Facilities Services sits within the Site Services Directorate. The Deputy Head of Facilities role is responsible for providing a range of soft facilities management services that enable great patient care and support all clinical and non-clinical teams to fulfil their function in a safe and effective way.
Within the Facilities structure, there are two Deputy Heads of Facilities, both of which report to the Head of Facilities and deputise as required. As such, the postholder will attend and chair meetings, deliver presentations, create Board papers, and represent Facilities Services as a professional support service function to the Trust.
The Deputy Head of Facilities acts as the intelligent customer for all services within their remit, providing the link between the services and all stakeholders, including clinical staff, infection control, regulators, patients, and their representative groups. The role is responsible for developing and fostering a collaborative working relationship with service providers and the Devon healthcare community.
The role will ensure that the Trust's Facilities services adapt to the changing demands of the Trust, placing patient care and safety at the forefront of strategic and operational decision-making.
Main duties of the job
The role is responsible for driving the operational delivery and management of these services and is pivotal in tracking performance to ensure it supports quality-driven clinical service delivery through maximising efficient operational delivery.
We are entering a period of exciting and challenging change, and the new postholder will be responsible for driving transformational change that supports the Site Services Strategy, along with an ongoing responsibility to identify and drive improvements in quality and cost-effectiveness within the services under their remit.
The post-holder will be responsible for the staff directly employed in the Hotel Services team, including:
* Other Contractors working across the Trust Estate on Hotel Services and associated projects
The post-holder will be responsible for significant revenue budgets, including:
* £700K per annum of external income
The role is accountable for the delivery of the following services:
* Ward Housekeeping
* Cleaning
* Environmental Decontamination
* Facilities Management Helpdesk
* Switchboard
* Reception
* Commercial Retail, including Vending
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence, and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
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Job responsibilities
1. Develop and maintain a close working relationship with the other Deputy Head of Facilities, facilitating a robust and resilient leadership team that will jointly manage the entirety of operational Facilities Services.
2. Jointly develop and own the delivery of the Facilities Services Strategy for the Trust, focusing on the delivery of a cost-effective patient-centric service that meets the future needs of the Trust and aligns with the Trust's Strategic Goals and Site Development Plan.
3. Develop robust and effective partnerships with Care Groups, Service Lines, Human Resources and Organisation Development, and other Corporate Functions.
4. Carry out horizon scans for innovations in facilities services that can be adapted and implemented within the Trust to improve patient experience and quality, and/or reduce cost.
5. Develop partnerships with other healthcare providers and private sector partners and contractors to effectively deliver existing services and identify opportunities for new or alternative solutions and services.
6. Lead and be responsible for operational performance and management for all services provided to the Trust under the remit of this role, involving continual monitoring and analysis of service standards and quality.
7. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, changing legislation, codes of practice, codes of conduct, national and local policy and guidelines.
8. Be accountable for operational delivery, performance standards, and regulatory compliance of Facilities services, whether directly provided or managed under contract.
9. Where appropriate, develop and implement procedures and systems to monitor supplier performance in accordance with contract specifications.
10. Promote good working relationships with suppliers and all users of the services provided under the Contracts, aiming for continuous improvement.
11. Provide guidance on contracted and Facilities services to internal stakeholders, customers, or other operational staff, including training for new contract managers and other staff.
12. Consult with all stakeholder groups to ensure services remain effective and provide value for money.
13. Advise senior management on complex operational issues and provide reports on monitoring and feedback to the Trust Executive and Board as required.
14. Ensure all stakeholders appreciate the Estates and Facilities implications of their proposals and ensure the Facilities services team supports the Trust's strategic objectives.
15. Work closely with key functions within the Trust, including Wards teams, Departments, Site management, Infection Control, and Site Services teams.
16. Budget holder for budgets related to the provision of Facilities services, responsible for monitoring expenditure and income.
17. Play a major role in the procurement of contracts related to Facilities services, working with service users to define requirements, establish SLAs and performance standards.
18. Manage and develop all staff within the Facilities Services team, ensuring compliance with workforce regulations.
19. Represent the Trust's interests on major inter-agency estates and facilities programme boards.
For further details, please see attached JD&PS.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
* Extensive demonstrable experience in Facilities management and extensive demonstrable experience of operating in senior-level positions.
* Proven track record of managing and delivering large scale, complex and technically demanding projects or services.
* Successful at delivering within a complex environment.
Qualifications
* Post-graduate qualification in a relevant field (Masters or equivalent) or relevant equivalent demonstrable management experience.
* Membership of a relevant professional body (Chartered status).
* Leadership qualification or proven track record in leading teams.
* Proven evidence of CPD and leadership development.
* Highly developed leadership, negotiation, and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge, and engage individuals and teams.
* The ability to set a clear direction, inspire others, and assume command.
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.
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