Head of PFI Contract Management

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for managing complex contracts? King's Mill Hospital is seeking a dedicated individual to oversee and manage the delivery of all PFI contractual related matters, including performance.

As the Head of PFI Contract Management, you will be responsible for developing, providing, managing, and reporting a comprehensive range of PFI contract management services. Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Ensuring appropriate governance for all aspects of PFI Contract Management.

  • Providing assurance of compliance and implementing trust-wide policies as required.

  • Developing and delivering an effective, long-term PFI Facilities Management service solution.

  • Acting as the client focal point for PFI contract and Trust performance management.

  • Leading and supporting improvement programmes linked to PFI contract performance.

  • Validating the Monthly Unitary Payment and managing an annual budget of approximately £45 million.

King's Mill Hospital is dedicated to providing high-quality patient care and maintaining a safe hospital environment. We strive to achieve our primary aims and objectives while operating within all relevant regulatory, advisory, compliance, financial, and service delivery frameworks.

If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role within a supportive team, we want to hear from you. Join us in making a difference in healthcare. Apply now and become an integral part of our team!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is Nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding. Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals were rated Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years we have been ranked as best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams working a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Highly developed negotiation and leadership skills
  • Proven line management experience with team leadership skills
  • Ability to demonstrate a proven track record in a similar role
  • Ability to provide expert advice on a range of related issues to senior management, clinicians, trust board and others
  • Detailed knowledge and experience of PFI legislation.
  • Report writing skills.
  • Sound knowledge of current Facilities Management and PFI issues, both nationally, regionally and locally
  • Report writing skills
  • Highly customer focussed/orientated
  • Highly developed communication skills whether written, verbal or electronic.
  • Demonstrable problem solving capability with ability to maintain a flexible and collaborative approach
  • Excellent knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures

Desirable

  • Suitable IT skills i.e CAD, Microsoft office including Project, AutoCAD and BIM software knowledge and implementation experience.
  • Good working knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and other NHS guidance
  • NEC4 and other contractual arrangements
  • Knowledge and understanding of CQC requirements

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist professional knowledge via a Masters Degree or equivalent related to the construction industry
  • Managerial and senior experience on projects
  • In depth knowledge and experience of managerial, H&S and financial aspects of Capital Management
  • Membership of recognised professional institution relevant to the role such as RICS, CIOB, RIBA, APM, CIBSE, etc.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Highly motivated and capable of motivating others
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships

Desirable

  • Continuing CPD
  • Previous knowledge of the NHS including the modernisation agenda
  • Health and Safety training and qualifications e.g NEBOSH certificate and/or construction safety
  • Qualification in a project management methodology such as PRINCE2 or a programme methodology such as MSP
  • Understanding of PROCURE23 or similar partnership working

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable relevant experience within a similar role
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership and delivery of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services
  • Senior management role with a significant track record of developing and implementing strategic and operational management and complex business transformation delivery.
  • Effective and positive relationships with key stakeholders (internal and external).
  • Effective management of programmes and budget
  • Proven experience of managing internal and contractor teams
  • Delivering change management

Desirable

  • Evidence of successful operational and business planning achievement
  • Experience of working with a Project Management Office
  • Demonstrates evidence of innovation and improvement of provision of services

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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