Job vacancy: Our Future Hospital Technical Director, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester

Job summary

Main area: Technical Capital
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 9
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 358-6232955-SR

Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Glenfield Hospital
Town: Leicester
Salary: £99,891 - £114,949 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/05/2024 23:59

Our Future Hospital Technical Director

NHS AfC: Band 9

We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for negotiating, procuring and managing the construction and associated professional fee budgets for multiple contracts associated with the ‘Our future hospital programme’, up to £1bn.

Accountable for the full internal OFH capital team ensuring that all aspects of performance, attendance, training and appraisal are addressed in accordance with Trust Policy.

Work hand in hand with the health-planning team to ensure clinical and operational alignment of the programme, and link in with the full estates and facilities teams to ensure hard and soft FM issues are taken account of in design.

Lead the development and implementation of the engagement strategy for tier one construction partner; negotiate and manage the contract to ensure delivery of multi-million pound buildings across 3 sites.
Provide specific specialist leadership regarding the management of major construction projects and contracts, ensuring that national policy is interpreted into the design.
Provide board level assurance relating to capital / technical systems and processes.
Provide insight to support management of construction contractor relationships.
Lead the contractual negotiation for the Design Team, professional, and specialist advisors.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Chartered professional and membership of appropriate construction related or engineering professional institution.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of delivering Estates, Facilities and Capital construction and equipment projects in a healthcare setting.
Strong evidence of a track record in change management and working with different corporate and service-level functions within an NHS provider organisation
Well-developed communication skills - both verbal and written - with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels
Experience of managing specialist construction design consultants, contractors, suppliers through a complex delivery programme

Desirable criteria

Experience of leading construction delivery in a tier 1/ tier 2 contractor
Project Director experience of similar sized whole hospital development programmes from early stages through to the delivery of commissioned facilities to enable the delivery of world leading healthcare
Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.