Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£56,863 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust includes five renowned hospitals: Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield, alongside community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We are committed to clinical excellence, research, innovation, and delivering the best possible patient experience.

The Facilities Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of facilities services including housekeeping and patient food services within a zonal area. This role involves managing Facilities Team leaders and operational teams to ensure services are delivered to the required standards and within agreed budgets. You will lead designated projects, develop staff through training and coaching, and actively participate in staff appraisals.

The post holder will be accountable for financial budgets across the site, ensuring resources and standards are effectively deployed to meet key performance indicators. The role is key to providing a safe and comfortable housekeeping service and patient food services for patients, staff, and visitors within the hospital.

Main duties include leading projects from inception to completion, managing financial aspects of cost centres, business planning, workforce allocation, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements through policy development and audits. You will manage staff to meet objectives and foster opportunities for their development.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package including the NHS Pension Scheme, interest-free season ticket loans, long-term service awards, subsidised childcare, health and well-being programmes, ride to work scheme, employee assistance programme, and free stop smoking services. Our Trust values are Caring, Ambitious, and Inclusive.

Experience
- Previous relevant management experience in healthcare, catering, and cleaning services.
- Experience working within a healthcare environment.
- Experience dealing with the public.
- Proven ability to lead and motivate teams, especially during periods of change.
- Strong commitment to delivering change and performance through effective delegation, monitoring, and feedback.

About you
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical solutions.
- Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills to motivate and engage individuals and teams.
- Understanding of organisational culture and knowledge of food hygiene, cleaning processes, and current NHS issues.
- Ability to motivate and manage staff effectively.

Qualifications
- Essential: Diploma in Management or equivalent professional qualification in Management Services or equivalent management experience within a service environment.
- Health & Safety awareness.
- Desirable: Demonstrable track record in leading and motivating staff during re-organisation and change.