Business Director - E&F

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust seeks a Business Director (E&F) to manage its PFI and property portfolio. The role involves overseeing commercial activities, leading contract management, and supporting the strategic goals of the Estates and Facilities department. This position offers the opportunity to impact a large-scale organization focused on integrated health and social care, fostering innovation, and pursuing sustainability initiatives.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Culture of inclusion and belonging

Robust infrastructure for research

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex contracts and driving change.
• Capability to lead teams and foster innovation.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the Commercial Portfolio.
• Manage the E&F Commercial Manager and team.
• Lead the management of PFI contracts totaling circa £110m.

Skills

Leadership

Contract Management

Strategic Planning

Job description

The Business Director (E&F) will provide comprehensive support to the Director of Estates and Facilities and Trust Legal Counsel in delivering the Trust’s PFI and Property portfolio.

• Develop, drive, and deliver the Commercial Portfolio leading and inspiring innovation and improvement in a customer-focused manner.
• Manage the E&F Commercial Manager and Commercial Contract Management Team.
• Provide support and oversight to E&F in liaison with Finance to implement control measure and achieve a balanced budgetary position.
• Support the development, implementation and delivery of the E&F Strategy.
• Manage the Car Parking & Security Team – noting that a majority of the services are delivered by external organisations, and this is largely a contract management and service development role.
• Provide business management support to the Director of E&F, undertaking research, developing service strategy, producing presentational material and report writing.
• Lead the commercial management of the following PFI contracts:
• ORC PFI Contract – circa £80m
• Wythenshawe PFI contract – Circa £30m
• Produce relevant papers for the Board of Directors; Committees and Sub-Committees such as Audit Committee, Charitable Funds Committee, Finance Scrutiny Committee (both Site-wide and Directorate level).
• Build and sustain strong working relationships with external private sector partners and across the NHS in Greater Manchester, regionally and nationally.
• Be a leader of change and innovation in the management of complex and service critical contracts facilitating development and delivery.
  
  

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rob Jepson Job title: Director of Estates and Facilities Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01612766128