East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Head of Estates and Capital - Ipswich and Suffolk

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Job summary

ESNEFT are seeking a phenomenal leader with extensive experience to come and work with us as the Head of Estates and Capital for Ipswich and Suffolk.

Working for the AD Capital and Estates, the role holder is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the trust's owned estate at Ipswich Hospital and across its Suffolk community sites.

You will be responsible for ensuring the provision of a safe, functional, sustainable, and value for money estate providing a great 'workplace experience' for staff, visitors and patients.

Main duties of the job

Be the individual responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of all capital and maintenance works at Ipswich Hospital and the Suffolk owned community sites incl Aldeburgh, Felixstowe and Blue Bird Lodge Community Hospitals.

Support the Estates Strategy team with the development of the longer-term Master Control Plan and Development Control Plan for each site within the Ipswich and Suffolk portfolio.

Support the Estates Strategy team with developing the business case and procuring all external parties required to deliver the schemes in accordance with SFIs and procurement rules.

Lead and manage teams of building, electrical, mechanical, sterilisation and boiler house teams to ensure the continuous 24/7 provision of estates services and ensure that all mandatory and statutory planned and preventative maintenance is carried out in accordance with all specific regulations and trust policies.

Oversee the safe delivery of all capital schemes on the Ipswich and Suffolk sites, ensuring quality, time and cost are always considered.

Manage a substantial annual estates and capital budget

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

20 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£58,972 to £68,525 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR2395-23

Job locations

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience built up over a significant number of years in managing, building, and operating a significant estate
Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
Developed client experience of delivering significant capital projects
Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Strong technical understanding of the maintenance and operation of major infrastructure
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
Good understanding of alternative construction contract types
In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance
Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Desirable

NHS IT systems

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience built up over a significant number of years in managing, building, and operating a significant estate
Experience of managing and motivating a large team or teams
Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services
Developed client experience of delivering significant capital projects
Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes
Business case development

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent experience
Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development
Further relevant training

Desirable

Project Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

Strong technical understanding of the maintenance and operation of major infrastructure
Business planning /annual planning/long term planning
Good understanding of alternative construction contract types
In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and healthcare policy including transformation and workforce
Understanding of the relationship between providers and commissioning organisations
Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management
Risk management and governance
Financial procedures including budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Desirable

NHS IT systems

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)