University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Head of Operational Estates
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Role 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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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 there are robust processes to capture risks and manage the Estates risk register and assets.
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About Us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
Our Commitment
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
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UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Chris Eccles
- Job title: Assistant Director Estates, Facilities & PFI
- Email address: Chris.eccles@uhnm.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01782 671706
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