Head of Operations (Estates,IT Operations & Health & Safety)
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Job overview
Are you a senior operational manager looking for an exciting new challenge? If so, we have just the role for you in the Operations and Finance Directorate at Public Health Wales. We are delighted to be advertising for our Head of Operations role, which is a unique opportunity with a diverse portfolio.With passion, dedication, vision and enthusiasm, coupled with a wealth of experience in Estates, IT operations and Health & Safety, you will have a broad set of skills in strategic and operational management. Your experience in leading and implementing change and improvement, will inspire confidence with Executive Team, staff and stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have senior level experience in Estates, IT Operations and Health and Safety in an NHS or similarly complex environment. You will have successfully implemented large scale organisational change and have considerable experience of developing and implementing long term strategies, policies and procedures which ensure the organisation remains safe and business continuity plans are in place.
You will need to have excellent technical, planning, organisation and time management skills, with the ability to lead and motivate others, and demonstrate a commitment to personal development, and dedication and enthusiasm for our long-term strategy,Working for our organisation
We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is ‘working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be the senior lead across three areas:
Estates and Facilities- Development of long-term strategies for our estate, to support the organisation to implement and achieve its strategic priorities. This will include work to ensure the premises across Wales are benefiting from the latest technology available, and staff are safe and are supported to work how they work best.
- Operational management of the Public Health Wales estate across Wales. This includes responsibility for professional leadership of Screening facilities and shared premises.
- Management of the IT operational staff (Service Desk, Desktop and Devices and Infrastructure Engineering teams)
- Development of strategies to modernise IT equipment and networking infrastructure, ensuring the organisation remains safe and has business continuity plans in place.
- Procurement of IT equipment in line with our Capital programme
- Lead on Health and Safety for Public Health Wales, professionally leading with Health and Safety Managers across the organisation.
- Lead on specialist aspects of estates services, responsible for interpreting legislative requirements and ensuring that the environment is safe for all service users.
- Accountable for policy and procedure for health and safety across the organisation
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Educated to Masters level (or equivalent senior level experience or other post graduate qualification) in an appropriate engineering discipline
- Evidence of continued professional development to include leadership development
- Full membership of a relevant professional engineering body recognised by the Engineering Council
- Tystysgrif NEBOSH Prince 2 Rheoli Prosiectau
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience at a very senior management level in a complex organisation with a successful track record in operational service delivery
- Significant achievement in driving improvements in service delivery
- Experience of long-term strategic planning
- Experience of successfully managing significant budgets and delivering against financial targets
- Experience of initiating and developing informatics strategies for an organisation and facilitating their delivery
- Experience of undertaking and managing change management projects
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked.To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.
We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds.We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.
In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy.An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.