Equipping Lead - New QEH

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Equipping Lead to support major redevelopment projects within the NWUHG portfolio. You will align technical design with national and Trust standards, enabling a complex £2.8bn programme and ensuring the EPR and digital transformation are delivered effectively.

Based in Norfolk, you will lead cross‑functional teams, ensuring compliance, lifecycle planning, and delivery readiness for the new facilities due to open in

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership and Programme Integration.
• Leadership and Workforce Management.
• Financial, Commercial and Procurement Responsibility.
• Policy and Service Development.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Management.
• Programme Delivery and Operational Readiness.
• Technical Assurance and Compliance.
• Commissioning Complexity and Decision-Making.
• Lifecycle Management and Sustainability.

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Equipping Lead to support the Associate Estates and Facilities Director in delivering the ambitious redevelopment of the New Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) under the single banner of the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG). This role is central to ensuring that all technical design elements align with best practices and comply with both Trust and national New Hospital Programme (NHP)/Hospital 2.0 standards. With a redevelopment value of approximately £2.8bn these projects represent the most significant infrastructure investment in Norfolk in generations.

• Strategic Leadership and Programme Integration.
• Leadership and Workforce Management.
• Financial, Commercial and Procurement Responsibility.
• Policy and Service Development.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Management.
• Programme Delivery and Operational Readiness.
• Technical Assurance and Compliance.
• Commissioning Complexity and Decision-Making.
• Lifecycle Management and Sustainability.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Team QEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the state-of-the hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Chadwick Job title: Associate Estates & Facilities Director – New QEH Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01553613829