Job summary
This is an exciting role in the development of the operational estates for the future. To provide senior management of the Trust's Estates Operational Services provided by the Estates team based at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, delivering these services at the Royal Free Hospital and associated satellite sites. You will have the opportunity to develop this key role and the services you will be managing to ensure that the patient experience of our environment is first class.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Estates is the professional and technical lead for the Trust and will lead on all specialist aspects of Estates and Associated Operational Services; and is responsible for interpreting legislative and other requirements on Estates Operational issues for the Trust, including HTMs, HBNs and all other associated regulations and guidance.
You will direct the day-to-day operations of Estates Operational Services and develop these services in accordance with the Trust's corporate policies, strategies and vision, emphasising the cultural changes and innovations essential to modernising healthcare and an improved patient experience, this includes responsibility for planning and implementing service improvements and modernisation.
The role will require strong resources management and planning skills, using effective leadership to engage positively with the workforce and develop excellent staff survey results.
You will lead your team to manage and monitor all in house and contracted out services, particularly managing the performance of the Hard FM Services contracts ensuring compliance with statutory standards and recognised safe practices.
You will also play a key role in strategic and operational Estates change management programmes and key projects for the Trust, and ensure the Directorate achieves its roles and objectives.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Click here to view our videoWelcome to the Royal Free
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for detailed description of duties and main responsibilities of this role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for detailed description of duties and main responsibilities of this role
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Building, Engineering or Management or relevant subject area or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Postgraduate qualification Masters in Facilities Management or alternative relevant field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent knowledge and experiencerofessional institution
- Membership of Professional institution
Experience
Essential
- Direct line management experience
- Experience of managing a tendering process for high value and complex contracts
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience of producing service specifications/SLAs
- Experience of face to face contact with the public and patients
- Demonstrable management experience of maintenance, systems and processes and contract management in an NHS or public sector environment at a senior management level
Desirable
- PreviousNHS experience desirable management experience of maintenance, systems and processes and contract management in an NHS or public sector environment at a senior management level.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Building, Engineering or Management or relevant subject area or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Postgraduate qualification Masters in Facilities Management or alternative relevant field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2 or equivalent knowledge and experiencerofessional institution
- Membership of Professional institution
Experience
Essential
- Direct line management experience
- Experience of managing a tendering process for high value and complex contracts
- Experience of managing projects
- Experience of producing service specifications/SLAs
- Experience of face to face contact with the public and patients
- Demonstrable management experience of maintenance, systems and processes and contract management in an NHS or public sector environment at a senior management level
Desirable
- PreviousNHS experience desirable management experience of maintenance, systems and processes and contract management in an NHS or public sector environment at a senior management level.
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).
