Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Estates and Facilities Department at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are looking to recruit an experienced, competent, self-motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic, proactive and flexible individual who will carry out the role of Project Manager in our acute PFI hospitals and community portfolio.
You will have a key role in the delivery of strategic major and minor projects across the Estate, all with varying complexity, timescales and budgets. You will support the Trust in development of business cases and the implementation of the extensive capital and lifecycle programme.
You will have the opportunity to develop the role, which will provide a professional, customer focus, high quality service, promoting a project management culture in the Trust and to our partners.
We are looking for someone with significant experience of project management in a healthcare or public sector environment, with a proven track record of delivering to timescales and budget. Experience of a PFI environment would be desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will develop and maintain systems and procedures to demonstrate and maintain compliance with the PFI Project agreement and levels of quality and service. Ensuring that such systems and procedures are used to effectively manage the PFI Contract is a key element of the post.
The post-holder shall, in partnership with New Hospitals and its sub-contractors, ensure that all elements of the Project Agreement are met and any areas of non-compliance are resolved.
The post-holder will work proactively with the Trust's HR representatives, New Hospitals and its sub-contractors to manage Retention of Employment (ROE) staff.
The post-holder will act as the Trust's intelligent client in respect of the PFI contract and associated FM services.
The post holder will manage on behalf of the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities delegated budgets related to the PFI and FM services including community services.
The post-holder is responsible for recruitment, management and retention of subordinate staff, including negotiations on behalf of the Trust with staff groups, organisations and unions.
The post-holder will deputise for the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities as required by the exigencies of the service.
Work closely with Community Health partnerships, NHSP and other organisations in negotiating external property leases on behalf of the Trust.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Advertising Date - 11th Nov 2024
Closing Date - 2nd Dec-2024
Interview Date - TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Degree and/or professional qualification or equivalent experience
2. Sustained record of continued professional development
Desirable
3. Postgraduate degree, Masters level MBA, marketing qualification
4. PRINCE2 or equivalent experience
5. Live membership of relevant professional body
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
6. Possesses the appropriate maturity, seniority, credibility and presence to represent the Trust at a senior level
7. Financial management experience, commensurate with operational management
8. Experience of line management of staff
9. Knowledge and understanding of quality and performance auditing systems and processes
10. Evidence of significant involvement / leadership of redesign and change management
11. Understanding of the NHS and its infrastructure
12. Experience in dealing with and managing conflict.
Desirable
13. Commercial awareness, with an ability to understand Private Sector drivers
14. Minimum 5 years operational management experience in Facilities Services
15. Experience and skills in managing complex contractual relationships ideally in a PFI environment
Skills
Essential
16. Ability to work under pressure and to react rapidly to changing requirements and demonstrate the ability to plan and use own time productively, economically and effectively.
17. Ability to present well-reasoned and structured argument orally and in writing
18. Analytical skills
19. Proficiency in the use of ICT
20. Ability to explain complex matters
21. Proven ability to work to deadlines and to translate priorities into logical actions
22. Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
23. Excellent professional and strategic leadership skills with the ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate good team building and people management skills
24. Personal gravitas and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others
25. Self-disciplined with high level of personal integrity
26. Ability to deal with confidential issues in a professional and sensitive manner
27. Enthusiasm and stamina to achieve goals
28. Displays initiative, and innovative thinking
29. High degree of self-awareness
30. Prepared to work flexibly and travel between sites within the region.
31. Ability to manage work pressures effectively