Job Description

The post holder will be professionally accountable for the Estates and Facilities Operational delivery across Whittington Health Trust Acute and Community Estates. The post will lead both Trusts operations, assurance and governance processes, structures and teams to ensure a safe and effective environment is always provided. The focus of the role will include the delivery of 'Best in Class' service delivery of Facilities Management service (Soft FM), Premise and Estates Management (Hard FM), Property & Space Management and support associated Capital Programme delivery.



This role will deputise for the Director of Estates, Facilities, & Capital project.



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Strategy and Planning



To provide leadership for functions included within the Estates & Facilities

directorate to ensure the delivery of a relevant, high quality and cost effective

service.



Strategic direction of the estates and facilities operational management including hard FM, estate and environment facilities, including Soft FM, minor works, capital life cycle, Decontamination services, energy management and sustainability, health & safety, compliance management (all statutory and regulatory) and data management and reporting.



To contribute to Trust corporate activity and decision making in support of the



Director of Estates & Facilities, identifying and delivering Directorate objectives,



while encouraging a culture of team continuous improvement.



To support the practical delivery of the Trusts facilities management programme.



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.



The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.



Please review attached Job description for full responsibilities.



Operational Performance



To act as deputy to Director of Estates & Facilities, as required, in attending meetings, collating and delivering plans and accepting the responsibilities of this role.



To be responsible for continuous development and implementation of effective arrangements for the accurate reporting of performance and compliance to both statutory standards and to each Trusts key performance indicators. Where required propose (for approval) targeted action plans to address issues and under performance.



Liaison and Networking



A significant degree of autonomy will be afforded to the post holder to maintain links with other partners. In addition, the post holder will be expected to market test proposals and services and benchmark existing provisions.



Decision Making



To be directly responsible for providing informed, timely and accurate support to the Director of EFC on all major aspects of Estates and Facilities Management including operational, tactical, strategic and financial.



Planning and Organising Resources



To develop and deliver, in conjunction with the Director of Estates and Facilities, the transformation of services provided by the Estates and Facilities Directorate .



Performance Management and Service Improvement



To work within a performance management framework, ensuring that clear performance measures are in place across all services, and to manage a process of continuous improvement in relation to service delivery.



Resource Management



To ensure that staff structures, staff employed and contractual arrangements within the directorate are organised to achieve maximum effectiveness in delivering the Trust's objectives.



Governance



Support the directorate response to external assessments e.g. NHSLA Risk Management Standards, the Care Quality Commission, the Hygiene Code and are fulfilled.



Partnerships



To work effectively with internal and external partners, including the local community and other stakeholders, to achieve positive results including through collaborative working.



Service Delivery



To ensure that the services within the Estates & facilities directorate support the needs of the Trust, provide a safe and secure environment for staff and patients and deliver high quality and cost-effective standards.



Patient Focus



To develop a "Patient First" strategy that builds on the Directorate's existing activities and commitment to establishing and maintaining a high-quality hospital environment and experience for internal and external customers.