Head of Capital Projects (Transformation)

To support the Director of Estates & Facilities and Assistant Director of Capital Projects by providing technical advice with the development of complex Capital projects business cases, operational development proposals, presentations, and draft papers for committee level meetings. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of the capital project management relating to the Trust estate across all Trust sites.

The maintenance and repair of all building fabric, utilities, engineering services and assist with Fire Compliance across the Trust, using the best possible business and working practices ensuring compliance in all statutory and mandatory areas of estate management whilst managing risk in line with the Trust's risk management policy. To manage Capital Project management contracts, both internal and external, in addition to all levels of directly employed staff, to ensure the effective delivery of capital projects.

To be responsible for managing and complying with all statutory instruments and guidance, ensuring best practice related to building fabric and engineering services is exercised. Provide specialist, professional building, and complex engineering expertise to advise senior management of the Trust and external agencies. Control and monitor a variety of budgets and contribute to the formulation of relevant budgets., 1.

The post holder will have responsibility for Managing the Capital Department - to ensure that all Engineering, building services and equipment provided by Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are complaint with statutory requirements and maintained in a safe and reliable condition. 2. Manage, lead, and track a programme of highly complex and specialist Capital Projects for delivery, from project briefing through to completion of works on site to the Assistant Director of Capital Projects.

3. Develop and prepare regular statistical management reports on Engineering services, risk, performance using where necessary CAD computer software or Microsoft Visio to create detailed technical drawings to ensure daily performance against SLA's (service Level agreements) and KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) 4. Lead audits as required and participate in review of standards and performance. 5. Responsible for producing and implementing departmental procedures, proposes policies and changes to the department.

These changes may impact upon other services within the Trust so the postholder will need to organise and participate in multi -stakeholder meetings to ensure continuity of service is maintained. The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care: CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate SAFETY that is of the highest standards COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients Our achievements include: Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme