Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C7480240-B
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £79,504 - £91,609 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
PFI Head of Soft FM and Operations
Band 8c
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
The postholder will lead the delivery of and be responsible for, the strategic oversight, operational performance, and contract management of all Soft Facilities Management services including those delivered under the PFI contracts across the Stoke Mandeville, Amersham and Wycombe sites, together with the in-house service provision at our multiple Community locations. These include, but is not limited to, patient dining, domestic services, portering, catering, helpdesk, waste management, pest control and linen & laundry.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work closely with the PFI providers and Trust stakeholders to manage and develop the delivery of high-quality, safe and efficient soft FM services across the Trust. The postholder will also deputise for the Director of PFI Service Delivery when required.
Develop and execute policies and strategies to ensure the alignment of all soft FM services with regulatory requirements and standards and will be responsible for ensuring the ongoing monitoring of these are regularly reviewed and amended as required. Following the contractual process of the PFI agreements if applicable.
The postholder will ensure services are delivered in line with contractual KPIs, quality standards, and statutory compliance using the performance monitoring regime contained within the contracts, whilst supporting patient safety, experience, and aligned with Trust objectives and values.
Be responsible for the service delivery of the in-house facilities teams that operate across the Trust community estate, including the provision of catering services and ensuring compliance with food hygiene standards and compiling auditable records for the services delivered.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Further specialist professional knowledge acquired through documented CPD training which provides, or is equivalent to, a master’s-level qualification.
- Excellent numeracy and analytical skills, giving the ability to derive implications arising from numerical reports- e.g. interpreting benchmark data, interrogating and sense-checking performance data and audit scoring
- Master’s Degree (or equivalent specialist qualification).
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of the delivery of soft FM services under a PFI model.
- Detailed understanding of the National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2025
- Ability to collaborate effectively and maintain successful partnerships.
Desirable
Desirable criteria
- BICS Accreditation
- Management, leadership and change management theories
- Previous or ongoing CPD commitment to developing knowledge of business
- Prior experience of managing compliance schemes
- Experience of NHS Estates Return Information Collection (ERIC)
- Experience of developing and implementing policies
- Prior experience of managing compliance scheme
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jide Ogunniyi
- Job title
- Director of PFI Service Delivery
- Email address
- [email protected]
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