Description
The postholder will provide senior strategic and operational leadership for the delivery of Hard and Soft Facilities Management services across the Trust's extensive estate of mental health services and sites.
The role will have overall responsibility for the effective management, performance and commercial governance of the Trust's high-value outsourced Facilities Management contracts, ensuring the delivery of safe, compliant, high-quality and cost-effective services that support the Trust's clinical and operational requirements.
The postholder will lead and develop the Trust's in-house Hard and Soft FM management teams, providing professional leadership, direction and oversight of contract management, operational performance, financial control, service improvement and contractor accountability.
The postholder will be required to demonstrate substantial expertise in Facilities Management, together with excellent commercial acumen, contractual knowledge and the ability to manage complex supplier relationships, negotiate effectively and protect the Trust's financial and operational interests.
The postholder will act as the nominated deputy to the Director of Estates & Facilities in relation to operational Estates and Facilities matters, representing the Directorate at senior management meetings, Trust committees and other relevant forums as required.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Benefits include:
- NHS Discounts
- Generous annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network
- Flexible working and health and wellbeing initiatives
- Leadership behaviours and managers programme