NHS Oxford

Oxford Health’s Estates Department is responsible for maintaining and managing the Trust’s physical infrastructure across a variety of healthcare settings, ensuring that all buildings and facilities are safe, functional, and compliant with health and safety regulations. The department oversees the maintenance of estates, including planning and executing reactive repairs, planned preventative maintenance, and small projects. It also ensures that the Trust’s buildings meet the needs of both clinical and non-clinical staff, patients, and visitors.

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Security, Asset and Compliance Management

Transformation and Continuous Improvement

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Our Estates and Facilities Teams work in 4 key areas:

As a Domestic Cleaner, you’ll play a vital role in creating a welcoming and hygienic environment by maintaining patient areas, public spaces, and behind-the-scenes areas like linen and laundry rooms. Your work will follow company policies and procedures, ensuring cleanliness standards meet or exceed National Cleanliness requirements, contributing directly to the comfort and safety of everyone in our care.

The carpenter role is responsible for delivering high-quality reactive carpentry works, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and small works across the Trust, ensuring all tasks meet legislative standards. As part of a dynamic, multi-skilled team, they will also take part in a 24/7 on-call rota, overseeing carpentry projects carried out by Property Maintenance Operatives (PMO).

As a key member of the estates team, electricians are responsible for carrying out repairs and overseeing small electrical projects. They assess the Trust’s electrical infrastructure, recommend improvements, plan and complete installations, and manage day-to-day repairs. They take part in the 24/7 on-call rota, handling non-routine tasks and providing first-line response to maintenance issues outside of regular hours.

Health and Safety Officers are responsible for overseeing all aspects of health and safety, from managing hazardous substances and addressing issues like violence, manual handling, and lone working. They collaborate closely with the senior health and safety advisor, fire safety officers, estates managers, occupational health, and the wellbeing manager, while also engaging with healthcare and staff at all levels. A key focus of your role will be conducting workplace risk assessments and providing expert advice and guidance on a variety of health and safety matters.

As a key member of the Estates senior management team, the Estates Manager is crucial in ensuring the Trust’s estate is safe, well-maintained, and effectively managed. They play a vital role in fostering strong relationships with local health and social care providers, local authorities, and other organizations, driving collaboration on service benchmarking and sustainability initiatives. In addition, the Estates Manager oversees the delivery of operational estates and facilities services, ensuring high-quality work is completed on time.

Discounted Bus Fares (Arriva Buses, Oxford Bus Company & Thames Travel)

Staff Accommodation (waiting lists may apply)

Access to a wide range of Learning & Development Opportunities, including apprenticeships

Oxford Health is delighted to offer staff a wide range of benefits in addition to salary, NHS pension, annual leave and retirement options. A sample of our most popular benefits are listed below:

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Property Services and Strategy

Estates & Facilities Management

Capital Development

Compliance and Support

Staff Benefits

Financial Benefits

Travel Benefits

Wellbeing Benefits

Additional Benefits