Job summary
We at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity based in Gloucester (but working countywide), for 2 temporary fixed term (18 month) full-time roles as Capital Delivery Managers.
The postholder will be part of the Buildings and Environment Improvement Team, delivering a range of capital projects, from inception to completion, across the Trust. Over the next 18 months, there are a number of development schemes with a focus on hospital refurbishment projects, accommodation for supporting functions and infrastructure improvements to meet the net zero carbon target.
The postholder will be supported by a close team of Estates and Facilities professionals, but will also be required to work across the organisation with operational managers, clinicians, administrators and all corporate departments. The individual must be confident in leading & managing the work of a design and construction project team, posing challenge where necessary, to ensure compliance and best value for the Trust.
We are therefore looking for a professional, reliable and strong, but compassionate team player to support the Team in ensuring that the Trust provides a modern, fit-for-purpose estate for patients, staff and visitors. The postholder must have exceptional planning and organisational skills and be an effective team player, but also have the ability to work alone, multitask, prioritise and manage their own workload and that of the project team.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the efficient use of resources sothat the land, buildings, and property are safe, compliant and fit for purpose in accordance with statutory legislation, codes of practice and operational business plans. Ensuring parity of service and compliance and adherence to procedures and policies, including all statutory & non-statutory instruments, including but not limited to Health Technical Memorandums, Hospital Building Notes and best practice.
The postholder will be proactive, reliable and flexible with a "can do" attitude, excellent communication skills are required, both verbal and written, including skills to negotiate solutions to avoid, or manage, minor conflict.
The ideal candidate will be someone with relevant qualifications and experience of managing healthcare projects with a proven record of delivering high quality outcomes, managing budgets and project programmes.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and relationship skills To communicate across multiple projects with a wide range of internal and external staff, patients and visitors including writing Business Cases and Board papers, often with complex conflicting priorities with the outcome of an agreed brief. To ensure excellent working relationships and seamless working practice with colleagues across the Trust, including IT/digital, Security, Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Control and Estates and Facilities specialists.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills To provide professional building advice to internal and external stakeholders in a range of areas such as Health and Safety, Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memoranda, Programme and Quality and Cost. To prepare and disseminate standards for all aspects of building services and to ensure that high and consistent standards are maintained in the building stock.
Planning and Organisational Skills - To develop and deliver the Trusts Capital Programme, based on the Clinical Strategy, Trust objectives and the sustainability objectives set out by the Trust and other external organisations. To ensure improvements are made to the existing physical environment which directly benefit patient care, visitor experience and the staffs working environment. To successfully deliver the programme through both long-term planning and tight project controls, from Business Case to commissioning, and all elements in between. To act as the Senior Project Manager for capital schemes, where a consultant project manager is not appointed, appointing the design team and construction contractor in accordance with Trust procedures and policies.
Physical Skills- Able to use tools to interpret drawings, able to understand complex technical reports and surveys and able to prepare technical drawings using CAD (computer aided design).
Responsibility for Patient/Service User care To ensure that patient, staff and visitor safety is integral to all design. To ensure that Health and Safety in the construction process is planned and executed to ensure no harm to patients, carers, staff and visitors.
Responsibility for Service Development - To work closely with operational colleagues, advising as necessary, to develop service solutions which inform the capital programme.
Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources To manage estates budgets, procure physical assets, select appropriate suppliers and manage contracts, all following Trust procedures which include the Standing Financial Instructions.
Responsibility for Human Resources Line Manager for Estates staff.
Responsibility for Information resources - To ensure that the records for Trust buildings are kept up to date, using external consultants or in-house CAD equipment.
Responsibility for Research and Development - To ensure that information is gathered on either the specification of new and improved building technologies and elements or lessons learnt from completed projects and sharing the information with relevant colleagues to enable future cost and operational efficiencies. This includes piloting new technology in close discussion with clinical colleagues and sharing learning from and with other Trusts.
Freedom to Act - To work within statutory law and local policies, but also be responsible and speak out against any breaches of either.
Physical Effort Light physical work, frequent site visits and standing, some working at height and carrying equipment.
