Senior Capital Projects Manager - Capital Development Team - BuildingNHS

Job summary

Senior Capital Projects Manager - NHS Band 8a

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Construction Project Management professional/Architect to come and work within the Capital Development Team, Estates & Facilities Division at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The Team is delivering a substantial Estates Capital Programme mainly based around RAAC risk mitigation/refurbishment works.

Reporting to the Head of Capital Development, you will be responsible for the delivery of key projects within the Trust's Capital Programme by directly managing a team of Capital Project Managers. You will integrate with all sections of the Estates and Facilities Division and liaise with Trust staff and other project professionals. You will also be expected to Deputise for the Head of Capital Development as required.

If you are an enthusiastic and self-motivated building Project Manager or Architect from a construction background, who has experience in managing a team, enjoys a challenge, can demonstrate design, project management and strategic management experience, and are looking for a varied and fulfilling role, then we are looking for you to join us.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. This position is specifically for an experienced and suitably qualified building Project Manager.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is building on its Foundation Trust status and impressive track record and has many exciting projects to deliver including a major hospital redevelopment. The main site is Leighton Hospital in Crewe which is the base for the Capital Development Team.

Job description

Further to the job description, the core task for this particular role is project management of construction works within the Trust's capital programme. We would encourage high calibre Project Managers or Architects with experience within this field to apply. You will work both on individual projects and as part of an in house design and project management team.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.