Associate Director of Facilities (GMS Spot Salary)
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £70,000.00 to £80,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £70000.00 - £80000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | M9318-24-0038 |
Summary
Leadership and Strategy - To lead and manage defined Facilities service teams. - To lead on the migration from post 2021 NCS to a fully compliant 2021 NCS team. - To work with the SLT and trust to manage the commercial reviews and legal aspects of outsourced contracts that sit under facilities - To lead and develop a new helpdesk including switchboard facility - Attend Board meetings, attend Senior Leadership and Management Team meetings and appropriate Board sub- committees; - Effective management and development of the facilities services operations team to ensure the delivery of the quality and financial objectives. - To work with HR colleagues to ensure that all members of the Facilities Services operations SMT team have appropriate and challenging development plans, and to oversee their delivery. - To lead delivery of the Facilities Service elements of the five-year business plan, demonstrating commercial focus, intelligence and enthusiasm. - Plan and manage change in accordance with the GMS policy/strategic plan. - To facilitate a culture and environment whereby staff continually learn and flourish. - Ensuring the provision of training and learning development opportunities exist, in line with personal development plans, service needs and GMS strategy. Developing and delivering safe and quality services - Providing leadership for the Facilities Services organisation and management of performance and financial targets for Facilities services. - Provide effective leadership in Health and Safety Management for all Facilities Service delivery operations for GMS, supporting the GMS mission for zero harm; - To contribute to the companys Talent Management processes, supporting staff with identified potential to realise and achieve their full potential within the company. - Working with Facilities Service Leads, Estates colleagues and Quality and Compliance colleagues, to ensure high levels of facility service delivery with a focus on continual service improvement. Performance and Information - Working with Leadership team and corporate support colleagues to ensure that the facilities service area is productive, efficient and viable. - Ensuring that decision making within the service area is informed by an agreed range of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and business information which demonstrates the performance of the service. - Ensuring that the facilities services deliver against locally and nationally agreed standards on a consistent basis. - Respond to information provided, taking appropriate action to immediately rectify and address any delivery or capacity issues. - Ensure KPI data for facilities services provided by GMS is produced and issued in accordance with reporting cycle and is robust when subject to audit scrutiny. Business planning and Service Improvement - Supporting the Operations Director and Leadership team in developing organisational goals and objectives aligned to the organisational ambition. Resource Management - Line management responsibility for defined Heads of Facilities Service including for training and development, sickness absence management, disciplinary and grievance management, and annual appraisals. - Overall accountable for allocated budgets for Facility services, ensuring efficient use of resources along with provision of value for money services. - Effective and timely management of budgets, with overspend and corrective plans actioned. - To monitor the performance of direct reports, and wider workforce, addressing any identified weaknesses in performance, and areas of concern through rigorous processes supported by the application of HR policies. - Approving spend as per delegated authority, overseeing budgets and financial performance for facilities services within the agreed remit. - Managing the attraction, recruitment, retention and development of key staff and other team members as necessary for the continuous provision of facilities services to customers. Communication and Working Relationships - Engaging positively and effectively with senior colleagues across the corporate and operational areas of the organisation. - Responsible for the management and positive development of a range of operational relationships external to the company, working with other organisations as needed; - Ensuring an appropriate and effective information flow between the Operations Director and Facilities Services teams; - Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of staff across the organisation. - Working with Trust/customer counterparts as part of the contract reporting and review cycle.