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NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
As a member of the NHS Lothian Leadership Team, the Director of Estates and Facilities plays a key role in the strategic and operational direction of NHS Lothian, with the purpose of enabling delivery of high quality, patient focused care within the resources available.
Act as the expert lead to the organisation on all estates and facilities issues, providing assurance on the compliance of the key systems of control for critical systems for hospital and community buildings.
Lead on the overall Estates and Facilities Management strategy, policy and project delivery, aligned to the corporate objectives of NHS Lothian, ensuring that the environment and services are safe for patients and staff.
Interface at Board level across the organisation and beyond in the influence and development of a regional and national strategy collaboratively with partners including NHS Scotland Assure and Health Facilities Scotland. This includes ensuring NHS Lothian is represented on national groups, playing a key role and exerting significant influence in emerging regional work; for example the catering strategy or laundry strategy.
The Director will ensure that Estates and Facilities services are aligned to the
Clinical, Workforce, Research and Innovation and Finance Strategies of the Board and that improvements and cost-effective facilities services are co-produced with staff, FM providers and service users alike.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact;
Wendy MacMillan - wendy.macmillan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
or
JIm Crombie jim.crombie@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk