Deputy Head of Capital

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for strategic and operational management of the capital team. As part of a dynamic estates team at the Northern Care Alliance you will provide day-to-day leadership, line management responsibilities, project management and coordination of a number of complex and high-level projects which will impact across the Trust.The post holder will use construction project management methodology including RIBA stages and be responsible for liaising with a range of services leads (both clinical and non-clinical), staff, service users and external stakeholders, in order to ensure full engagement and success of capital projects.Responsible for compiling the business plan and associated performance monitoring tools for area of activity, ensuring implementation and performance targets, strategic objectives are met. Contributing to corporate policies and strategy.Responsible for effective stakeholder engagement to capture requirements used for decant strategies and that these requirements are supported and delivered through design and construction as well as being efficiently, effectively and safely handed over to clinical, operational and estates teams.Seek guidance and advice where appropriate and have regard for professional actions and relevant codes of conduct. Ensure required resources are included within the design of the capital programme to support organisational readiness.

Main duties of the job

• Manage and monitor, using complex programme management methodology for reporting on performance, risks, issues, timing, quality and benefits realisation.
• Ensure programme is reporting through appropriate governance framework with monthly reports that are accurate, on time, quality and cost.
• Advise Head of Capital on issues relating to capital project delivery, by exception reporting. Immediate escalation in respect of change to cost plan, budget, timelines of delivery / completion.
• Ensure a comprehensive risk management strategy is adopted for every project within the teams remit, which deals with complexity and potential impact on the programme.
• Ensure projects deliver excellent healthcare environments through application of industry standards and best practice, embedded into the project delivery process.
• Ensure projects are planned and executed with due care and consideration to maintaining the health, wellbeing and safety of those involved in the delivery of projects, ensuring compliance to statutory regulations.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.