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One of the key tasks for this role is management and maintaining the audits around Soft FM services within the Trust, the Soft Services are outsourced currently. The client is looking for a candidate who has worked specifically in healthcare services due to the complexity of the contracts in place.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant Soft FM services for the organisation, its customers, its staff, patients, and visitors, fully in line with all legislative requirements and guidance, will have leadership responsibility for managing and delivering all facilities services (Soft FM) contracted out services;
- The role requires specialist, in depth knowledge the Soft FM Services including (but not limited to) Domestic Services, Catering, Linen and Laundry, Pest Control and Security leading the service delivery strategy as well as expanding commercial business opportunities;
- Overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of all Soft Facilities services, including the strategic planning for the delivery of a number of services across the whole organisation.
- Manage the performance of all services and provide regular reports to the Director;
- Responsible for all services risk registers and agreement of action plans to manage risks;
- Responsible for the delivery of National initiatives including PLACE, and choice frameworks in relation to Soft Facilities services;
- Responsible for the interpretation and implementation of legislation and subsequent production of policies and procedures to ensure compliance across the organisation in Soft Facilities services;
- Overall responsibility for the safe operation of the Soft Facilities departments ensuring that the environment is clean, safe and secure for patients, visitors and staff;
- Membership of an NHS Association in FM Management (or equivalent);
- Special advanced knowledge of healthcare related Mandatory and Statutory Regulations relating to Facilities services, including PEAT, Food Safety and Security;
- Senior management experience within the healthcare facilities environment, demonstratable by career background.
