Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Deputy Head of Land and Property LIFT/PFI, Contracts, Special Projects

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Job summary

The Deputy Head of Land and Property is responsible for the management, monitoring and analysis of the performance of the Trust's community LIFT (Local Initiative Finance Trust) & PFI (Private Finance Initiative) contracts, is responsible for the delivery of special projects to include accommodation requests, and responsible for the management of Trust leased in and leased out estate.

Main duties of the job

To deputise for the Head of Land and Property as required.

To ensure the formal management and governance of the Trust's various LIFT/PFI contracts and for ensuring that the obligations and responsibilities defined under the various contracts are met.

As a senior manager in the Directorate, the post holder will play a key lead role in the management and delivery of a range of Estate functions in developing partnership working with LIFT/PFI partners, and the various service providers with an overall aim to enhance the patient, staff and visitor experience for the organisation.

To deliver special projects from initiation to completion to service requirements, with consideration of financial requirements, to timescale, and in line with the Estates and Facilities Strategy.

Manage the leased in and leased out estate. To include Landlord and Tenant, lease events and apply robust Estate Management to all assets.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5457947-COR

Job locations

West Heath Hospital, Block H

Rednal Road

Birmingham

B38 8HR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for autonomous management of the various services associated with managing LIFT/PFI contracts.Responsible for contract management at the LIFT Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry; Community LIFT premises; and Greenfields and Kingswood Drive.

The post holder will interpret LIFT/PFI performance information and translate that information into an understandable/workable format; reports, spreadsheets, graphics, for the Asset Land & Property Manager and Senior Estates Management (SEM) Board and also non-technical colleagues.

The post holder will require to manage high profile projects to include Estates and Facilities Strategy projects, accommodation and service relocation requests, procurement and renewal of service contracts.The post holder will be required to manage the occupational agreements, comprising leases, tenancies and licences to meet clinical strategy, and Estates and Facilities Strategy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for autonomous management of the various services associated with managing LIFT/PFI contracts.Responsible for contract management at the LIFT Birmingham Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry; Community LIFT premises; and Greenfields and Kingswood Drive.

The post holder will interpret LIFT/PFI performance information and translate that information into an understandable/workable format; reports, spreadsheets, graphics, for the Asset Land & Property Manager and Senior Estates Management (SEM) Board and also non-technical colleagues.

The post holder will require to manage high profile projects to include Estates and Facilities Strategy projects, accommodation and service relocation requests, procurement and renewal of service contracts.The post holder will be required to manage the occupational agreements, comprising leases, tenancies and licences to meet clinical strategy, and Estates and Facilities Strategy.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Real Estate Management, Engineering or Degree in Legal or equivalent
  • Evidence of further ongoing professional development and ongoing learning

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in line management of a team
  • Extensive experience in Project Management
  • Extensive experience at a senior level in Contract management
  • Extensive experience of undertaking feasibility studies and producing budget costs and business cases

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge in the procurement, of Estates services / contracts
  • Extensive working knowledge of LIFT, PFI contracts and project management
  • Knowledge of and appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations
  • Knowledge of Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards that apply to Estates and facilities Infrastructure services
  • Knowledge of Benchmarking, market testing and value for money processes and exercises
  • Excellent ITC, report writing and presentation skills
  • Budgetary management skills
  • Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills across all staff levels within the Trust

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Ability to interpret/understand highly complex and detailed information/data
  • Ability to collate and manage information, and present through a variety of mediums and audiences
  • Ability to communicate multi-faceted project advice and information, design, financial, contractual
  • Ability to demonstrate effective stakeholder management
  • Ability to use own initiative, organise workloads and delegate duties
  • Ability to demonstrate being performance focused and results driven
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Real Estate Management, Engineering or Degree in Legal or equivalent
  • Evidence of further ongoing professional development and ongoing learning

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in line management of a team
  • Extensive experience in Project Management
  • Extensive experience at a senior level in Contract management
  • Extensive experience of undertaking feasibility studies and producing budget costs and business cases

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge in the procurement, of Estates services / contracts
  • Extensive working knowledge of LIFT, PFI contracts and project management
  • Knowledge of and appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health and individual provider and commissioning organisations
  • Knowledge of Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards that apply to Estates and facilities Infrastructure services
  • Knowledge of Benchmarking, market testing and value for money processes and exercises
  • Excellent ITC, report writing and presentation skills
  • Budgetary management skills
  • Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills across all staff levels within the Trust

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Ability to interpret/understand highly complex and detailed information/data
  • Ability to collate and manage information, and present through a variety of mediums and audiences
  • Ability to communicate multi-faceted project advice and information, design, financial, contractual
  • Ability to demonstrate effective stakeholder management
  • Ability to use own initiative, organise workloads and delegate duties
  • Ability to demonstrate being performance focused and results driven

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Heath Hospital, Block H

Rednal Road

Birmingham

B38 8HR


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Heath Hospital, Block H

Rednal Road

Birmingham

B38 8HR


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Estates and Facilities

Claire Hennessy

Claire.Hennessy4@nhs.net

07718250928

Details

Date posted

19 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-5457947-COR

Job locations

West Heath Hospital, Block H

Rednal Road

Birmingham

B38 8HR


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