Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Equipping Lead to support the Associate Estates and Facilities Director in delivering the ambitious redevelopment of the New Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and the James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) under the single banner of the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG). This role is central to ensuring that all technical design elements align with best practices and comply with both Trust and national New Hospital Programme (NHP)/Hospital 2.0 standards. With a redevelopment value of approximately £2.8bn these projects represent the most significant infrastructure investment in Norfolk in generations.

Main duties of the job

• Strategic Leadership and Programme Integration.
• Leadership and Workforce Management.
• Financial, Commercial and Procurement Responsibility.
• Policy and Service Development.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements Management.
• Programme Delivery and Operational Readiness.
• Technical Assurance and Compliance.
• Commissioning Complexity and Decision-Making.
• Lifecycle Management and Sustainability.

About us
At QEH and JPUH, we are committed to creating inclusive workplaces where diversity is valued, and everyone can contribute and succeed. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and communities.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details regarding this post.

Please could you answer the below questions in your application

This role is also being recruited to within the New Hospital Programme at our partner Trust. Please indicate your preferred location:

• Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
• James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston
• Either location

If you are not successful in securing a role at your preferred location, would you be happy for your application to be considered for the equivalent role at the other Trust?

• Yes
• No

Qualifications/Training
Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. healthcare infrastructure, engineering, estates, programme management)
• Evidence of advanced specialist knowledge developed through significant post-qualification experience
• Recognised project/programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP) or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Relevant professional membership (e.g. Engineering, Estates, Project/Programme Management).

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience leading large-scale, complex capital or infrastructure programmes, ideally within healthcare or a comparable environment
• Experience of managing multi-million-pound budgets, including financial planning, forecasting and control
• Expert knowledge of FF&E planning, equipping strategy, specification, procurement and lifecycle management
• Experience of coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring alignment to a single delivery strategy across complex and interdependent programme elements.
• Advanced understanding of NHS capital planning, business case development and programme governance

Desirable

• Experience in New Hospital Programme or equivalent major capital programme.
• Good understanding of environmental and sustainability considerations within healthcare infrastructure.

Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential

• Expert knowledge of FF&E planning, equipping strategy, specification, procurement and lifecycle management.
• Advanced understanding of NHS capital planning, business case development and programme governance.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen including lifecycle costing and value-for-money decision making.
• Demonstrable ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy, exercising expert judgement in complex situations.

Aptitude
Essential

• Acts as a visible and credible senior role model, demonstrating organisational values
• Demonstrates initiative, resilience and sound judgement in complex environments
• Able to negotiate effectively and influence outcomes at senior level

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).