Job summary
The Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has recently brought together its digital and estates departments in order to enhance the delivery of the recently agreed digital and estates strategies. These strategies are primarily focused on improving the working environment for all of its staff and improving the feel and accessibility of services that clients of the organisation experience.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and lead executive for contracting, procurement, estates and digital services is looking to recruit a Director of Digital and Estates to lead on the delivery of the respective strategies for the Trust. The CFO is interested to hear from people with significant and specific experience of leading either / both digital and estates services who would be interested in applying for the role of Director of Digital and Estates.
You must have significant experience of working at Board level and will be comfortable with working with all types of senior leaders. You will have significant experience of working in a complex public and private service environment and have a good understanding of commercial arrangements associated with contracting, outsourcing and working with different agencies. Above all you will need to be able to evidence exceptional leadership characteristics irrespective of your background.
P.S: The proposed interview date is 4th July 2024
Main duties of the job
You will have full responsibility for the estates & digital departments of the Trust, reporting directly to the CFO. You will be required to set & deliver plans that will deliver the Trust's estates and digital strategies including the continued improvement in the compliance of the Trust's estate & technology. Working closely with internal and external leaders you will develop & enhance the way in which mental health, learning disability & autism services are provided across the geography of the organisation. The role will be fully supported through the usual range of supervision & appraisal processes which will be accompanied by a bespoke package agreed with you.
You will be a member of the extended executive team & will attend board committees as required. We are looking for a colleague who is fundamentally committed to improving the situation of patients & staff every day of the week as well as being able to see the impact on people of service change.
You will understand the need for system leadership & be able to live with & manage uncertainty & think at a strategic level, overseeing large scale & long term change & at the same time having the eye for detail that will mean the board gets reliable assurance on the services.
Enquiries are welcome from professionals who have significant experience of working at a senior level in the Health and Social Care arena or similar complex systems & have significant experience of working with Boards of an organisation.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development, monitoring and delivery of strategies for Estates and Digital Services, ensuring that they maximise the value and potential from the Trusts investments and are aligned with the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and annual business plans.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership and management to all teams within the areas of responsibility, inspiring and motivating staff to excellence.
- Ensure that the Trust meets all statutory responsibilities and that strong governance arrangements are in place for all functions under the post-holders remit.
- Manage the financial performance and risk of the Estates and Digital functions and lead on the relationship with internal and external audit when required.
- Provide a strategic contribution to the Trusts operating plan, transformation programme and ICBs across the health and social care economy.
- Provide professional advice, clear analysis and regular reporting to the DoF, the Executive Team, the sub-committees of the Board and other groups within the Trusts governance structure on all Estates and Digital matters
- Take a lead role on sustainability for the Trust in order to support the delivery of Net Zero by 2040.
- Ensure there are appropriate and sufficiently tested plans i linked to Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response for services within the post-holders remit with particular emphasis on the response to a Cyber Attack.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- Lead the development, monitoring and delivery of strategies for Estates and Digital Services, ensuring that they maximise the value and potential from the Trusts investments and are aligned with the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and annual business plans.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership and management to all teams within the areas of responsibility, inspiring and motivating staff to excellence.
- Ensure that the Trust meets all statutory responsibilities and that strong governance arrangements are in place for all functions under the post-holders remit.
- Manage the financial performance and risk of the Estates and Digital functions and lead on the relationship with internal and external audit when required.
- Provide a strategic contribution to the Trusts operating plan, transformation programme and ICBs across the health and social care economy.
- Provide professional advice, clear analysis and regular reporting to the DoF, the Executive Team, the sub-committees of the Board and other groups within the Trusts governance structure on all Estates and Digital matters
- Take a lead role on sustainability for the Trust in order to support the delivery of Net Zero by 2040.
- Ensure there are appropriate and sufficiently tested plans i linked to Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response for services within the post-holders remit with particular emphasis on the response to a Cyber Attack.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have Board level experience and / or can demonstrate significant working with senior executives of an organisation
- Able to evidence the leadership of a number of different departments, preferably digital and / or estates
- Lead on significant service change and transformation
- Significant experience of leading the development of strategies
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Have Board level experience and / or can demonstrate significant working with senior executives of an organisation
- Able to evidence the leadership of a number of different departments, preferably digital and / or estates
- Lead on significant service change and transformation
- Significant experience of leading the development of strategies
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).
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).
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