Job summary
Director of Infrastructure Development and Site Services
This is an exciting time to join University Hospitals Plymouth NHSS Trust as we build our new Emergency Department, open an additional Urgent Treatment Centre and implement our Electronic Patient Record: these are once in a generation changes for our NHS in the South West and we are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Director of Infrastructure Development and Site Services (DDIS) to lead our strategic planning, project delivery and stakeholder engagement for a range of infrastructure projects. You will be the key driver in ensuring the successful implementation of our ambitious infrastructure plans contributing to the growth of our hospital sites.
As the Director accountable for Estates & Facilities, the DIDSS will be responsible for the on-going development, implementation and support of many complex solutions for the delivery of estate strategy, facilities management and engineering services across the entire property portfolio.
The DIDSS will also provide oversight and scrutiny of the delivery of the Trusts capital programme, ensuring that benefits are delivered, and Trust wide infrastructure risk is clearly identified, and managed. Alongside this, the DIDSS will provide advice on commercial contracting arrangements across the organisation.
To discuss the role in more detail, contact Sarah Brampton, Chief Finance Officer via email s.brampton@nhs.net.
Interviews will be held on the 22nd and 23rd April.
Main duties of the job
To take lead responsibility for the Estates Development for major capital projects, ensuring the effective planning, development and financial management of all services provided.
Establish and drive a robust governance process that provides assurance to the Deputy Chief Executive on the emerging estate infrastructure strategy and plans, and on the development and delivery of capital business cases through to realisation.
Manage the tension between the short to medium term clinical and infrastructure priorities and the long-term hospital redevelopment plans and be accountable for ensuring that the resulting risks are understood and are appropriately managed and mitigated where possible.
Support the development of a clinical strategy that underpins the development of business cases for hospital infrastructure and use this to develop the vision and roadmap for the future estate infrastructure required, leading on the development and management of plans to develop the hospital site in line with this programme.
Provide and receive highly complex information, communicates Estates & Facilities policy, technical information to Senior Managers, and conduct high level negotiations with contractors, consultant parties, local authority officers and other external bodies.
Please refer to supporting documents for full job description.
About us
We are a people business where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director
of Infrastructure Development and Site Services (DIDSS) is a senior leadership role
and leads the planning of the development of the estate to deliver the Trusts
clinical and operational plans, in line with the strategic development plan for
the UHP sites. This requires responsibility to ensure models of care are
patient centric, digitally enabled, financially sustainable, drawing on best
practice (nationally and internationally), and delivered in facilities
appropriate for future health care needs from capital and infrastructure
requirements. Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the DIDSS will ensure that all appropriate
stakeholders, are engaged in the development of future capital developments which
are either the responsibility of UHP or have a UHP contribution, and there is
comprehensive engagement with key
stakeholders and alignment across both the local system and wider peninsula.
The DIDSS will ensure robust governance is in place to oversee the development
and delivery of all future capital infrastructure developments, whilst ensuring
investment in the current infrastructure is maintained. The DIDSS will advise
the Deputy Chief Executive on matters of Estate Infrastructure, Facilities
Support Services and Estate Infrastructure Development, supporting Care Groups
and ensuring clinical services can be maintained and developed. The DIDSS will
be an influential leader in the
local health economy, helping to shape service delivery models and the
necessary health infrastructure required,
whilst also increasing environmental and social value.
The DIDSS will
identify opportunities for transformational change, and the postholder will
work closely with the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Trust Management
Board and Patient Council and senior clinicians, building and
maintaining
a broad portfolio of relationships and engagement locally, regionally and
nationally, across health, social care, local
authority, political, private
sector, academia
and
the public
to develop and implement the Trusts transformational ambition and ensure the overall integrity and coherence of the infrastructure
development programme,
including alignment with system partners. The DIDSS will be an ambassador for the infrastructure development programme and for
promoting and encouraging innovative new ways of working.
The DIDSS will
lead large scale strategic change, be accountable for the coordination and successful
delivery of the whole of the infrastructure development Programme and its
intended outcomes and objectives, the management of inter-dependencies and
identification and mitigation of key risks.
The DIDSS will work closely with the Deputy Chief Executive, who is the Senior
Responsible Officer for the New Hospitals Programme delivery, and with the New
Hospital Programme team, who are accountable for the delivery of the new Emergency
Care Building, who report separately to the Deputy Chief Executive.
The post holder also carries
significant responsibility for financial management (capital and revenue) and
regulatory compliance and is accountable for the establishment and delivery of
both the Trusts estates and facilities strategies. These strategies will
include emphasis on the quality and safety of the estate now and into the
future, and the delivery of support services that ensure the provision is patient
centred, appropriate, safe, effective and efficient quality and achieved within
the resources identified. With Finance colleagues, the post holder will jointly
oversee the delivery of the Trusts capital programme, providing leadership
support to enable clinical teams to deliver robust business cases, and
providing scrutiny and oversight of delivery.
