*Internal Vacancy - Open to Systems* - Head of Operational Estates

Job overview

The Head of Operational Estates will be responsible, on behalf of the Assistant Director Estates, Facilities & PFI Services Management, for the operation and upkeep of the Trusts retained estate, including the building fabric, grounds and engineering building services and critical infrastructure, and for providing a consistent, high quality, cost effective, customer focused estate operations, and maintenance and repair service, across both the Royal Stoke and County sites, by the application of appropriate technical and managerial expertise. The post holder will take the lead on the provision of an effective programme of Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) across the estate, as well as Reactive repair works, proactive risk management, Estates asset management (including life-cycle planning), reduction in backlog maintenance, and the undertaking of condition and statutory compliance surveys.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that the Estates asset register is maintained and kept up to date and that there are management systems in place to provide effective and efficient management of the assets.

Contribute to the overall management of the Estates, Facilities & PFI Division through participation in business planning, management team meetings and specific projects life cycle.

Ensure that is are robust processes to capture risks and manage the Estates risk register and assets.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will require strong resource management and planning skills, using effective leadership to engage positively with the workforce, and for the post-holder to ensure that all relevant Trust policies and procedures are in place and adhered to, and that members of staff and Contractors have appropriate training and competence to undertake their work tasks safely. With a strong focus on statutory and mandatory healthcare compliance

Responsible for the development and implementation of estates financial and operational performance

Responsible for the operation and maintenance and upkeep of the buildings, engineering services and grounds and gardens contained within the Trust’s estate.

Work closely with Estates operational managers to provide data and support for the completion of the annual ERIC (Estates Return Information Collection) returns, and NHS Premises Assurance Model (NHS PAM) and thereafter uses these (along with the Model Hospital data) for benchmarking purposes, as tools to identify areas for further improvement, and as a means of assessing estates performance.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.