Assistant Director (Facilities and Production)

Grade: Agenda for Change Band 8D

Salary Range: £94,345 - £98,384 per annum (pro rata part-time)

Tenure: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours (pro rata part-time)

Location: Glasgow

Relocation Package where appropriate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Assistant Director (Facilities and Production) within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. We are looking to appoint an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of success and an inspiring vision for the future, who will lead and support in the continued development of our highly committed and high functioning teams within Soft FM services.

About Us

NHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest health system and teaching Board in Scotland with an annual budget of circa £3.9 billion (2022/23) it employs around 40,000 staff. We provide the full range of Acute, Mental Health, Community and Primary Care services to a diverse population of 1.2 million people in six local authority areas. Regional and national services are also provided across a range of clinical specialties.

This is a good time to consider joining us as we are in the recovery phase from COVID 19 and are working through our transformational healthcare strategy, ‘Moving Forward Together’, to ensure we continue to deliver better health and healthcare outcomes for the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Our communities include some of the areas of greatest social need in Scotland with inequalities in income, health and quality of life persisting in many parts of the population. Our ambitious ‘Turning the Tide’ Public Health Strategy sets out our commitment to prioritising public health and tackling inequalities by bringing prevention to the fore with the aim of accelerating improvements in health life expectancy for both men and women by 2028.  We are looking for a highly motivated, transformational and visionary leader with the strategic and professional skills, drive and passion to support taking forward this agenda.

The Role

A challenging and exciting opportunity has become available to lead one of the largest Soft FM services in the United Kingdom, along with the largest standalone Sterile Services Unit in Scotland.

As Assistant Director (Facilities & Production), you will contribute to the strategic and corporate management of Soft Facilities Management (Domestic, Catering, Portering) and will be responsible for leadership and the delivery of all services across this remit.

You will have overall responsibility for ensuring that the best support services are provided across all sites and units within available human and financial resources.

The role will focus on ensuring suitable programmes for developing and implementing performance management strategies, implementation of business development and planning are consistent with the Board’s need for efficiency, effectiveness, flexibility, value for money, high staff morale and improving patient care whilst ensuring the maximum levels of safety and quality is achieved.

Supporting the delivery of the highest standard of patient care, ensuring the efficient use of resources whilst promoting a culture that is both progressive and inclusive  is seen as a key priority for the role.

The successful candidate will be required to represent NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde  in relation to their key corporate responsibility along with a range of Facilities Management Projects and Boards at national level and contribute in conjunction with Senior NHS and Health Facilities Scotland staff to develop pan-Scotland strategies and Policies and will work with and develop synergies with the Boards Estates Team and other disciplines within the Board.

You will deputise for the Deputy Director (FM & Corporate) as required.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us who will bring the right value set and leadership competencies expected in a person centred environment.

Educated to Masters’ level or equivalent, you will have a relevant Professional qualification along with significant experience within Facilities Management within a large scale, complex, multi-site environment.

This role demands  an individual who will have the resilience to operate in the public sector, including NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships facing challenging times requiring improved performance, innovation and significant change.

Essential to the role is a track record of service delivery in a senior management position within a complex environment, preferably within the NHS or a similarly complex organisation in addition to significant experience of managing a range of multi-discipline NHS staffing groups.

If you think you have the skills, along with being a compassionate leader, we would welcome your application.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, for a confidential discussion you can contact:

Billy Hunter, Deputy Director – (FM and Production), NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde email at William.hunter@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

To apply for this post please click the ‘Apply’ button where you can access the Job Description and Person Specification for the role, Candidate Information pack and the online application form.

Candidates should note that the recruitment process will include for shortlisted candidates a preliminary assessment stage prior to formal interview.

Closing date for applications: 23:59, 26 June 2023.

Interviews expected to take place mid/late July 2023.