Design and Construction Lead - New QEH

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

As Design and Construction Lead for the New QEH, you will lead the design and construction of a cutting-edge, sustainable hospital facility, adhering to healthcare standards and driving innovation towards the Hospital 2.0 vision for optimal patient care and community impact.

The Trust is planning a major rebuild of the Hospital. The current estimated capital cost of circa £900m. The Trust intends to develop a facility that is exemplary in its design, sustainability and wider regeneration and economic value. The Strategic Outline Case was approved in spring 2021 and the Trust will seek Outline Business Case approval by July 2025 with Full Business case approval by September 2026. It is the Trust's desire to move at pace with the construction of this development to have commenced works on the site by mid-2026.

Our Trust Values guides appropriate behaviours of all colleagues and enable us all to be accountable for our actions and will be ingrained within our revised appraisal and recruitment processes.

Main duties of the job

Ensure the Hospital 2.0 Reference Design is applied across the end-to-end scheme design process.Lead the development of all technical elements in the scheme business case to ensure it aligns with national healthcare standards.Define the scheme's schedule of accommodation in collaboration with the NHP Healthcare Planning capability and national demand and capacity model approaches.Develop a comprehensive project plan for the construction of the scheme, considering timelines, resources and milestones, ensuring regular progress updates.Plan and manage the end-to-end construction of the build.Implement a robust quality assurance process to monitor construction quality, safety and compliance with regulatory requirements.Oversee the installation and integration of mechanical & electrical systems, as well as the interior fit-out of the hospital's functional spaces.Work collaboratively with other workstream leads and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of design and construction efforts with other project activities.Conduct environmental impact assessments and implement mitigation strategies to minimise the scheme's carbon footprint.Identify potential risks during the design and construction phases and devise strategies to effectively mitigate risks.Understand and apply the NHP Integrated Manufacturing and Logistics Strategy across the end-to-end construction of the build

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£70,417 to £81,138 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-299-24CC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this new role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this new role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field
Professional certification e.g. MCIOB
Experience in managing end-to-end construction processes, including budget and resource management

Desirable

Sustainability certifications, e.g. BREEAM

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in large, complex projects and programmes
Experience of analysing and making judgements involving situations where there are a number of conflicting issues, and where there is no obvious outcome - some of which be conflicting
Experience of interpreting national policies and initiatives and implementing these into the workplace
Experience of ability to manage change quickly and effectively

Desirable

Evidence of effective working relationships both inside and outside the organisation

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Strong knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, change management principles and best practice

Aptitude

Essential

Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field
Professional certification e.g. MCIOB
Experience in managing end-to-end construction processes, including budget and resource management

Desirable

Sustainability certifications, e.g. BREEAM

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in large, complex projects and programmes
Experience of analysing and making judgements involving situations where there are a number of conflicting issues, and where there is no obvious outcome - some of which be conflicting
Experience of interpreting national policies and initiatives and implementing these into the workplace
Experience of ability to manage change quickly and effectively

Desirable

Evidence of effective working relationships both inside and outside the organisation

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Strong knowledge of workforce planning, talent management, change management principles and best practice

Aptitude

Essential

Motivated to use initiative to recognise problems and seek solutions whilst understanding the importance of empowering and enabling others

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).