Location
Leeds, St. James's University Hospital

Hours
37.5 hours per week, including some weekend and evening work with flexibility as required

Salary
Band 5 (NHS Agenda for Change)

About the Role
The Facilities Patient Environment team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Facilities Manager. Reporting to the Facilities Operational Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of key services including cleaning and patient meal service delivery, alongside supporting portering, cleaning response, and circulation cleanliness. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary clinical and facilities teams across the Trust to ensure services meet agreed standards and timescales.

You will lead the operational supervisory team, maintain high visibility within the service area, proactively identify and resolve issues, and ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and patient experience. Your role is pivotal in ensuring that all patients and visitors receive an excellent experience while at the hospital.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a leading healthcare institution serving 1.7 million patients annually, with a strong commitment to patient-centered, collaborative, fair, accountable, and empowered values.

Experience
- Proven supervisory experience in a large site domestic or patient food service environment
- Recent and relevant track record in achieving cleaning and patient food service targets
- Desirable: Experience as an Assistant Manager in a large-scale Facilities Department

About you
- Strong leadership and motivational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to relate well with Patient Environment staff and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to coordinate Patient Environment services on a day-to-day basis
- Proactive and solution-focused approach to operational challenges

Qualifications
- Educated to a relevant certificate level or ability to achieve this qualification
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate (Level 3 Food Safety) or willingness to achieve within 6 months of appointment
- Completion of a recent and appropriate Patient Environment or Facilities course
- Excellent IT and administrative skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
- Knowledge of cleaning and catering practices, PLACE standards, and key Human Resource policies and procedures