This is a challenging role which is wide in its scope
and strategic focus, offering the opportunity to make a positive difference to
the future provision of health and social care for the local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Director
of Infrastructure Development and Site Services (DIDSS) is a senior leadership role
and leads the planning of the development of the estate to deliver the Trusts
clinical and operational plans, in line with the strategic development plan for
the UHP sites. This requires responsibility to ensure models of care are
patient centric, digitally enabled, financially sustainable, drawing on best
practice (nationally and internationally), and delivered in facilities
appropriate for future health care needs from capital and infrastructure
requirements. Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the DIDSS will ensure that all appropriate
stakeholders, are engaged in the development of future capital developments which
are either the responsibility of UHP or have a UHP contribution, and there is
comprehensive engagement with key
stakeholders and alignment across both the local system and wider peninsula.
The DIDSS will ensure robust governance is in place to oversee the development
and delivery of all future capital infrastructure developments, whilst ensuring
investment in the current infrastructure is maintained. The DIDSS will advise
the Deputy Chief Executive on matters of Estate Infrastructure, Facilities
Support Services and Estate Infrastructure Development, supporting Care Groups
and ensuring clinical services can be maintained and developed. The DIDSS will
be an influential leader in the
local health economy, helping to shape service delivery models and the
necessary health infrastructure required,
whilst also increasing environmental and social value.
The DIDSS will
identify opportunities for transformational change, and the postholder will
work closely with the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Trust Management
Board and Patient Council and senior clinicians, building and
maintaining
a broad portfolio of relationships and engagement locally, regionally and
nationally, across health, social care, local
authority, political, private
sector, academia
and
the public
to develop and implement the Trusts transformational ambition and ensure the overall integrity and coherence of the infrastructure
development programme,
including alignment with system partners. The DIDSS will be an ambassador for the infrastructure development programme and for
promoting and encouraging innovative new ways of working.
The DIDSS will
lead large scale strategic change, be accountable for the coordination and successful
delivery of the whole of the infrastructure development Programme and its
intended outcomes and objectives, the management of inter-dependencies and
identification and mitigation of key risks.
The DIDSS will work closely with the Deputy Chief Executive, who is the Senior
Responsible Officer for the New Hospitals Programme delivery, and with the New
Hospital Programme team, who are accountable for the delivery of the new Emergency
Care Building, who report separately to the Deputy Chief Executive.
The post holder also carries
significant responsibility for financial management (capital and revenue) and
regulatory compliance and is accountable for the establishment and delivery of
both the Trusts estates and facilities strategies. These strategies will
include emphasis on the quality and safety of the estate now and into the
future, and the delivery of support services that ensure the provision is patient
centred, appropriate, safe, effective and efficient quality and achieved within
the resources identified. With Finance colleagues, the post holder will jointly
oversee the delivery of the Trusts capital programme, providing leadership
support to enable clinical teams to deliver robust business cases, and
providing scrutiny and oversight of delivery.
This is a challenging role which is wide in its scope
and strategic focus, offering the opportunity to make a positive difference to
the future provision of health and social care for the local population.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial in a Senior Management position with responsibility and accountability for the delivery of Estates and Facilities services and/or Capital delivery in a healthcare, or similar setting.
- Understanding of the dynamics and complexities of NHS Healthcare environment.
- Able to demonstrate a strong track record of entrepreneurial leadership and achievement in performance improvement at a board level in a healthcare, or similar environment experience of managing service-based contracts.
- Experience of negotiating large service contracts.
- Evidence of successful management of large budgets.
- Experience of best value and market testing programmes
- Working with Private Sector to deliver quality services.
- Demonstrable track record of developing effective, constructive relationships and working in partnership with senior stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries.
- Working with key stakeholders and service users to agree and develop SLAs.
- Experience of working across departments and organisational boundaries and with skilled technical and/or clinicians and multi- disciplinary teams.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate Professional Organisation.
- MSc Degree in Engineering, Science & Technology, Building, Surveying, Architecture, Estate or Facilities Management, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Appropriate Chartered registration.
- Be MSP qualified and having delivered other service transformation programmes that have involved new or significantly changing estate.
- Better Business Case Foundation and Practitioner qualified.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial in a Senior Management position with responsibility and accountability for the delivery of Estates and Facilities services and/or Capital delivery in a healthcare, or similar setting.
- Understanding of the dynamics and complexities of NHS Healthcare environment.
- Able to demonstrate a strong track record of entrepreneurial leadership and achievement in performance improvement at a board level in a healthcare, or similar environment experience of managing service-based contracts.
- Experience of negotiating large service contracts.
- Evidence of successful management of large budgets.
- Experience of best value and market testing programmes
- Working with Private Sector to deliver quality services.
- Demonstrable track record of developing effective, constructive relationships and working in partnership with senior stakeholders, working across organisational boundaries.
- Working with key stakeholders and service users to agree and develop SLAs.
- Experience of working across departments and organisational boundaries and with skilled technical and/or clinicians and multi- disciplinary teams.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate Professional Organisation.
- MSc Degree in Engineering, Science & Technology, Building, Surveying, Architecture, Estate or Facilities Management, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Appropriate Chartered registration.
- Be MSP qualified and having delivered other service transformation programmes that have involved new or significantly changing estate.
- Better Business Case Foundation and Practitioner qualified.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
