Head of Estates & Facilities

The post holder is responsible for delivery of safe, efficient, and effective Estates and Facilities services, and for the management of the Trusts infrastructure and facilities functions ensuring a high-quality, cost-effective service. Responsible to the Chief Operating Officer, the post holder will manage and direct Operational Services staff in the provision of an Estates and Facilities, optimising its efficiency and effectiveness to meet service users, staff and visitor needs within agreed resource allocations., § Responsible for delivery of the Trust's annual capital programme
§ Making judgements across wide range of estates and facilities issues taking into account legislation, H&S, policies and protocols, conflicting demands, professional and technical expert advice on estates/contractual matters, formulation of estates development options
§ Responsible for formulating the Estates and Facilities Operational delivery plan and contribute to the wider teams planning processes to ensure that the objectives identified to achieve the plans align with overall Trust objectives.
§ The post holder will undertake the duties of Authorised Person/Responsible Person as required.
§ Act as the Estates and Facilities Divisions operational services specialist advising on, producing, and maintaining a range a range of Trust-Wide Estates and Facilities policies and procedures that reflect the requirements of the regulation, legislation and guidance relating to the varied disciplines.
§ To work with senior managers within the Trust to agree a model for the future provision of facilities services and to take responsibility for implementing this.
§ Lead on change management based on experience, ensuring continuous improvement is maintained.
§ Through the Facilities and Estates Managers, ensure the environment within the Trust is safe for service users and staff and the services delivered by teams to be of a high quality that meet the needs of service users and staff., The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the Estates and Facilities Teams are, at all times, staffed with suitably qualified and experienced Personnel who are trained, developed and motivated to provide effective and efficient services across the Trust. The post holder will liaise with a wide diversity of stakeholders to ensure that the service is delivered effectively, embracing changes in the delivery of health care, and identifying and implementing innovative solutions, which support the modernisation agenda.
The role will be predominately strategic in nature, providing delivery of the organisation's estate strategy and development of strategic partnerships with Trust partners to ensure a collaborative approach to development of the Broadgreen site.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the reactive, corrective and planned maintenance of equipment, engineering services and building fabric for all Healthcare properties under their control. The post holder will have full responsibility for ensuring the environment is safe for patients and staff.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Therefore, interested applicants are advised to apply as early as possible.
Please review the job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential requirements for the post.
All applicants will be contacted and informed by email whether they were successfully shortlisted for interview.
As part of you pre-employment checks we will be required to obtain satisfactory references. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent employer. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
From April 2017 the Government plans to extend the requirement to provide a criminal record certificate to Tier 2 visa applicants coming to work in Education, Health and Social Care sectors and to their adult dependants.
If you are a Tier 2 visa applicant and you are coming to work in an occupation defined by the relevant Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code, you will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from any country you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years, this is also applicable for your adult dependants.
Employers are expected to implement the Care Certificate for all applicable new starters from April 2015. The Care Certificate aims to equip health and social care support workers with the knowledge and skills which they need to provide safe, compassionate care. We expect all new starters in clinical, patient facing posts (bands 1-4) to complete all 15 standards of the Care Certificate, within their first 6 months with the Trust.
Flexible Working applications will be considered in line the Trusts flexible working policies.
The Trust is a no-smoking site.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications and so urge you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are also not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine whether you would be eligible for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine including adult cystic fibrosis and diagnostic imaging, both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Heart and lung disease continue to be amongst the biggest killers in the UK and the communities we serve are marked by increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease, higher levels of heart failure, hypertension, coronary artery disease and an ageing population.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and facilitated by technology. New and upgraded clinical areas are designed with patients and families fully involved to deliver their needs.
As part of our long term plan, we aim to form strong clinical and organisational relationships where possible. There is clear evidence that partnerships improve patient care and enhance quality and we aim to collaborate with a range of other providers and professionals with the aim to extending access and improve quality.
Our vision is underpinned by five strategic goals:
+ Quality: to deliver the highest quality, safest and best experience for patients and their families by providing reliable care
+ Service and Innovation: to develop our service portfolio for patients by developing innovative models of care
+ Value: to maintain financial viability, enhance service delivery and develop new models of care to improve the health of our patients and safely reduce costs
+ Workforce: to be the best NHS Employer by 2019 by attracting and retaining the best staff to deliver excellent patient care
+ Stakeholders: to develop productive relationships with key stakeholders in order to enhance our profile and reputation.
Our Mission
"Excellent, Compassionate and Safe care for every patient, every day", As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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