Head of Soft FM Performance and Quality

The role is to provide maternity cover for 12 months acting as the Head of Soft FM Performance and Quality. This is a key role within the PFI team and will ensure that the 3 PFI contracts and our partners are supported to ensure the obligations of the Soft Services contract elements are met and reported onwards to give assurance to the Chief Estates and Facilities Officer and the Trust Board.,

• To be responsible for the compliance and contractual management for the Soft FM services of the Trusts PFI contract portfolio. The contracts consisting of the provision of Soft FM services and activities for staff, visitors, and patients, so that the agreed terms of the contracts are being met and that this can be demonstrated.
• To provide leadership and support to deliver Soft FM services across the Trust considering the impact on the patient in the delivery of those services.
• To safeguard capacity, quality, cost/value for money and continuity for the long term PFI contracts.
• To provide assurance to the Trust, through service monitoring, contract, and ongoing reviews the performance of all Soft FM services meets the needs of the Trust and complies with the contract requirements and terms and technical, statutory, and mandatory obligations pertinent at the time to provide a safe and efficient healthcare environment.
• To represent Trust interests to contracting parties
  
  The role will involve a large amount of time working collaboratively with other members of the PFI team and engaging with the management teams of the service providers, so good interpersonal skills will be key to the success of the role, as will a positive, open approach to working as part of a much larger team
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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