Asset Manager

· To manage and maintain accurate records of all physical assets within the organisation, ensuring compliance with asset control processes and supporting operational efficiency. The role exists to safeguard asset integrity, optimise utilisation, and ensure compliance with governance standards.
· Responsible for the verification, documentation, and lifecycle management of all estates-related assets, including replacements, relocations, and disposals. The postholder will liaise with multiple departments and external contractors to ensure accurate asset control.
· To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received., · Support the asset verification process by conducting periodic audits and reconciling asset data against physical inventory.
· Ensure compliance with organisational policies and statutory requirements for asset management.
· Create and maintain formal documentation for all asset changes, including replacements, relocations, and disposals.
· Implement a structured approval process for asset changes, ensuring justification and sign-off are recorded.
· Provide training and guidance to all key stakeholders, including Estates & Facilities, Capital and external supply partners teams on asset control processes, including documentation standards and compliance requirements.
· Develop user-friendly reference materials and SOPs for asset management procedures.
· Track, review, and update all asset-related change requests to ensure compliance with control processes.
· Maintain a centralised log of all requests and approvals for audit purposes.
· Schedule and conduct periodic reviews of asset records to identify discrepancies.
· Investigate and correct inconsistencies promptly, reporting findings to senior management.
· Design and implement a formal mechanism (e.g., digital form or CAFM workflow) for logging asset changes., · Identify discrepancies between physical assets and recorded data during audits.
· Investigate root causes of inconsistencies, such as incorrect documentation, system errors, or unapproved changes.
· Interpret technical asset specifications and compliance requirements.
· Assess the impact of asset changes on operational efficiency, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance.
· Evaluate and prioritise asset change requests based on necessity, cost-effectiveness, and compliance risk.
· Make informed decisions on corrective actions for discrepancies, balancing operational needs with governance standards.
· Recommend process improvements and digital solutions to enhance asset control mechanisms.
· Develop and maintain an asset management strategy aligned with organisational goals and compliance requirements.
· Forecast asset lifecycle needs, including replacements and disposals, to support long-term planning.
· Schedule and coordinate periodic asset audits and reviews.
· Organise training sessions for the Estates team on asset control processes.
· Plan and implement digital workflows for asset change logging and approvals.
· Arrange meetings with internal stakeholders (Estates, Finance, Procurement) to review asset status and compliance.
· Liaise with external contractors for timely execution of asset changes.
· Prioritise asset change requests based on urgency, cost, and compliance risk.
· Allocate resources effectively to ensure timely completion of asset-related tasks.
· Ensure accurate and timely documentation of all asset changes and audit findings.
· Prepare reports for senior management to support decision-making.
The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
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Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust's sites.
Come and work for us and we can offer you:
+ Competitive rates of pay
+ Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
+ Favourable employment terms and conditions - we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
+ NHS Pension Scheme
+ Career development opportunities
+ Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
+ A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics
We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It's open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.