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Job summary

Main area
Facilities management
Grade
Band 9
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
110-AC366-0924
Employer
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ynysmeurig House
Town
Abercynon
Salary
£101,390 - £116,673 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board logo

Service Director, Facilities

Band 9

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000.  We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

Are you passionate about people? Do you have ambition and strive for continuous improvement in performance and outcomes? Are you a forward-thinking leader who is keen to try new methods?

We are looking to strengthen our leadership, increase our capacity and deliver a first-class experience for our patients, staff and visitors.  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board that is on a journey, and now is an exciting time to be a part of it.

The position of Service Director, Facilities, will be an integral part of the senior leadership team and play a key role in the further development and improvements of the services we offer.

This is more than a technical role; you will need to be passionate about leadership and have the ability to engage people in your vision and take them on a journey.

Providing strategic direction and leadership in the development and implementation of the overall facilities directorate and transformation agenda. This will require effective engagement of stakeholders to ensure high quality services are provided. 

Main duties of the job

The duties will include:

  • As a senior member of the leadership team, accountable for leading and delivering the Facilities Management agenda, the post holder will deliver efficient and effective facilities services, and ensure robust performance management arrangements are in place to continuously deliver high-quality, and cost-effective services.
  • Provide effective and strategic professional leadership taking operational accountability for the delivery of all facilities across the Health Board.
  • Being accountable for the future development of Facilities, to include people and operational systems and amenities therein,  providing effectual and strategic professional leadership and management whilst taking operational responsibility for delivering quality facilities management services which include Domestic Services, Maeth Central Production Unit, Patient Catering, Retail, Portering, Post, Switchboard, Accommodation, Security, Car Parking, Grounds and Gardens, Waste Management, Transport and Logistics and any other appropriate services. 
  • Work in collaboration with the Executive Team and Senior Management Teams in the development and delivery of modernised and patient focused services across CTMUHB, by providing innovative and pro-active advice and support to the organisation on Facilities strategies and approaches.
  • Be accountable for total the budget and CRES scheme delivery.

Working for our organisation

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family.  Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

  • We listen, learn and improve
  • We treat everyone with respect
  • We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The Service Director Facilities will provide effective leadership will be required CTMUHB-wide and National facilities management, strategies and plans, facilities development, and implementation of a facilities managerial strategy. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Master’s Degree level in a relevant discipline or experience in management, leadership or relevant discipline
Desirable criteria
  • Chartered professional qualification within the Soft Facilities Management profession
  • Advanced Food Hygiene: Institution of Environmental Health Officers. HACCP Level 4 (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points - Food Manufacturing)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Facilities Management commissioning process and how this relates to working within an Acute NHS Organisation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven track record of working within the Facilities Management profession
  • Proven experience of leading the delivery of services within tight financial constraints and effective budget management
  • Proven experience of the development and implementation of strategic, annual business, financial capital and workforce plans
Desirable criteria
  • Strong commercial expertise

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Age positiveStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerHyderus o ran anabledd crflogwrAccredited Living Wage EmployerWelsh logo for Armed Force Bronze Award for Cym Taf UHBAccredited Living Wage EmployerCore principlesPrentisiaethau Apprenticeships

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah James
Job title
Deputy COO / Dirprwy Brif Swyddog Gweithredol
Email address
[email protected]
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