Mental Effort To manage frequent concentration on project detail with an unpredictable work pattern when dealing with project emergencies, also to manage negotiations and chair complex meetings.
Emotional Effort Frequently dealing with aggrieved staff and occasionally dealing with aggrieved contractors, and patient representatives.
Working Conditions Dust and dirt on building sites and lone working in empty buildings.
To represent the Trust at the Health Estates Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) and appropriate sub-groups.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and relationship skills To communicate across multiple projects with a wide range of internal and external staff, patients and visitors including writing Business Cases and Board papers, often with complex conflicting priorities with the outcome of an agreed brief. To ensure excellent working relationships and seamless working practice with colleagues across the Trust, including IT/digital, Security, Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Control and Estates and Facilities specialists.
Analytical and Judgemental Skills To provide professional building advice to internal and external stakeholders in a range of areas such as Health and Safety, Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memoranda, Programme and Quality and Cost. To prepare and disseminate standards for all aspects of building services and to ensure that high and consistent standards are maintained in the building stock.
Planning and Organisational Skills - To develop and deliver the Trusts Capital Programme, based on the Clinical Strategy, Trust objectives and the sustainability objectives set out by the Trust and other external organisations. To ensure improvements are made to the existing physical environment which directly benefit patient care, visitor experience and the staffs working environment. To successfully deliver the programme through both long-term planning and tight project controls, from Business Case to commissioning, and all elements in between. To act as the Senior Project Manager for capital schemes, where a consultant project manager is not appointed, appointing the design team and construction contractor in accordance with Trust procedures and policies.
Physical Skills- Able to use tools to interpret drawings, able to understand complex technical reports and surveys and able to prepare technical drawings using CAD (computer aided design).
Responsibility for Patient/Service User care To ensure that patient, staff and visitor safety is integral to all design. To ensure that Health and Safety in the construction process is planned and executed to ensure no harm to patients, carers, staff and visitors.
Responsibility for Service Development - To work closely with operational colleagues, advising as necessary, to develop service solutions which inform the capital programme.
Responsibility for Financial and Physical Resources To manage estates budgets, procure physical assets, select appropriate suppliers and manage contracts, all following Trust procedures which include the Standing Financial Instructions.
Responsibility for Human Resources Line Manager for Estates staff.
Responsibility for Information resources - To ensure that the records for Trust buildings are kept up to date, using external consultants or in-house CAD equipment.
Responsibility for Research and Development - To ensure that information is gathered on either the specification of new and improved building technologies and elements or lessons learnt from completed projects and sharing the information with relevant colleagues to enable future cost and operational efficiencies. This includes piloting new technology in close discussion with clinical colleagues and sharing learning from and with other Trusts.
Freedom to Act - To work within statutory law and local policies, but also be responsible and speak out against any breaches of either.
Physical Effort Light physical work, frequent site visits and standing, some working at height and carrying equipment.
Mental Effort To manage frequent concentration on project detail with an unpredictable work pattern when dealing with project emergencies, also to manage negotiations and chair complex meetings.
Emotional Effort Frequently dealing with aggrieved staff and occasionally dealing with aggrieved contractors, and patient representatives.
Working Conditions Dust and dirt on building sites and lone working in empty buildings.
To represent the Trust at the Health Estates Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) and appropriate sub-groups.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifcations
Essential
- Educated to BSc/BA
- Relevant Health & Safety in construction Qualifiacation
Desirable
- BSc/BA (hons) in a building or engineering related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of managing capital investment projects in the NHS (within last 12 months)
- Knowledge of current NHS procurement processes and best practice, specifically relating to estates projects
Desirable
- Working Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) and Health Building Notes (HBN)
- Considerable previous experience of capital investment projects in the public sector
Person Specification
Qualifcations
Essential
- Educated to BSc/BA
- Relevant Health & Safety in construction Qualifiacation
Desirable
- BSc/BA (hons) in a building or engineering related discipline
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of managing capital investment projects in the NHS (within last 12 months)
- Knowledge of current NHS procurement processes and best practice, specifically relating to estates projects
Desirable
- Working Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) and Health Building Notes (HBN)
- Considerable previous experience of capital investment projects in the public sector
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
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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).
