Deputy Director of the Environment
The position of Deputy Director of the Environment plays a crucial role within the Estates & Facilities Directors' leadership team, directly contributing to the Trust's overarching goals of quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Deputy Director is responsible for the comprehensive management of the Facilities and Property function, ensuring services are compliant with all legislative requirements. This role entails promoting continuous improvement within the directorate and guaranteeing high‑quality, transparent, and reportable service delivery. Representing the Trust in key external bodies, the Deputy Director also plays a significant role in driving transformation for Facilities Services within the Integrated Care System (ICS) and Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Responsibilities
* Drive change within the department to ensure the service is fully compliant with regulation, legislation and guidance by implementing systems and processes to monitor and measure compliance and performance.
* Provide leadership with regards to reviewing current delivery standards for compliance against industry standards, develop, then implement, an action plan to correct any areas of non‑compliance.
* Develop highly complex business cases for presentation to Board as necessary to support service improvement recommendations.
* Develop the Directorate’s Business Plan (Facilities, Property, SSD) and ensure objectives are achieved within timescale and budget.
* Apply professional expertise to strengthen the intelligent client‑side capability and capacity to maintain relationships and contract performance with all contract partners, lead contract and performance reviews ensuring contractors meet day‑to‑day responsibilities and strategic planning.
About Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high‑performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, the City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion for all staff, reflected in our policies, procedures, and People Plan. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are committed to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly through our Fair Recruitment Standards. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well‑regarded nursing community, and offers a great range of benefits. Homerton was recently included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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