Head of Facilities

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Head of Facilities to join our dynamic Facilities department.

As a post holder you will support the Assistant Director Estates Strategy & Property. You will be responsible for the management of the Trust's operational outsourced soft FM contracts ensuring compliance with National Standards and all contractual, financial and performance matters associated with the delivery of those services, ensuring robust contract management processes are implemented and followed for collecting, monitoring and delivering contractual KPIs.

If you have an interest in developing your leadership skills as well as managing and driving service development then we are very interested in hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the management of the Trust's operational outsourced soft FM contracts ensuring compliance with National Standards and all contractual, financial and performance matters associated with the delivery of those services, and that Key Performance Indicators are achieved and exceeded where possible.

Act as the primary point of contact for Facilities matters related to the patient environment, with emphasis in particular to the outsourced Soft FM contract, including but not limited to: Catering, Domestic Cleaning Services, Porters, Car Parking, Waste Management, Pest control, Linen and Laundry functions, Transport, Postal services

To lead in managing the delivery of procurement savings, budget control, statutory contract compliance and the achievement of the Trust's plans and objectives in relation to Soft FM Services

Communicate with internal and external parties using negotiation and diplomacy skills to ensure compliance with performance targets and strategic objectives.

To monitor and manage the Trust Soft FM contract identifying, investigating, and negotiating solutions for variances, breaches, and other issues.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

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