Job summary
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it's a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We're delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We're looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the role is to be the Head of Discipline for Electrical Engineering for the New Hospital Programme, under the delegated authority of the Chief Engineer, ensuring that the Hospital 2.0 products and spatial designs deliver the Programme requirements, meet standards and are technically assured.
Key responsibilities:
- Technical authority and leadership for the Electrical Engineering discipline. Defining, implementing and optimising the Design & Engineering strategy for the electrical scope.
- Providing input to and directing the Programme Delivery Partner design team on all matters related to electrical engineering.
- Overseeing and driving the definition, embedding and optimisation of interfaces, ways of working and accountabilities with the Programme Partner.
- Overseeing the design deliverables from the Delivery Partner to ensure that the creation and development of Reference Designs meet standards and requirements.
- Review and accept the assurance deliverables for this discipline from the Delivery Partner, in support of the NHP governance process.
- Provide advice and support to NHP Trusts as appropriate to ensure they are able to successfully adopt the NHP electrical designs into their schemes (expert advice).Initiate and support value management/engineering initiatives.
- Manage the decision-making process for derogations and exemptions from H2.0 designs for this discipline
About us
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.
Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms -- including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A bachelor's degree or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Professional accreditation or registration with a relevant engineering body.
Desirable
- Membership in professional organisations or associations related to engineering, or healthcare facility design and construction would be beneficial. For example, membership in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in the design and construction of facilities (ideally healthcare), with a focus on developing Reference Designs and standard components.
- In-depth knowledge of national and international healthcare facility design standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Knowledge of modular construction processes and the ability to ensure that design specifications align with constructability requirements.
- Understanding of spatial design principles and their application in healthcare facility design.
- Experience in reviewing and aligning design solutions with clinical briefs and standards.
Desirable
- Knowledge of whole-life design principles, sustainability, digital, low carbon initiatives, and emerging building design standards in the healthcare sector.
Skills
Essential
- Strong leadership and management skills to oversee the development and implementation of the Reference Design and standard components.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to engage with a variety of stakeholders
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess the effectiveness of the national Reference Design in meeting transformational briefs, spatial requirements, and standards
- Strategic thinking and decision-making abilities to define non-clinical standards, master planning, and test fit guardrails for schemes.
- Proficiency in BIM tools and software to ensure the integrity and coherence of the Reference Design.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A bachelor's degree or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Professional accreditation or registration with a relevant engineering body.
Desirable
- Membership in professional organisations or associations related to engineering, or healthcare facility design and construction would be beneficial. For example, membership in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in the design and construction of facilities (ideally healthcare), with a focus on developing Reference Designs and standard components.
- In-depth knowledge of national and international healthcare facility design standards, guidelines, and best practices.
- Knowledge of modular construction processes and the ability to ensure that design specifications align with constructability requirements.
- Understanding of spatial design principles and their application in healthcare facility design.
- Experience in reviewing and aligning design solutions with clinical briefs and standards.
Desirable
- Knowledge of whole-life design principles, sustainability, digital, low carbon initiatives, and emerging building design standards in the healthcare sector.
Skills
Essential
- Strong leadership and management skills to oversee the development and implementation of the Reference Design and standard components.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to engage with a variety of stakeholders
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess the effectiveness of the national Reference Design in meeting transformational briefs, spatial requirements, and standards
- Strategic thinking and decision-making abilities to define non-clinical standards, master planning, and test fit guardrails for schemes.
- Proficiency in BIM tools and software to ensure the integrity and coherence of the Reference Design.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Ability to operate in a value-driven style consistent with the values of the public services and specifically with the new organisational values
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- Values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
