The postholder has managerial, professional and technical responsibility for the portfolio of Facilities Services listed below, for Trust premises and those provided by way of service level agreements to other organisations within Trust premises. To provide senior management of the Trust’s Facilities Support Services across the Trust’s sites.

• At a corporate level, the postholder will contribute to the formulation of Trust strategic objectives by ensuring that the Trust’s facilities policies and compliance with legislative and departmental requirements are co-ordinated with the Trust’s divisions
• To plan and deliver service strategies and modernisation programmes including investment models
• To manage key strategic and operational Facilities Support Services change management programmes and key projects for the Trust and ensure the department achieves its roles and objectives
• To be the senior manager responsible for circa 220 staff
• To direct the day to day operations of Trust Facilities Support Services and develop these services in accordance with the Trust’s corporate policies, strategies and vision, emphasising the cultural changes and innovations essential to modernising health care and an improved patient experience
• To develop all aspects of the Facilities Support services elements of any NHS Planning and guidance directives and participate in associated national requirements, i.e. statutory regulations, PLACE (Patient Led Assessment of the Care Environment), food safety, and overall Trust-wide approach
• Budgetary responsibility for Facilities Support Services: circa £30m plus management of relevant best value or capital projects
• To be responsible for planning and delivering service cost improvements through productivity and efficiencies in a financially sustainable manner. To be responsible for ensuring Facilities Support Services are delivered in a safe manner and can demonstrate through a robust governance framework and assurance reporting
• To be responsible for planning and implementing service improvement and modernisation
• To represent the interests of the Trust at external forums across the health economy.
• To be a member of Estates and Facilities Senior Management Team
• The postholder will be required to embrace regional and national policies and initiatives to facilitate the change in healthcare philosophies by way of an innovative approach to the modernisation agenda
• When required may be asked to deputise for the Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities
• The portfolio of services includes:
  • Domestic Services
  • Catering – Retail services (in-house) and patient feeding (outsourced)
  • Accommodation Services
  • Pest Control
  • Linen, Laundry, and Sewing Room (uniforms)