Job summary
The post holder will be professionally accountable for the Estates and Facilities Operational delivery across Whittington Health Trust Acute and Community Estates. The post will lead both Trusts operations, assurance and governance processes, structures and teams to ensure a safe and effective environment is always provided. The focus of the role will include the delivery of 'Best in Class' service delivery of Facilities Management service (Soft FM), Premise and Estates Management (Hard FM), Property & Space Management and support associated Capital Programme delivery.
This role will deputise for the Director of Estates, Facilities, & Capital project.
Main duties of the job
Please review attached Job description for full responsibilities.
Strategy and Planning
To provide leadership for functions included within the Estates & Facilitiesdirectorate to ensure the delivery of a relevant, high quality and cost effectiveservice.
Strategic direction of the estates and facilities operational management including hard FM, estate and environment facilities, including Soft FM, minor works, capital life cycle, Decontamination services, energy management and sustainability, health & safety, compliance management (all statutory and regulatory) and data management and reporting.
To contribute to Trust corporate activity and decision making in support of the
Director of Estates & Facilities, identifying and delivering Directorate objectives,
while encouraging a culture of team continuous improvement.
To support the practical delivery of the Trusts facilities management programme.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.
The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please review attached Job description for full responsibilities.
Operational Performance
To act as deputy to Director of Estates & Facilities, as required, in attending meetings, collating and delivering plans and accepting the responsibilities of this role.
To be responsible for continuous development and implementation of effective arrangements for the accurate reporting of performance and compliance to both statutory standards and to each Trusts key performance indicators. Where required propose (for approval) targeted action plans to address issues and under performance.
Liaison and Networking
A significant degree of autonomy will be afforded to the post holder to maintain links with other partners. In addition, the post holder will be expected to market test proposals and services and benchmark existing provisions.
Decision Making
To be directly responsible for providing informed, timely and accurate support to the Director of EFC on all major aspects of Estates and Facilities Management including operational, tactical, strategic and financial.
Planning and Organising Resources
To develop and deliver, in conjunction with the Director of Estates and Facilities, the transformation of services provided by the Estates and Facilities Directorate.
Performance Management and Service Improvement
To work within a performance management framework, ensuring that clear performance measures are in place across all services, and to manage a process of continuous improvement in relation to service delivery.
Resource Management
To ensure that staff structures, staff employed and contractual arrangements within the directorate are organised to achieve maximum effectiveness in delivering the Trusts objectives.
Governance
Support the directorate response to external assessments e.g. NHSLA Risk Management Standards, the Care Quality Commission, the Hygiene Code and are fulfilled.
Partnerships
To work effectively with internal and external partners, including the local community and other stakeholders, to achieve positive results including through collaborative working.
Service Delivery
To ensure that the services within the Estates & facilities directorate support the needs of the Trust, provide a safe and secure environment for staff and patients and deliver high quality and cost-effective standards.
Patient Focus
To develop a Patient First strategy that builds on the Directorates existing activities and commitment to establishing and maintaining a high-quality hospital environment and experience for internal and external customers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Please review attached Job description for full responsibilities.
Operational Performance
To act as deputy to Director of Estates & Facilities, as required, in attending meetings, collating and delivering plans and accepting the responsibilities of this role.
To be responsible for continuous development and implementation of effective arrangements for the accurate reporting of performance and compliance to both statutory standards and to each Trusts key performance indicators. Where required propose (for approval) targeted action plans to address issues and under performance.
Liaison and Networking
A significant degree of autonomy will be afforded to the post holder to maintain links with other partners. In addition, the post holder will be expected to market test proposals and services and benchmark existing provisions.
Decision Making
To be directly responsible for providing informed, timely and accurate support to the Director of EFC on all major aspects of Estates and Facilities Management including operational, tactical, strategic and financial.
Planning and Organising Resources
To develop and deliver, in conjunction with the Director of Estates and Facilities, the transformation of services provided by the Estates and Facilities Directorate.
Performance Management and Service Improvement
To work within a performance management framework, ensuring that clear performance measures are in place across all services, and to manage a process of continuous improvement in relation to service delivery.
Resource Management
To ensure that staff structures, staff employed and contractual arrangements within the directorate are organised to achieve maximum effectiveness in delivering the Trusts objectives.
Governance
Support the directorate response to external assessments e.g. NHSLA Risk Management Standards, the Care Quality Commission, the Hygiene Code and are fulfilled.
Partnerships
To work effectively with internal and external partners, including the local community and other stakeholders, to achieve positive results including through collaborative working.
Service Delivery
To ensure that the services within the Estates & facilities directorate support the needs of the Trust, provide a safe and secure environment for staff and patients and deliver high quality and cost-effective standards.
Patient Focus
To develop a Patient First strategy that builds on the Directorates existing activities and commitment to establishing and maintaining a high-quality hospital environment and experience for internal and external customers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in mechanical, electrical, building services engineering, & FM, or equivalent. And/or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate institution in engineering, facilities management, surveying, building or equivalent.
- Project management qualification
Skills
Essential
- Demonstration in the ability to make difficult decisions at senior management level.
- Implementation of Estates and facilities services strategy and action plans.
- Managing a large and multidisciplinary team in a related setting
- Excellent People management skill
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant estates or facilities operational management at senior level in both the public and private sector
- Wide technical knowledge, including legislation.
- Management of operational estates and facilities budgets.
- Planning and delivery of cost improvements.
- Development and implementation of multi-year asset management plans inclusive of modernisation and PPM related aspects
Desirable
- Awareness of NHS Plan and modernisation agenda
- Managing of energy consumption.
Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Excellent communicator
- People first approach
- People developer
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in mechanical, electrical, building services engineering, & FM, or equivalent. And/or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate institution in engineering, facilities management, surveying, building or equivalent.
- Project management qualification
Skills
Essential
- Demonstration in the ability to make difficult decisions at senior management level.
- Implementation of Estates and facilities services strategy and action plans.
- Managing a large and multidisciplinary team in a related setting
- Excellent People management skill
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant estates or facilities operational management at senior level in both the public and private sector
- Wide technical knowledge, including legislation.
- Management of operational estates and facilities budgets.
- Planning and delivery of cost improvements.
- Development and implementation of multi-year asset management plans inclusive of modernisation and PPM related aspects
Desirable
- Awareness of NHS Plan and modernisation agenda
- Managing of energy consumption.
Personal Qualities
Desirable
- Excellent communicator
- People first approach
- People developer
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
