Deputy Facilities Director
Job Description
Job summary
Our patient focussed Facilities Team is undergoing a defining period of change which includes the introduction of the new post of Deputy Head of Facilities.
We provide a complex range of services all operated in-house which include exemplar patient food services from our CPU, a full laundry production unit, domestic services, portering, transport, security and waste management. We are a team of over 1900 people.
There are a number of exciting strategic challenges for us to plan for over the next few years which will transform our services, and in this role you will play a crucial role in delivering this change.
The role is very much about leadership, and we are looking for an inspiring leader with a focus on patients, staff engagement and development, with proven strategic and transformational leadership skills.
You will have the opportunity to take responsibility for all of the services within our portfolio and to deputise for the Facilities Director across his role and at key strategic meetings. You will have a background in or extensive knowledge of Facilities Management in a large complex health related organisation.
Expert learning and development support will also be provided to enable you to grow and fulfil your leadership potential.
Main duties of the job
- To provide professional leadership and support to deliver high quality facilities management services across the Trust.
- To deputise for the Facilities Director across all areas of the Directorate and be able to provide technical advice to the Board of Directors on all Facilities issues.
- To operate within the changing NHS landscape and to interpret/shape Facilities Services in line with the strategic agenda within Trust, local, regional and national priorities.
- To be the lead operationally for the major strategic change projects within Facilities, particularly the changes to the delivery of ward-based services and changes to cleaning into non-patient areas.
- Responsibility for long term strategic planning, budgetary control and delivery of cost improvement targets in a complex/high profile trust on a functional/trust-wide basis.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and busiest NHS Teaching Trusts, and one of the most complex providers of acute, community and specialist health services in the country. Across our 5 hospitals and through our community services, we provide care to over 2 million patients each year, employ over 19,000 staff, and have a turnover of £1.5 billion. We provide a comprehensive range of local services to the residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire, and also some highly specialist services to all parts of England.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent e.g. MBA, MA, MSc or Facilities Management Specific programme
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing hospital support services/facilities management of which a substantial proportion should be at a senior management operational level in a complex environment
- Experience of designing Facilities management strategies for large public sector organisations.
- Experience of delivering complex projects in Facilities Management.
- Proven leadership and track record of directing a broad range of activities
- Experience of managing complex employee relations issues
- Understanding an experience of Governance within Facilities Managements
- Experience of leading workforce consultation processes and negotiation with staff side organisations and clinical leaders
- Experience of managing capital and revenue budgets across a range of services.
- Experience of managing competitive tendering processes
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to produce and analyse complex reports
- Excellent communications skills
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to influence internally and externally
- Proven ability to operate at senior operational level with Facilities Management
- Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines
- Ability to demonstrate behaviour in line with trust PROUD values
- Functional information technology skills and in particular knowledge of Word and Excel and the ability to use 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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
