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 Trust's 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.
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
Provide the leadership for the development of solutions for services identified as potentially moving off site, engaging with stakeholders to understand key requirements and ensuring that plans align with clinical and integrated care strategies.
Provide the leadership for developing the brief for non-clinical services including developing the brief for corporate, estates and Facilities Management services; understanding the requirements in relation to research & development and education; developing the brief for infrastructure requirements including defining energy, defining IT and equipment needs and identifying the needs of other facilities on site such as retail and restaurants.
Ensure the governance for the procurement of the contractor and delivery teams, including any specialist advice and support required to deliver the business case development and delivery.
Ensure that the healthcare infrastructure is designed and constructed to deliver the highest standards of environmental sustainability to meet the objectives set by Trust and through national policy. Ensure that the full potential of Building Information Modelling is achieved both in the construction stages and operational phases of the hospital.
Ensure that there is appropriate whole site master-planning, which supports the development of the hospital design, including ensuring that proposals are in line with the strategic site development strategy, and development control plans, and that hospital infrastructure and access requirements are aligned with the corporate and clinical strategies.
Work with system partners to ensure that significant funding opportunities create social value and leave an economic development legacy not only for the organisation, but also the wider city and region.
Manage the relationship between partners and within the organisation to ensure that issues and risks are appropriately identified, including the management of clinical design risks and working collaboratively to proactively mitigate risks as well as identify and deliver solutions to enable the development of financially sustainable solutions.
Please see attached full job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide the leadership for the development of solutions for services identified as potentially moving off site, engaging with stakeholders to understand key requirements and ensuring that plans align with clinical and integrated care strategies.
Provide the leadership for developing the brief for non-clinical services including developing the brief for corporate, estates and Facilities Management services; understanding the requirements in relation to research & development and education; developing the brief for infrastructure requirements including defining energy, defining IT and equipment needs and identifying the needs of other facilities on site such as retail and restaurants.
Ensure the governance for the procurement of the contractor and delivery teams, including any specialist advice and support required to deliver the business case development and delivery.
Ensure that the healthcare infrastructure is designed and constructed to deliver the highest standards of environmental sustainability to meet the objectives set by Trust and through national policy. Ensure that the full potential of Building Information Modelling is achieved both in the construction stages and operational phases of the hospital.
Ensure that there is appropriate whole site master-planning, which supports the development of the hospital design, including ensuring that proposals are in line with the strategic site development strategy, and development control plans, and that hospital infrastructure and access requirements are aligned with the corporate and clinical strategies.
Work with system partners to ensure that significant funding opportunities create social value and leave an economic development legacy not only for the organisation, but also the wider city and region.
Manage the relationship between partners and within the organisation to ensure that issues and risks are appropriately identified, including the management of clinical design risks and working collaboratively to proactively mitigate risks as well as identify and deliver solutions to enable the development of financially sustainable solutions.
Please see attached full job description.
Person Specification
Knowledge and 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.
- Experience of leading a large team and evidence of how have set a cultural tone, vision and direction.
- Expertise within specialist Estates/Facilities healthcare function.
- Sound understanding of financial management and processes, in depth knowledge of Contracts and Contract Management.
- Knowledge of the Estates and Facilities function in the NHS setting. Knowledge of Capital investment regulations.
- Understanding of healthcare provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities.
- Experienced in leading complex transformational change adopting a collaborative approach, underpinned by demonstrable experience of large-scale, complex, transformational programme management and continuous improvement methods and culture.
- Aware of the importance of own leadership style and approach and has invested in their leadership development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate Professional Organisation.
- MSc Degree in Engineering, Science & Technology, Building, Surveying, Architecture, Estate or Facilities Management, or equivalent 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
Knowledge and 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.
- Experience of leading a large team and evidence of how have set a cultural tone, vision and direction.
- Expertise within specialist Estates/Facilities healthcare function.
- Sound understanding of financial management and processes, in depth knowledge of Contracts and Contract Management.
- Knowledge of the Estates and Facilities function in the NHS setting. Knowledge of Capital investment regulations.
- Understanding of healthcare provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities.
- Experienced in leading complex transformational change adopting a collaborative approach, underpinned by demonstrable experience of large-scale, complex, transformational programme management and continuous improvement methods and culture.
- Aware of the importance of own leadership style and approach and has invested in their leadership development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Membership of an appropriate Professional Organisation.
- MSc Degree in Engineering, Science & Technology, Building, Surveying, Architecture, Estate or Facilities Management, or equivalent 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).
