Facilities management
Facilities managers ensure that the services that patients need during their stay in hospital are available, such as meals, linen and a clean environemnt.
Working life
As an NHS facilities manager, you’re typically responsible for a broad range of services including:
- catering
- cleaning
- building maintenance
- environmental services
- security
- reception.
Roles in facilities management
Roles in facilities management are varied and available at different levels. Here are some examples:
As a domestic services manager, you’d be responsible for planning and organising the work of those carrying out cleaning and other housekeeping tasks. Domestic supervisors (below) would usually report into you.
In this role you’d be expected to:
- supervise housekeepers [1]
- ensure all areas are cleaned to the required standards adhering to the National Specification for Cleanliness
- manage all the domestic and environmental services at the site
- monitor and record cleaning standards and monitoring scores
- manage the facilities management functions at site to ensure all tasks are completed to the required frequencies
In this example, based in a trust providing mental health and learning disabilities services, you’d be responsible for a number of areas including all aspects of:
- car park management
- catering
- laundry management
- cleaning management
- security management
- portering and logistics management
- post
- waste management
- the helpdesk and switchboard
- service moves and relocations from conception to implementation and review
- furniture and equipment management
Who would I work with?
As a facilities manager, you could be working with catering managers [2], hotel services managers [3], estates managers, [4] senior housekeepers [1], linen services staff [5] and finance managers [6].
Want to learn more?
- Find out more about the entry requirements, skills and interests required to enter a career in facilities management [7]
- Find out more about the training you’ll receive for a career in facilities management [8]