TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Estates modernisation SPOTLIGHT ON
MARTYN JEFFERY Consultant at Health Estate Management
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fter leaving school in 1971 with very few academic qualifications, Martyn Jeffery CEng, MIHEEM, joined the Royal Navy at entry level as a Junior Engineering Mechanic 2nd Class. In his initial training he was presented with the structure of the Marine Engineering profession, which prompted him to continuously maintain his objectives to further advance his engineering career. In 1982 – following an apprenticeship and numerous promotions by examination – he progressed to Chief Petty Officer Marine Engineering Artificer. After joining the NHS in 1992 as a WO3, he completed a part-time BEng (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, and went on to become a Chartered Engineer in 1999. The following year he was appointed Assistant Director, Estates, at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. Drawing on his Royal Navy training and experiences, Martyn developed an ‘Estates Maintenance Strategy’ in 2002 to modernise
the services at the Royal Free. He said: “A fundamental part of the strategy was a fully trained, knowledgeable, multi-skilled workforce that had a clear career structure, which was going to require investment in both time and money.” In May 2005, Martyn was appointed Director of Estates at the Royal Free. The same year a Graduate training scheme
commenced, and the first four hospital staff completed multi-skilled apprenticeships. This was followed by a further two apprentices every year until he left the hospital in 2013. “Having made the investment in these now valuable members of staff, the need for their retention was important, and that is where providing a clear career structure paid dividends,” he explains. “As a result of the training and education completed over this period, the Royal Free has provided the NHS with four Heads of Estates, one Head of Capital Projects, three Senior Managers, and two Workshop Supervisors. The group includes three Chartered Engineers and one Incorporated Engineer.”
Martyn Jeffery joined the Royal Navy at entry level as a Junior Engineering Mechanic 2nd Class. In his initial training he was presented with the structure of the Marine Engineering profession, which prompted him to continuously maintain his objectives to further advance his engineering career
In 2008 Martyn initiated and implemented a five-year Board-approved carbon reduction strategy that identified potential carbon savings of 25%. A major component of the strategy was a complete refurbishment of the energy centre at the Royal Free Hospital, and in 2012 it additionally started to provide low grade waste heat for around 1,500 local homes in Camden through a District Energy Network. Having retired from direct employment
with the NHS in July 2015, he has since provided professional services to various London Trusts as an independent engineering management consultant. In 2015 he was appointed by the Royal Free to lead and provide professional advice on the procurement of an ESCo solution for the Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment. He says: “This project, valued at circa £8.5 m, is unique within the NHS, as it is the first and – as far as I am aware – the only time that an ESCo has been integrated with a ProCure21 scheme.” Martyn has actively supported IHEEM since becoming a member in 1999. He is currently a member of the Membership and Registration Committee, and has previously been a member of IHEEM’s Conference Committee. In December 2021 he was appointed as IHEEM Council Representative for the South West, and has recently taken on the role of Branch Chair. “The Branch has been dormant for a number of years, and the objective is to have it fully operational before Healthcare Estates, IHEEM’s Manchester conference in October,” he explains. “The email account for the Chair, chair.sw@iheem. com, is once again operational, and being regularly monitored.” He adds: “I have recently been in touch with several people who have previously attempted to make contact via the Branch email, and would welcome and encourage any IHEEM members living or working in the South West region who would like to participate in future branch actively to contact me via the email account.”
14 Health Estate Journal March 2025
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