The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Associate Director of Infrastructure: Estates

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Job summary

*Please note, previous applicants need not apply

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Estate Management professional for the role of Associate Director of Infrastructure: Estate to oversee the management of its building and engineering infrastructure across the various locations of the Trust.

If you are a highly motivated and experienced estate management professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role supporting high quality healthcare, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity with The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust.

It is envisaged that interviews will take place on Thursday 31st October, however this may be subject to change.

Main duties of the job

As Associate Director of Infrastructure: Estate, you will join the leadership team for the Division. Leading a team of estate management professionals, you will be responsible for developing and implementing estate management strategies, overseeing property occupancy, maintenance and repairs, managing building and engineering capital projects, ensuring compliance and assurance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, managing budgets and resources. Additionally, ensuring that the private finance initiative contract between the NHS and the private sector companies is properly managed and that the contract obligations are met.

You will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives (MY Green Plan) to reduce the environmental impact of the Trust estate and promoting the efficient use of energy and resources.

Working closely with clinical and administrative staff to ensure that Trust properties are designed and equipped to support the delivery of high quality patient care.

Overall, the Associate Director of Infrastructure: Estate role is critical to ensuring that Trust properties are well maintained, safe, and fit for purpose, and that they support the delivery of high quality healthcare services.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Date posted

19 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£88,168 to £101,677 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9377-INFRA0174

Job locations

Dewsbury & District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure the MYTT Health Estate Strategy and supporting development control plans are regularly reviewed in conjunction with developments in corporate and clinical services.

Produce and recommend action to continuously improve estate management performance.

Lead the Estate Management Services teams ensuring that a continuous performance improvement culture is embedded and sustained across all trust sites.

Set and check estate maintenance and professional works standards across the Trust property portfolio.

Advise the Trusts Directors and Senior Managers on all aspects of Estate Management.

Work in partnership with Directors and Service Leads to develop and deliver the MYTT Health Estate strategic plan.

Deliver an effective, comprehensive, multi-disciplined Estate Maintenance, Capital Projects and PFI Contract Management and Performance Services ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory, advisory, financial, and service frameworks.

Ensure that the Private Finance initiative contract between the Trust and private sector companies is properly managed and that the contract obligations are met.

Direct the Estate Management Services following the Trusts corporate policies, strategies, and vision, emphasising the cultural changes and innovations essential to modernising health care and an improved patient experience.

Direct and support the Head of Sustainability to develop and implement the MY Green Plan, including the energy and decarbonisation strategies so key target areas are delivered in line with NHS Estates best practice guidelines.

Planning and implementing service improvement and modernisation in line with local, national and industry best practice.

Function as an ambassador and advocate for the Trust; link and build successful working partnerships with external stakeholders and using advanced leadership and influencing skills, take part in local and regional strategic estate development.

Manage key strategic and operational estate change management programmes and key projects for the Trust, and ensure the Division achieves its goals.

Ensure all applicable support services, including contracted out services, deliver high-quality, cost-effective services.

Ensure effective systems are in place to manage and report on the consumption of energy and utilities.

Support and develop the Estates database to enhance the quality of Estates Information available to the Trust and NHS bodies.

Ensure that building and engineering work carried out in the Trust is of a suitable professional and technical standard and is in line with industry best practice, national requirements, and Trust Policy.

Manage the regular inspection and assessment of existing building and engineering services, to ensure current standards are kept and/or enhanced.

Ensure the safe operation of all building and engineering plant and services.

Assess the risk associated with buildings, engineering services and activities, and ensure that robust mitigation plans exist for all identified risks.

Develop and review Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity plans relating to the building and engineering services. Have suitable and sufficient disaster recovery management arrangements in place.

Work with clinical and non-clinical colleagues on business case submissions to support the need for capital investment.

Ensure that competitive tendering and quotation processes are carried out following Standing Orders and Financial Instructions.

Lead and manage the process of design, construction, and technical commissioning of capital schemes.

Carry out post project reviews of capital schemes in conjunction with relevant service managers.

Work in conjunction with the Facilities Services, Digital and Medical Physics to ensure the service develops in-line with best practice and the needs of the Trust.

Ensure that all estate fire and security related risks are assessed, managed, and minimised in conjunction with the specialist leads.

Ensure that all Estate Health & Safety related hazards are identified, risk assessed, managed, and minimised.

Ensure that regulatory requirements are adhered.

Develop and improve estate Health & Safety Standards within the Trust.

Improve existing environmental standards across all Trust properties.

Develop and implement an energy and decarbonisation strategy for the Trust.

Promote the Trusts sustainability agenda and support the delivery of the approved MY Green Plan.

Ensure regular performance review for all staff and to find training requirements for those staff.

Contribute to broader directorate issues.

Set up strong links with clinical and non-clinical services and ensure the availability of assets to enable the Trust to deliver the performance agenda.

Manage contracts for hard FM services supplied by or to other organisations and to pursue collaborative and commercial opportunities where appropriate.

Able to adapt to changes internally and externally.

Improve quality and reduce cost in the use of the budget and ensure that they are running in recurrent financial balance year on year.

Hold responsibility for a revenue budget (circa £14m), ensuring close control of all expenditure in line with Trust policy and Standing Financial Orders, setting standards for the highest levels of financial propriety across the department.

Responsible for the definition and management of the Trusts Estate Capital programme, including the development and presentation of business cases and that effective business justification is presented for allocation of any required capital funding or increase in revenue budgets.

Ensure there is an annual budget-setting process and that there is regular monitoring and reporting of performance against budget throughout the year, including Expenditure, Income, Cash and Waste Reduction Plans.

Manage the procurement of estate related contracts for the Trust in conjunction with the Procurement Department, to ensure best value, high quality, sustainable, reliable, and compliant services/products.

Ensure delivery against all quality improvement and waste reduction initiatives.

Find and develop relationships with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies.

Regularly present and report to Directors and Trust Board on estate strategy and operational issues.

Represent the Trust at local, regional, and national Estate Management groups and programmes.

Deal with complex and conflicting subject matter problems or in day-to-day work including the management of potentially aggressive and / or antagonistic situations with staff and stakeholders within change programmes for successful outcomes.

Ensure best engagement from staff, colleagues, and stakeholders to deliver continuous change, securing buy in, support and understanding and show the benefits of technology and innovation.