What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estates Officer position at The Royal Marsden?
Job overview
The Estates Department operate and maintain, energy and environmental resources, controls, electrical and mechanical services providing power, lighting, heating, air conditioning to wards, outpatients and operating theatres. Estates directly impacts on patient welfare, frontline clinical care, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency and sustainability across the Estates Trust.
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed, highly self-motivated individual. The Royal Marsden is looking for an Estates Officer to join the Estates Team in Chelsea. This is a highly valuable broad ranging role, which will expose them to the whole range of Estates services including mechanical, electrical, building & energy control systems and project management. The candidate must be highly proactive in developing their technical knowledge in all aspects of training and work undertaken, engage in active discussions about skills, techniques, methods and approach to tasks in order to develop as a skilled professional. Behaviour at all times must be conducted in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values.
Main duties of the job
The Estates Department is responsible for providing the safe operation of planned, reactive and emergency maintenance to The RMH Trust. The Estates Officer having a range of duties will support the department, and the wider Trust in providing a comfortable, safe and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors.
The Trust incorporates many building types and engineering systems, all of which must comply with current legislation, guidance and recommended approved codes of practices, therefore it is crucial for the post holder to have or gain knowledge of the plant and systems, including :
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To understand the operation and maintain the Building and Engineering Services and systems a high standard and utilised in a safe and efficient manner.
- To develop rapport and empathy with other staff groups, patients and visitors where this is necessary to support job completion.
- There is a need for good communication skills which will assist the department to gain the cooperation of others and maintain good relations, for instance to encourage the workforce to take up new equipment familiarisation, learning physical skills on the job or new work practises.
- Supervise and undertake breakdowns of service equipment, and see that testing, maintenance, fault diagnoses are carried out appropriately, timely and that repairs to all Building or engineering services plant and equipment are safe.
- To be a source of reference for the workforce when they are undertaking engineering or building repairs, new work, manufacture / assembly / erection and use of test equipment. This includes the supervision of contractors and subcontractors which may involve the installation of specialist equipment or plant.
- Therefore, formal skills training and updating of technical knowledge, policies, practices and procedures associated with day to day maintenance and the construction industry and building services systems is essential. This along with significant trade experience will be used when liaising or providing technical advice, drawings or documents.
- Attend courses and seminars as required on or off site.
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The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
