Job summary
JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for leading Hard Facilities management to ensure a safe, efficient, and a sustainable infrastructure which delivers the client's strategy of best care anywhere. This is achieved through the mobilisation of associated in house resources and outsourced contracts. Also, lead, develop and implement the client's back log maintenance programme and Estates plan in accordance with agreed budgets, including associated capital and revenue building services projects.
To manage the Estates six facet survey with a view to reducing high and significant risks and to keep the six facet survey up to date as works are carried out,
As a manager, ensure that the client has the right facilities and people in the right place at the right time in order to deliver excellent patient care within cost plans.
Develop innovative and new ways of working in hard facilities management and practices both to reduce costs and improve efficiency. This includes not only the building services function but also energy, and water. This will be undertaken with and through contractors.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARYTo provide effective management of client's Estates function working collaboratively with all the leadership team to make a contribution to the development of the overall function.
To manage the day to day operations of Estates Infrastructure and develop these services in accordance with the client's corporate policies, strategies and vision, emphasising the cultural changes and innovations essential to modernising health care and an improved patient experience. This includes responsibility for planning and implementing service improvement and modernisation.
To provide Estates with senior Estates technical advice and guidance within the remit of the role.
To manage key strategic and operational Estates Infrastructure change management programmes and key projects for the Trust, and ensure the Directorate achieves its roles and objectives.
To develop all aspects of the Estates Infrastructure services elements of any NHS Planning and participate in associated national requirements, i.e. statutory regulations, PLACE, ERIC, PAM support fire, health and safety and be involved in developing an overall Trust-wide approach.
About us
Established in 2018, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
We offer a consultative, collaborative approach -- based on a genuine desire to make healthcare provision outstanding, and respecting the opinions and skills of our fellow clinical professionals to produce exceptional outcomes.
We are a substantial company in our own right, with an annual turnover of around £50m and over 80 staff. We partner with other healthcare providers throughout the UK in both the public and private sectors, reinvesting our profits and savings back into the NHS.
At Healthcare Partners Ltd, the patient is at the heart of all we do. We're proud to be part of the NHS, helping to make healthcare better.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Duties:
To provide technical expertise on hard FM and technical estates issues to the Head of Estates and Facilities and provide the interpretation of legislation when required
Work alongside the existing Estates and Facilities team to manage an external FM contractor and individual contractors on a daily basis
- Ensure proper implementation and execution of the approved Estates strategy
- Respond with urgency to any site issues regarding emergencies or Health and Safety
- Develop and deliver the Trusts backlog maintenance budget in line with the six facet survey
- Lead and support on NHS collections such as ERIC, PLACE and PAM
- Take part in the Estates on call rota if/when the role becomes full time
Budgetary responsibility: £3.5m Outsourced contract plus £3.0m plus management of appropriate back log maintenance capital projects.
To be responsible for planning and delivering service cost improvements through productivity and efficiencies in a financially sustainable manner.
To be responsible for ensuring Estates Infrastructure services are delivered in a safe manner and can demonstrate through a robust governance framework and assurance reporting.
To support the team in Clients Carbon Reduction programme and be a member of the Sustainable Development Group.
To support as part of the leadership team on all aspects of Estates and Facilities management.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Duties:
To provide technical expertise on hard FM and technical estates issues to the Head of Estates and Facilities and provide the interpretation of legislation when required
Work alongside the existing Estates and Facilities team to manage an external FM contractor and individual contractors on a daily basis
- Ensure proper implementation and execution of the approved Estates strategy
- Respond with urgency to any site issues regarding emergencies or Health and Safety
- Develop and deliver the Trusts backlog maintenance budget in line with the six facet survey
- Lead and support on NHS collections such as ERIC, PLACE and PAM
- Take part in the Estates on call rota if/when the role becomes full time
Budgetary responsibility: £3.5m Outsourced contract plus £3.0m plus management of appropriate back log maintenance capital projects.
To be responsible for planning and delivering service cost improvements through productivity and efficiencies in a financially sustainable manner.
To be responsible for ensuring Estates Infrastructure services are delivered in a safe manner and can demonstrate through a robust governance framework and assurance reporting.
To support the team in Clients Carbon Reduction programme and be a member of the Sustainable Development Group.
To support as part of the leadership team on all aspects of Estates and Facilities management.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional engineer or surveyor / or appropriate estate related technical qualification
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses and experience to Masters equivalent
- Evidence of further on going professional development and ongoing learning
- Strong understanding / working knowledge of commerce and business finance
Desirable
- Chartered membership of appropriate institute
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant Estates operational management at senior level for at least 5 years
- Management of operational Estates budgets
- Planning and delivery of cost improvements
- Making difficult senior management decisions
- Implementation of Estates services strategies and action plans
- Modernisation and change management with ability to evidence
- Achievement of operational management objectives that delivers high performance and quality outcomes that are measurable
- Project management experience
- Demonstrable evidence of good practice governance in a complex organisations
- Resilient, flexible, approach
Desirable
- Managing a large and multidisciplinary team in an acute hospital setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional engineer or surveyor / or appropriate estate related technical qualification
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses and experience to Masters equivalent
- Evidence of further on going professional development and ongoing learning
- Strong understanding / working knowledge of commerce and business finance
Desirable
- Chartered membership of appropriate institute
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant and relevant Estates operational management at senior level for at least 5 years
- Management of operational Estates budgets
- Planning and delivery of cost improvements
- Making difficult senior management decisions
- Implementation of Estates services strategies and action plans
- Modernisation and change management with ability to evidence
- Achievement of operational management objectives that delivers high performance and quality outcomes that are measurable
- Project management experience
- Demonstrable evidence of good practice governance in a complex organisations
- Resilient, flexible, approach
Desirable
- Managing a large and multidisciplinary team in an acute hospital setting
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.
