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Assistant National Director of Estates, HBS Estates (West Region) Grade Code 0508 Campaign Reference HBS05722 Closing Date Wednesday 8th November 2017 at 3pm Organisational Area Health Businsess Services, Estates – with responsibility for HSE West Region (Part of Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) 1, CHO 2 & CHO 3, Saolta Hospital Group and University Limerick Hospital Group.

The region incorporates the counties of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Clare, Limerick, Tipperary North).

Location of Post Estates Department based at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway.

Informal Enquiries Jim Curran, Head of Estates E-mail: jimm.curran@hse.ie Tel: 087-2484926

Details of Service

HSE Estates develops and manages the Healthcare Estate (currently approximately 2,500 buildings) in order to create and sustain a physical environment that enhances wellness in patients and clients and which enables and empowers staff. The Estates function provides a range of professional, technical, project management, property and related services in respect of the procurement, development and operation of the health service’s physical infrastructure – including buildings, plant and equipment. These services include design, specification, project management, supervision and procurement associated with major and minor capital building and refurbishment works, risk and asset management, property services, Fire, Health and Safety issues etc.

This post will cover the offices of Estates Region West, with offices, based in Donegal, Sligo, Galway & Limerick. The post will provide a range of estates management services in line with area and national policies and will play a key role for advancing estates policies and strategies in the HSE. The post holder will have operational responsibility for Estates West.

Reporting Relationship Reports to the Head of Estates.

Purpose of the Post

To have overall accountability for the estates services in the West region. This accountability will include full responsibility for management of staff, financial budgets, most capital projects and all other aspects of management of the estate in the West region.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Be the Estates Lead for West Region, providing support and advice on the management of the estate including, capital planning and project management, estate maintenance, environment management and infrastructural risk management.
• Interact with the different care groups on all Estates matters i.e. Acute Hospitals, Primary Care, Mental Health, Social Care Division etc.
• To ensure implementation of HSE Estate policies and procedures in managing the estate within the West region including support for service managers.
• To manage the delivery of the capital plan including the management of individual projects within the plan throughout the West region.
• To audit and quality assure compliance with estate policies procedures and practices throughout the West region.
• To lead out on the delivery of all functions associated with the West Estates Office.
• To manage all Estates Staff across the West Region.
• To manage all Estates Budgets, both Capital and Revenue across the West Region.
• To interact with CHOs and Hospital Groups at Management Level.
• To interface with all Estates Customers.
• As part of the National Estates Management Team to advise on all national strategies and issues, relevant to the Healthcare Estates.
• To act as spokesperson for the Organisation as required.
• Demonstrate pro-active commitment to all communications with internal and external stakeholders.

General

• Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.
• To support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

How to Apply / Contact

Via Application Form http://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/Jobs/Job_Search/Management_Admin_ICT/HBS05722.html