Helpdesk Manager

Site Northumbria Manufacturing & Innovation Hub Town Seaton Delaval Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). ) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• 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.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website  for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

NHFM have set up a trust wide facilities management helpdesk which acts as a central function for our customers and operations teams. The helpdesk will be responsible for the end-to-end workflow processes for all estates and facilities management (FM) issues reported by customers.

The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the helpdesk, ensuring efficient and timely resolution of estates and facilities requests. They will lead and develop the helpdesk team, manage escalations, monitor performance and collaborate with various stakeholders to maintain building functionality and meet customer’s expectations.

The post holder will manage and maintain the helpdesk’s CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) system, ensuring data accuracy, supporting users, and contributing to the overall effectiveness of the estates and facilities management function.

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.

• Lead, motivate and coach the helpdesk team, ensuring they adhere to service standards and KPI’s.
• Manage escalated issues and ensure timely resolution, following established escalation procedures.
• Monitor helpdesk performance, identify trends and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain strong client relationships,…