The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a highly experienced and motivated Head of Operations for Estates to oversee the delivery of an efficient, safe and effective service across its sites.
The Head of Operations for Estates should be viewed as a strategic leader with a deep understanding of both operational and regulatory aspects of the Estates service.
Desired Qualifications:
* Membership of a professional body (e.g., BIFM, RICS).
The successful applications will demonstrate:
* Compliance with regulatory requirements.
* Efficiency and cost-effectiveness of Estates operations.
* Staff satisfaction and retention rates.
* Successful implementation of improvement initiatives.
Additional Considerations:
* The role may involve working irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, to meet service demands.
* Based predominately at our Dewsbury and District Hospital site, the candidate should be prepared to travel between different Trust sites.
* Experience working in a healthcare environment would be advantageous.
Overall, the Head of Operations for Estates will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of the Trust's facilities, contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Operations for estates will ensure the Estates service is fully compliant with all relevant regulations, standards, and advisory bodies, developing and implementing strategies to optimise resource allocation and achieve cost effective operations
You will align Estates services with the Trust's overall strategic objectives and service delivery plans whilst identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with Estates operations
You will provide expert advice and guidance to the Associate Director of Infrastructure and Chief Infrastructure Officer on the interpretation and application of relevant legislation. Be technical resource for the Estates team, offering expertise on building maintenance, engineering, and related fields.
Staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement and ensure that Estates services meet the needs of patients, staff, and the public by gathering feedback and implementing necessary changes.
By taking on these expanded responsibilities, the Head of Operations for Estates will play a more pivotal role in shaping the future of the Trust's Estates services and ensuring their alignment with strategic goals and regulatory requirements.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across ourthree hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications frommembers of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure allapplicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! Ifyou share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of ourpatients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will manage all aspects of the Estate and PFI Operations service to provide a safe patient, staff and visitor environment.
The post holder will be the delegated budget holder for the relevant Estate Operations and PFI budgets and will act as an authorised signatory for Estate Operations Trust Orders to agreed levels detailed in the departments financial control procedures.
The post holder will lead, develop and maintain the departments operational procedures/policies and safe systems of work at all times to ensure the Trust is exposed to minimum risk in relation to its estate.
The post holder will be required to work in close partnership with other team members, in addition to working with external agencies and specialist advisers as required.
The post holder will take the lead role in ensuring that Estate Operations and manage the PFI team, provide an up to date information and input into the Trusts Performance Management Framework to enable the Estates Department to comply with the Trusts Corporate Governance Framework.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Infrastructure for Estate, PFI and Sustainability, you will be responsible for developing policies and strategies for the organisation, support of the Trust capital team together with providing expert specialist and professional construction and estates projects advice to estates staff, directors, senior management and external agencies.
As Head of Operations for Estate and PFI you will manage a team of multi-disciplinary Estates staff
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
* Comprehensive knowledge of the requirements, systems and processes for monitoring and auditing PFI contracts
* Knowledge and understanding Clinical Services Operations
* Knowledge of business planning and capital investment planning process.
* Knowledge of property procurement and disposal including lease, rent & licence arrangements.
* Extensive knowledge of fire, health and safety, emergency planning & risk management legislation, guidance, policy, and processes.
* Ability to function in a highly political and complex environment
Experience
* Demonstrable management experience in complex estate and PFI services with a proven track record of success.
* Specialist experience and knowledge of an Estates information management system.
* Previous experience in a large acute Trust setting with PFI estate.
* Experience of contributing to operational decision making
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
* Significant post qualification experience in mechanical or electrical engineering.
* Must possess or be prepared to study for an ILM LEVEL 5 Management Qualification or equivalent.
* Membership of a relevant professional institute e.g., IHEEM, CIBSE, IMECHE etc., at a minimum of incorporated status but prepared to work towards chartership.
Knowledge and Awareness
* Exceptional level of experience and practical knowledge in the field of coordinating large complex organisational change projects covering service changes, mergers, re-structuring, and modernisation involving many disciplines
* A sound knowledge of estates compliance requirements within the NHS
* Broad understanding of financial procedures and statutory regulations
* Experience of developing tender bids, presentations, and mobilisation of Estates & PFI services, demonstrating commercial acumen and experience of business and financial planning including analysis and cost profiling.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
* If relevant, please provide details of AI used during the completion of this application form.
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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