Job summary
Transforming our estate for the future
There's never been a more exciting time to join the NHS as we transform our estate to deliver 21st-century care and the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Estates are at the centre of the government's plans for transforming the NHS. The NHS Long Term Plan outlines the need to 'accelerate the redesign of patient care to future-proof the NHS for the decade ahead.' We have laid the groundwork for fundamental change to enable us to deliver on this commitment across our estate and we now need you to help us reap the rewards of this work. This will become even more important as the 10-Year Health Plan is developed.
This is a pivotal time in the history of the NHS and a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity to transform the country's largest estate. Join us as we embark on this seismic shift to future-proof our estate.
The NHS Estate
Our hospital estate spans 25 million m with 1.4 million NHS staff working across 17,000 buildings, including 1,140 hospitals and 7,500 primary care sites, our c100k staff are responsible for maintaining and running all EFM services.
With £5 billion of operational capital funding and an annual expenditure of over £10 billion across estates and facilities management, there's scope for you to deliver real change across our estate.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Associate Director of Estates Technical Guidance, you will provide critical policy development for the physical environment and lead strategic and tactical stakeholder engagement to support our efforts.
Specifically you will:
- Take the lead in forming and maintaining relationships with relevant stakeholders and programmes across NHS England and external stakeholders including medical royal colleges and estates professional bodies that may be relevant to the estates and facilities workstream and the guidance programme. You will take ownership of relationship management managing a Stakeholder Management Plan and taking responsibility for proactive engagement.
- Horizon scan current and future health policy and develop initiatives in response for example NHS England clinical transformation initiatives - analysing and briefing on impacts on healthcare estates.
- Leading on policy development for Patient Environment.
- Lead management and development of the Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) data collection working with data and analytics to maintain and improve the delivering of the system. Environment-related staff wellbeing is an important area of our work and you will take the lead in identifying and managing input to our guidance programme
NHS Estates specific knowledge is useful but not necessary as development on this will be provided, though a thorough knowledge of the NHS structure and policies nationally is required.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further information in the Job Description & Person Specification attached.
About you
Youll be a supportive and collaborative team player who is ready to make a tangible impact by helping to deliver our ambitious plans at pace across the NHS. Your personal passion and commitment to improving quality and safety will be matched by your experience in the delivery of policy to meet the objectives of the NHS.
Working at a national scale within the strategic estates setting, youll ideally have experience at setting national policy and working with a broad array of stakeholders.
A strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills, youll have experience of working across multi-functional teams and with third party organisations, influencing and negotiating outcomes that align to our objectives.
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines
To help us build a better picture of how you can help us meet our targets, we would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
- What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how this will help us in achieving our goals?
- What expertise do you have in stakeholder management?
- How does this role fit with your career so far and your long-term career aspirations?
- What makes you uniquely suited to undertake this role?
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further information in the Job Description & Person Specification attached.
About you
Youll be a supportive and collaborative team player who is ready to make a tangible impact by helping to deliver our ambitious plans at pace across the NHS. Your personal passion and commitment to improving quality and safety will be matched by your experience in the delivery of policy to meet the objectives of the NHS.
Working at a national scale within the strategic estates setting, youll ideally have experience at setting national policy and working with a broad array of stakeholders.
A strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal skills, youll have experience of working across multi-functional teams and with third party organisations, influencing and negotiating outcomes that align to our objectives.
We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, especially disabled, female and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.
Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines
To help us build a better picture of how you can help us meet our targets, we would like you to respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:
- What values, behaviours and leadership expertise will you bring to our team and how this will help us in achieving our goals?
- What expertise do you have in stakeholder management?
- How does this role fit with your career so far and your long-term career aspirations?
- What makes you uniquely suited to undertake this role?
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Skills & Experience - Significant Experience
Essential
- Managing and planning management of stakeholders across a broad priority of stakeholder types;
- Analysing of health policy and briefing on the impacts of these on NHS;
- Development of patient focused strategy in relation to a broad range of NHS services
- Data and analytics systems management including liaising with data providers and end users, developers and subject matter experts;
Skills & Experience - Strong Skills in
Essential
- Communication across broad types of both methods and audiences
- Analysing data, identifying issues, risk and best practice and developing solutions
- Managing workstreams including business planning, budgets and staffing
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Person Specification
Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Skills & Experience - Significant Experience
Essential
- Managing and planning management of stakeholders across a broad priority of stakeholder types;
- Analysing of health policy and briefing on the impacts of these on NHS;
- Development of patient focused strategy in relation to a broad range of NHS services
- Data and analytics systems management including liaising with data providers and end users, developers and subject matter experts;
Skills & Experience - Strong Skills in
Essential
- Communication across broad types of both methods and audiences
- Analysing data, identifying issues, risk and best practice and developing solutions
- Managing workstreams including business planning, budgets and staffing
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
Additional information
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).
