors – day in day out. No mean feat We really mean it when we say no two days are the same – it’s a blend of managing planned projects/minor works coupled with emergency reactive repairs and everything in between.

The Operational Estates Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are looking for you... a highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic person to join the Building Services and Contracts Department as our Brand New Building Officer

Main duties of the job

As the Building Officer - Minor works/projects, you will be required to undertake minor works schemes, oversee the management of service contracts, have budgetary responsibilities across a range of budgets, participate in a range of audit and inspections, develop maintenance systems to try and deliver a more effective and efficient way to deliver the estates services. The post will be required to address complex and specialist building matters that may involve various options for consideration and discussion with stakeholders. 

As an expert in building fabric, you will be required to advise and support the building management team and maintenance supervisors on all building related issues and ensure that all building schemes are undertaken in accordance with trust policies and procedures, building legislation and regulations and health and safety guidelines.

Working for our organisation

What we offer you is stability, development, a set working pattern within sociable hours without a tax return or customer invoice in sight Although, better than all of that, is the chance to really give something back to the NHS as we need people like you to join our NHS workforce with the skills, knowledge, experience and attributes you have to help us with patient comfort and safety.

You will be based at the Royal Preston Hospital, but will be expected to carry out duties spanning all Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sites incorporating any that are covered under Service Level Contract Agreements with other organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be responsible for specific allocated minor work projects within the Operational Estates programme across the asset base of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 

To undertake the role of Building Officer – Minor projects ensuring that all allocated and approved minor works are delivered on behalf of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals and where appropriate coordinated with the Capital Programme.

Responsible for the management of estates related projects including feasibility studies, production of all technical drawings and specifications for minor works [both revenue and capital] from inception to completion

The post holder will be responsible for the objectives as agreed with the Senior Building and Contracts Manager and Building Manager[s] for the planned operational activities of all minor works projects throughout the trust and other duties as deemed necessary.

Contribute to the work of the multi- disciplinary team, providing technical advice and support to others in the operational estates team.

Communicate complex design requirements to stakeholders including non-technical senior members of staff.

Ensuring the minor work projects are planned and implemented in conjunction with colleagues both within the directorate and from other Trust directorates to ensure they meet the on-going operational needs and objectives of the organisation

Contributing to the development of an efficient and effective estates strategy that supports the delivery of excellent health services

To carry out access audits, inspections and surveys across the Trust as required.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

•Degree or equivalent professional knowledge and experience in an estates, construction or building surveying related field •Specialist knowledge acquired through continued professional development and education, equivalent to post-graduate courses / diplomas

Desirable criteria

•Management Qualification •Associate or member of a construction related professional institute (RICS, CIOB, IWFM, CIAT) •Management of Asbestos - P405/P407

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

•Specialist knowledge of estates and management services •Managerial experience in a building/construction bias environment •Complex problem solving, decision making and analytical skills •IT Skills (MS Outlook, Word, Excel & Project) •Sound understanding of the current CDM, Asbestos regulations, HTM’s and HBN’s

Desirable criteria

•Time-served maintenance crafts-person •Project management skills for smaller complex •Experience of using CAFM databases •Conversant with NHS Estates guidance, codes of practice and requirements of regulatory authorities •Auto Cad
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