Job summary
Please note that this role is advertised on behalf of Atlas BFW Management Ltd (Atlas), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and as such, successful applicant(s) will be on Atlas Terms and Conditions. For further information about Atlas, please visit:www.bfwml.co.uk
The Head of Business Management is responsible for ensuring that the Company meets its statutory, regulatory, governance, commercial and contractual obligations, whilst continuing to provide effective, safe, high-quality services.
Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Head of Business Management will lead on strategy, business planning and the commercial management of our existing contracts and their performance.
It is currently an exciting time for Atlas as there are significant opportunities to both grow the business and to also facilitate and develop collaborative working relationships across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Business Management will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and expected to demonstrate the ability to develop effective, productive working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders that will ensure the delivery of the Company's strategic objectives.
About us
Experts in healthcare facilities and property management, we deliver fully-managed healthcare facilities services and property management solutions to clients throughout Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre and North Lancashire.Our teams ensure our clients properties and amenities provide the best environment for their customers, patients, staff and visitors.As a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we support the Trusts frontline clinical services and assist with the delivery of patient care, through our service provision.Our profits are used to help grow our business, whilst providing additional employment, training and development opportunities for local people.
Visit:bfwml.co.ukfor further information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires a high level of personal responsibility and autonomy to act within the delegated areas of responsibility. The role requires a high level of inter-personal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills to ensure delivery of objectives:
- Have solid and demonstrable contracting experience at a senior level
- Possess strong relationship building and communication skills;
- Able to work autonomously;
- Have excellent analytical skills and the ability to review complex contracts and to analyse complex and potentially sensitive and contentious data;
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines
Refer to attached job description for detailed overview of main responsibilities and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role requires a high level of personal responsibility and autonomy to act within the delegated areas of responsibility. The role requires a high level of inter-personal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills to ensure delivery of objectives:
- Have solid and demonstrable contracting experience at a senior level
- Possess strong relationship building and communication skills;
- Able to work autonomously;
- Have excellent analytical skills and the ability to review complex contracts and to analyse complex and potentially sensitive and contentious data;
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines
Refer to attached job description for detailed overview of main responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Business or equivalent professional qualification in Business Management or substantial demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of management/ leadership training and continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification or substantial demonstrable experience.
- Project management qualification e.g. Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP
- Better case qualification - e.g. Better Business Cases
Knowledge & Experience: General
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of senior operational management in a large organisation.
- Significant experience of contract and performance management of service s
- Well-developed negotiation skills, together with the ability to tackle poor performance effectively.
- I.T. literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems.
- The ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience
- The ability to communicate complex issues to all levels of the organisation.
- Able to work to demanding timelines and be resilient under pressure.
Desirable
- Proven analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands.
- A high degree of political sensitivity and experience of dealing with a range of issues in a complex stakeholder environment.
- Able to undertake horizon scanning activities to ensure that the Company can identify and maximise opportunities aligned to both local and national development trends.
- Skills to empower, influence, coach, enable and support employees.
Knowledge & Experience: Specialist
Essential
- A track record of achieving sustained organisational/service change and improvement with evidence of embedding culture and organisational values successfully and achieving workforce engagement delivering improved outcomes in quality, performance and service.
- Strong evidence of a collaborative management style, coupled with improving quality of service provision at a strategic level.
Desirable
- In-depth and up to date knowledge of relevant national developments and active involvement in local and national networks.
- Experience of instigating and supporting complex change to achieve continuous improvement and in delivering significant and transformational change projects.
- In-depth knowledge and experience of working in the Facilities Management sector
- Experience of developing business cases, which at times may be complex and require Board level and/or external review.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Business or equivalent professional qualification in Business Management or substantial demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of management/ leadership training and continuous professional development.
Desirable
- Master's degree or equivalent professional qualification or substantial demonstrable experience.
- Project management qualification e.g. Prince2, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP
- Better case qualification - e.g. Better Business Cases
Knowledge & Experience: General
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of senior operational management in a large organisation.
- Significant experience of contract and performance management of service s
- Well-developed negotiation skills, together with the ability to tackle poor performance effectively.
- I.T. literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems.
- The ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience
- The ability to communicate complex issues to all levels of the organisation.
- Able to work to demanding timelines and be resilient under pressure.
Desirable
- Proven analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands.
- A high degree of political sensitivity and experience of dealing with a range of issues in a complex stakeholder environment.
- Able to undertake horizon scanning activities to ensure that the Company can identify and maximise opportunities aligned to both local and national development trends.
- Skills to empower, influence, coach, enable and support employees.
Knowledge & Experience: Specialist
Essential
- A track record of achieving sustained organisational/service change and improvement with evidence of embedding culture and organisational values successfully and achieving workforce engagement delivering improved outcomes in quality, performance and service.
- Strong evidence of a collaborative management style, coupled with improving quality of service provision at a strategic level.
Desirable
- In-depth and up to date knowledge of relevant national developments and active involvement in local and national networks.
- Experience of instigating and supporting complex change to achieve continuous improvement and in delivering significant and transformational change projects.
- In-depth knowledge and experience of working in the Facilities Management sector
- Experience of developing business cases, which at times may be complex and require Board level and/or external review.
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).
