East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Head of Estates and Capital - CH and Essex

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Job summary

ESNEFT are seeking a phenomenal leader with extensive experience to come and work with us as the Head of Estates and Capital for Colchester and Essex

Working for the AD Capital and Estates, the role holder is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the trust's owned estate at Colchester General Hospital and in Essex.

You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a safe, functional, sustainable, and value for money estate providing a great 'workplace experience' for staff, visitors and patients.

Main duties of the job

Support the development of the longer-term Master Control Plan and Development Control Plan for each site within the CGH and Essex portfolio
Procure all external parties required to deliver the schemes in accordance with SFIs and procurement rules
Line manage teams of building, electrical, mechanical teams and where appropriate sterilisation and steam teams.
Ensure that all mandatory and statutory planned and preventative maintenance is carried out in accordance with all specific regulations and trust policies

About us

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

20 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1855-23

Job locations

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role
Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
Leading complex projects
Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
In depth understanding of change management
In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance

Desirable

NHS IT systems

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role
Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
Leading complex projects
Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
In depth understanding of change management
In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance

Desirable

NHS IT systems

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)