Regional Health Ops & Partnerships Manager

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate Regional Operations & Relationship Manager to oversee the operational management of NHS LIFT buildings across the South & East of England. The role involves ensuring compliance, enhancing tenant relationships, and promoting community engagement initiatives. Candidates should possess strong facilities management skills and relevant qualifications, with experience in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Foundational experience in Facilities, Estates, or Property Management.
• Experience of presenting information to stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of health and safety compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operational management of NHS LIFT buildings.
• Manage relationships with service providers and oversee property compliance.
• Ensure high standards of tenant engagement and satisfaction.

Skills

Proactive & Self-Directed

Exceptional relationship management

Collaborative team player and influencer

Adept at prioritisation and workload management

Confident and articulate communicator

Problem solving and solutions oriented

Strong organisational skills and detail oriented

Negotiation skills

Adaptability and resilience

Education

IWFM level 3 in Facilities Management

IWFM Level 4 in Facilities Management or above

Tools

Microsoft packages

Digital tools and systems

Job description

Regional Operations & Relationship Manager

Are you driven by purpose and eager to contribute to meaningful work? CHP is hiring a passionate Regional Operations & Relationship Manager to help us achieve our mission of shaping the care environment for locally based services.

This is a regional role based in the South & East of England.

Main duties of the job

As the Regional Operations and Relationship Manager (ORM), you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of NHS LIFT buildings within the CHP portfolio. This role does not have a fixed allocation of buildings but provides relief support across the South & East region and supports projects as required.

This includes overseeing property compliance, ensuring high standards of tenant engagement and satisfaction, managing relationships with service providers, supporting compliance with safety and contractual obligations, and contributing to community engagement initiatives.

A structured and proactive approach is vital to effectively, organise, plan and prioritise the workload to ensure that all responsibilities and met efficiently, compliance is maintained and strong relationships with tenants and stakeholders are fostered.

The operational focus will be:

• Improving customer satisfaction by beingtransparent, responsive and effective
• Excellent customer care, stakeholder relationshipand management
• Ensuring that our properties are safe and compliantto all relevant regulations
• Putting our buildings at the heart of the community
• Effective management of spaces and contracts
• Further developing environmentally sustainablepractices and procurement e.g. Green Funds to improve sites

About us

At Community Health Partnerships (CHP), we're dedicated to improving health outcomes by creating the spaces where care happens. As a wholly owned company of the Department of Health and Social Care, we manage over 300 high-quality community health buildings across England. We work in partnership with the NHS and local systems to deliver innovative, sustainable infrastructure solutions that support integrated care, reduce health inequalities, and enable better services closer to home. Our mission is simple: enable better care through better spaces.

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, please submit your application directly via the link below:

https://pfchp.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2Ff72b20e3-e700-4d5b-b7ca-19ac0241f450

Any applications not received via this route will not be considered.

Person Specification

Skills and Behaviours

• Proactive & Self-Directed
• Exceptional relationship management
• Collaborative team player and influencer
• Adept at prioritisation and workload management
• Confident and articulate communicator
• Problem solving and solutions orientated
• Strong organisational skills and detail oriented
• Ongoing commitment to self-development, continuous professional development
• Ability to constructively negotiate
• Adaptability and resilience
• Record keeping and documentation management
• Planned thinking for community engagement

Qualifications

• IWFM level 3 in Facilities Management
• IWFM Level 4 in Facilities Management or above

Experience

• Foundational experience in Facilities, Estates or Property Management
• Experience of presenting information to stakeholders
• Working knowledge of health and safety compliance requirements
• Proven ability to manage tenant relationships and resolve issues efficiently
• Community engagement and social value awareness
• Proficient in maintaining and updating operational documentation
• Proficient with Microsoft packages, digital tools and systems
• Good working knowledge of health care and primary health care services
• Experience of working in a healthcare environment
• Knowledge of soft and hard FM services and contract liaison practices
• Ability to monitor performance against objectives
• Ability to chair and facilitate meetings
• Project lifecycle experience
• Knowledge of social value and corporate social value responsibility

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.