Job vacancy: UHN Head of Capital Projects, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering

Job summary

Main area

Estates

Grade

Band 8c

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

Job ref

264-6727144-COR

Employer: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kettering General Hospital
Town: Kettering
Salary: £74,290 - £85,601 Per annum (subject to banding)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/11/2024 23:59

UHN Head of Capital Projects

Band 8c

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for leading their Capital teams; building and standardising robust programmes and project management arrangements, which includes:

Mapping a systematic and clear approach for delivery;
Working with system partners and contractors to agree roles, responsibilities and
Ensure that the capital programme is actively managed and that linkages between organisations, people, timescales and actions are clear;
Identifying risks and developing credible and proportionate mitigations that are agreed and owned by the most appropriate leads;
Ensure that benefits realisation is practiced with key performance indicators developed for each programme and assessed as part of the monitoring framework;
Proactively identify issues where escalation may be required in order to unblock constraints or to overcome challenges;
Horizon scan to ensure that the post holder and the team are kept up to date with best practice and new innovative ways in project management and improvement science.

The post holder will be responsible for the management of the Capital Programme Delivery function and the Capital Programme PMO, ensuring the application of a standardised approach to the management of projects. Specifically, this will involve ensuring that there is clear communication of project plans, deliverables, and resources requirements, risk and issues between the Capital Programme teams and clinical stakeholders.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to Degree, Chartered engineer/surveyor or equivalent status level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of contract procurement and management
Experience of capital contract management and successful delivery of complex projects from concept to delivery
Significant experience of delivering NHS Estates and Facilities services which provide VFM and perform in the upper quartile when related to peer benchmarking

Desirable criteria

Good knowledge with regard to Sustainability and Carbon Reduction as it applies to the Healthcare environment
Author of technical papers

Skills and Key Competencies

Essential criteria

Able to adapt to changing priorities and re-focus the work of self and others on new priority areas that may require urgent action
Well-developed leadership skills with the ability to set out a clear direction and inspire staff to deliver quality services
Matrix management (the ability to manage and influence others when there is not a direct line management relationship)
Effective communicator at all levels within the organisation

Important Information

Applications will be transferred to TRAC system, by completing an application your are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within at KGH.

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.

Appointments will be made on merit.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training record.

If you need to have a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£50) and this amount will be reclaimed from your first salary. From 1st February 2019 all new starters to the Trust are required to join the DBS update service as per Trust DBS Re-checking Policy which has an annual cost of £13. New employees who do not join the update service will be required to pay £50 for a new DBS check in 3 years time.

Please note that news starters with KGH are subject to a six month probationary period.

Please ensure that the information you provide on your application form is correct, accurate and that nothing has been omitted. Any information that is stated in your application form in relation to qualifications/training courses/work/education experience/references must be able to be evidenced. Failure to do so may result if your offer being withdrawn.

"Safeguarding is everyone's business. KGH considers Safeguarding a priority amongst its citizen's and a key value for all employed to the service."

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.