Facilities Director

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilities Director to provide strong and inspirational leadership across non-clinical services, supporting high-quality patient and staff care within a large combined acute and community setting.

The postholder will lead multiple professional teams, drive national initiatives, and partner with other NHS providers to deliver safe, efficient facilities, including laundry and patient food production units, within the Trust.

Job description

The Facilities Director will provide strong and inspirational leadership to ensure provision of excellent facilities/support services in order to promote high quality patient/client care in a complex combined acute and community setting in one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country.

The postholder will provide effective leadership of non-clinical functional managers across a range of professions to empower individuals within the Directorate to take appropriate decisions which meet the needs of patients, visitors and staff. This will require effective partnership approaches with other providers, agencies and NHS organisations.

The postholder will use their specialised knowledge across the full range of facilities services to provide expert advice on the interpretation and delivery of national initiatives and local standards on a professional basis relating to, for example, cleaning, security, food safety, waste management etc. In particular this will require knowledge of Laundry and Patient Food Production to advise in respect of the Trusts in house Laundry and Food Production Unit.

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You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Faye Hodgkins Job title: Personal Assistant to Chief Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 2713077

For an informal discussion with Chris Morley, Chief Nurse, please email [e-mail]