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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Deputy Head of Estates (London Sites) to join the busy and vibrant London Estates Maintenance Department of West London NHS Trust.
Ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant estate for the Trust, its staff, patients, and visitors, the post holder will have operational responsibility for managing and delivering Estates Maintenance (Hard FM) services through a combination of in-house maintenance teams and contracted-out services.
The role requires specialist building services-related engineering skills, evidenced by higher-level operational estate knowledge and professional qualifications. The post holder will be required to carry out duties as a Responsible or Authorised Person in line with HTM on Building, Mechanical, and Electrical related services.
This post would be suitable for a highly experienced, motivated, and professional individual with a proven track record of working with engineering trades staff and contractors at various levels and with strong interpersonal and team-working skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be directly responsible for the effective delivery of a comprehensive range of high-quality and cost-effective Estates Services, leading a team of in-house operational staff and responsible for the operational management of contractors, including implementation of mobilisation plans and health and safety management.
This site-based role will be integral to the Capital, Estates, and Facilities (CEF) Senior management Team (SMT) and will require close collaborative working with Trust-wide internal colleagues and external partners to provide quality-assured services. It will also ensure that all estate implications are considered as part of any service reconfiguration schemes and in the development of the longer-term estates strategy for the Trust.
Responsible for the development and establishment of a positive safety culture within the Estates Maintenance Department to ensure it meets its legal requirements in terms of Health, Safety, and Compliance.
The post holder will be required to develop and maintain strong links with CSU teams at the operational level, becoming the delegated "single point of contact" for Estates Services to facilitate good communication, effective working relationships, and gain a clear understanding of service needs/developments, providing advice and guidance on Estates-related issues.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Educated to Master's degree level in relevant estate related technical field or equivalent experience.
* Degree and/or professional technical qualification and membership of a recognised Estates services institutions or substantial relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
* Chartered on a technical field
Experience
Essential criteria
* Extensive experience of working within the field of Estates Services at a Senior Management level.
* Successful track record of working in a senior Estates maintenance role within an environment of comparable scale and complexity.
* Experience working with specifications and contract documentation where applicable, or substantial experience of managing a large and complex multi-disciplinary in-house team.
* Experience of financial, budgetary and negotiating and managing large contracts.
* Project Management, review complex technical specifications and drawings.
Desirable criteria
* Experience working in a mental health environment
* Premises Assurance Model
Skills
Essential criteria
* Persuasive and has credibility with Senior Managers and Clinicians with ability to develop good working relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
* Positive, customer-focused enabling attitude combined with good influencing skills.
* Able to lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary Estates Services team.
* Ability to remain professionally sound under pressure.
Desirable criteria
* High tolerance to multi-pressurised situations.
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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