Assistant Director of Estates and Facilities - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Ormskirk, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) was formed in July 2023 following the transaction between St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

MWL provides services from multiple locations over a large geographic area, there are 5 hospitals, multiple (owned and leased) community locations and office accommodation for corporate functions.

This is a complex mixed estate, with two hospitals provided under a PFI agreement (which includes hard and soft FM services for these sites) and other sites where all services are delivered by in house teams.

Health and Safety and EBME are also included as part of the Estates and Facilities portfolio, at the Trust.

There is a significant Estates and Facilities agenda to help the new trust deliver its ambition of providing 5 star patient care for all its patients, this includes enhancing the facilities services, implementing national initiatives, maintaining excellent public and private sector partnerships and developing plans for significant capital developments to achieve the optimum configuration of services.

This recruitment process will include an assessment centre.
Assessment centre date will be 29th February 2024.

The Trust is now seeking an Assistant Director of Estates and Facilities, who will report to the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities.

The postholder will assist the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities in creating a single Estates and Facilities service across the new organisation, with the aim of delivering consistently high standards of service and an excellent environment for patients, staff and visitors across the Trust.

This role will be predominantly based on the Southport and Ormskirk hospital sites with travel to other sites as required.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of leading inhouse hard and soft FM services, have good understanding of PFI contracts and experience of delivering ambitions estates strategies.

Have experience in leading a team to deliver complex backlog maintenance programmes and an excellent drive for continuous improvement and focus on doing the right thing for patients are essential qualities.

Applicants must also demonstrate highly developed communication and influencing skills, alongside their technical knowledge.

You will be a key member of the Estates and Facilities leadership team within the new organisation, ensuring a safe, secure, and high-quality patient environment.

Being innovative, delivering service change and offering leadership and inspiration, you will use your skills and personal attributes to lead by example and motivate staff to continually improve themselves and their services.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

KEY DUTIES

In conjunction and agreement with the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities lead on the development and introduction of a vision and strategy for the Estate and Facilities Management business area that incorporates new and innovative business management strategies and plans to maximise the organisational efficiency of the service areas, the Division and the Trust as a whole, including the involvement of other health and social care economy partners.

Responsible for providing high-level operational and strategic business planning and leadership to ensure that Estate and Facilities Management achieves its performance objectives.

Provide strong visible leadership within the service area in partnership with Directors and Assis