Estates and Facilities Lead - New QEH

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

The post holder will lead the strategic and operational estates and facilities management input into the scheme, optimising safety, sustainability, resource management and the transformation of hard and soft FM services to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

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

Collaborate with the Transformation Lead and Operations Lead to ensure that the estate and facilities support patient care and operational needs.

Oversee the maintenance and management of hospital buildings, including fire safety, security and compliance.

Develop an Estates and Facilities Management strategy and approach that involves maintenance, safety, security, and efficient use of resources.

Assess the readiness of all hard and soft FM services, coordinating and executing plans to bridge gaps as required.

Work with the other Transformation Leads to deliver the designed layout of the scheme's clinical spaces to ensure patient safety and maximise the efficiency of their care.

Work with the Design & Construction Lead to ensure proper design, install and effective maintenance of the water supply, heating, ventilation, electrical, air-conditioning (HVAC), and medical gas systems and ensure effective commissioning of all building and engineering services.

Develop and enforce protocols for responding to air quality issues, including the identification and mitigation of potential airborne diseases within the hospital

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

426-207-24CC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Professional certification e.g. HEFMA, IHEEM, CIOB
Experience in managing Estates and Facilities Management services

Desirable

PRINCE2/ PRINCE2 Agile/ MSP Practitioner

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in managing large Estates and Facilities services
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

Aptitiude

Essential

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

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS standards, including Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Professional certification e.g. HEFMA, IHEEM, CIOB
Experience in managing Estates and Facilities Management services

Desirable

PRINCE2/ PRINCE2 Agile/ MSP Practitioner

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in managing large Estates and Facilities services
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

Aptitiude

Essential

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

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of NHS standards, including Health Building Notes (HBNs) and Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs)

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).

Additional information