Job summary
This role offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to become part of an integrated team to deliver a hospital fit for the future in West Norfolk.
The New Hospital Programme is part of a rolling programme of investment in new health capital infrastructure to deliver new hospitals up to 2030 and beyond. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn is part of this fantastic project. This role will allow you to help shape the services, how they are delivered and in what environment they will be delivered from.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is planning a major rebuild of the Hospital. The current estimated capital cost of circa £900m. The Trust intends to develop a facility that is exemplary in its design, sustainability and wider regeneration and economic value. The Strategic Outline Case was approved in Spring 2021 and the Trust will seek Outline Business Case approval by July 2024 with Full Business case approval by September 2025. It is the Trust's desire to move at pace with the construction of this development and will have commenced works on the site by the end of 2025 (subject to agreement of procurement route).
The Operations Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects has overall responsibility for the development of the New Health and Care Facility Programme's operational processes and procedures. The post holder will provide visible leadership within this aspect of the programme, demonstrating Trust values and actively supporting other staff and stakeholders to engage in this development. They would also be expected to act as the operational subject matter expert to the programme Director, and make recommendations on operational matters, to influence programme decisions and initiatives through co-production and facilitate the integration of inputs from multiple stakeholders to ensure the new facility makes material strides in efficiency and efficacy within the challenging time, cost and quality parameters of the New Health and Care Facility Program.
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is located near some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK, along the north Norfolk coast, and not far from Sandringham House.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based healthcare services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire.
We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers, approximately 530 beds, and a helipad for air ambulances. We work with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services, including as part of regional partnership and network models of care, such as the trauma network.
In February 2022 the significant progress that has been made at QEH was recognised by the Care Quality Commission who rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected. They recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is planning a major rebuild of the Hospital. The current estimated capital cost of circa £900m. The Trust intends to develop a facility that is exemplary in its design, sustainability and wider regeneration and economic value. The Strategic Outline Case was approved in Spring 2021 and the Trust will seek Outline Business Case approval by July 2024 with Full Business case approval by September 2025. It is the Trusts desire to move at pace with the construction of this development and will have commenced works on the site by the end of 2025 (subject to agreement of procurement route).
The Operations Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects has overall responsibility for the development of the New Health and Care Facility Programmes operational processes and procedures. The post holder will provide visible leadership within this aspect of the programme, demonstrating Trust values and actively supporting other staff and stakeholders to engage in this development. They would also be expected to act as the operational subject matter expert to the programme Director, and make recommendations on operational matters, to influence programme decisions and initiatives through co-production and facilitate the integration of inputs from multiple stakeholders to ensure the new facility makes material strides in efficiency and efficacy within the challenging time, cost and quality parameters of the New Health and Care Facility Program.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is planning a major rebuild of the Hospital. The current estimated capital cost of circa £900m. The Trust intends to develop a facility that is exemplary in its design, sustainability and wider regeneration and economic value. The Strategic Outline Case was approved in Spring 2021 and the Trust will seek Outline Business Case approval by July 2024 with Full Business case approval by September 2025. It is the Trusts desire to move at pace with the construction of this development and will have commenced works on the site by the end of 2025 (subject to agreement of procurement route).
The Operations Lead New Hospital-Strategic Projects has overall responsibility for the development of the New Health and Care Facility Programmes operational processes and procedures. The post holder will provide visible leadership within this aspect of the programme, demonstrating Trust values and actively supporting other staff and stakeholders to engage in this development. They would also be expected to act as the operational subject matter expert to the programme Director, and make recommendations on operational matters, to influence programme decisions and initiatives through co-production and facilitate the integration of inputs from multiple stakeholders to ensure the new facility makes material strides in efficiency and efficacy within the challenging time, cost and quality parameters of the New Health and Care Facility Program.
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Masters Level Qualification or Equivalent
- Formal project management qualification
Desirable
- Structured professional course and qualifications relevant to operations management
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of the leadership within NHS operational roles
- Experience of project management, including successful risk and issues management.
- Management of multi-disciplinary teams - internal and external.
- Budget and financial management
Desirable
- Extensive experience in NHS or public sector
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to analyse and balance highly complex service, commercial and political decisions and draw appropriate conclusions
- Excellent reporting writing and presentation skills
- Ability to deal confidently with multidisciplinary staff at all levels of an organisation including directors and clinicians.
- Ability to plan and organise resources to ensure strategic objectives and deadlines are met.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
- The post holder will be expected to have a high level of skills in using computers and have a high level of knowledge and skill in analysing and interpreting data and the ability to present highly complex information.
- Leadership and management of a team of within a project or programme
- Ability to reach timely and effective decisions based on the appropriate use of information
- Ability to deal with stressful situations and work under pressure.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and the public.
- Committed to continuous professional development and personal growth
- Committed to the values-based principles of high-quality patient care to include compassion, care, competence, communication, courage, and commitment in all aspects of service delivery.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS capital investment and procurement processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Foundation Trust status
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Masters Level Qualification or Equivalent
- Formal project management qualification
Desirable
- Structured professional course and qualifications relevant to operations management
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of the leadership within NHS operational roles
- Experience of project management, including successful risk and issues management.
- Management of multi-disciplinary teams - internal and external.
- Budget and financial management
Desirable
- Extensive experience in NHS or public sector
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Ability to analyse and balance highly complex service, commercial and political decisions and draw appropriate conclusions
- Excellent reporting writing and presentation skills
- Ability to deal confidently with multidisciplinary staff at all levels of an organisation including directors and clinicians.
- Ability to plan and organise resources to ensure strategic objectives and deadlines are met.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales.
- The post holder will be expected to have a high level of skills in using computers and have a high level of knowledge and skill in analysing and interpreting data and the ability to present highly complex information.
- Leadership and management of a team of within a project or programme
- Ability to reach timely and effective decisions based on the appropriate use of information
- Ability to deal with stressful situations and work under pressure.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues and the public.
- Committed to continuous professional development and personal growth
- Committed to the values-based principles of high-quality patient care to include compassion, care, competence, communication, courage, and commitment in all aspects of service delivery.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS capital investment and procurement processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of Foundation Trust status
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Gayton Road
King's Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
