Head of Business Support Services | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Management team as its Head of Business Support Services & Lead for the Office of the Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities Management.Working closely with the Director of Capital, Estates and Facilities Management, and the Capital, Estates & Facilities Management senior management group, you will provide an efficient and effective service supporting the Director to discharge their responsibilities.
The Head of Business Support Services will contribute to ensuring that the corporate objectives of the Trust are achieved with specific focus on the development of business systems, and developing and executing cross-divisional strategies across the portfolio of the Director, including the effective operation and management of the Office of the Director.
You will be educated to Masters level with evidence of continuous professional development, including development of your leadership qualities. You will be used to working at committee level with proven line management experience and experience and understanding of corporate governance systems.
To provide an efficient and effective service supporting the Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities Management to discharge their responsibilities, you will work closely with the Director, the wider CEFM senior management team and broad range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation.
The postholder will be highly flexible, able to exercise good levels of judgement and lead complex negotiation across senior stakeholders. The Head of Business Support Services will contribute to ensuring that the corporate objectives of the Trust are achieved with specific focus on the development of business systems, effective operation of services for which they have direct management control over, and will also play a pivotal role in developing and executing cross-divisional strategies across the portfolio of the Director, and including and as the primary function - the effective operation and management of the Office of the Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities Management.
The Head of Business Support Services will provide support to the Director in their day-to-day activities, build collaborative relationships with senior colleagues to help resolve issues and respond to challenges as they arise. The post holder will be responsible for steering, coordinating and delivery of projects as they directly relate to the priorities of the Director and their office.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners.Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave.
The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 11th October 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on the 30th & 31st October 2024.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site.Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Oct 2024