Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities (Subject to banding)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the job role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional knowledge in relevant discipline acquired through degree or equivalent plus specialist knowledge
• Relevant post graduate qualification or courses, or substantial experience equivalent or working towards masters level
• Evidence of CPD in Estates and Facilities disciplines

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience in managing a large and complex EFM service
• Project management of large capital projects or capital procurement experience
• Experience in managing a diverse workforce
• Financial and budget management experience
• Experience of the design, development, implementation and interrogation of estates and facilities management IT systems

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal written and presentation, and the ability to present to a wide range of audiences
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills including conflict resolution
• Analytical skills, and the ability to interpret complex information providing appropriate options or solutions

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• NHS Pension scheme
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
• Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Certificates of Sponsorship/Visa and Immigration
If you wish to apply for this vacancy and would require sponsorship to work in this role (including if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change your employer), you can look at the government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job and assess your circumstances against the criteria specified. This will determine your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 592.3KB)
• Establishing Identity (PDF, 243.0KB)
• Say Hello to Wage Stream (PDF, 7.2MB)
• Our Values (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Our Trust (PDF, 674.0KB)
• Recruitment Policy Overview (PDF, 125.0KB)