Deputy Head of Estates

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; Harrow; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Deputy Head of Estates to oversee day-to-day operations at Northwick Park Hospital and other sites. The role emphasizes managing Estates services to ensure safety and compliance, while supporting strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates will have significant managerial experience in estates functions, a relevant degree, and strong skills in negotiation and data analysis. This position offers a competitive salary between £82,906 and £94,632, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managerial roles including engineering or building services estates functions.
• Understanding of acute hospitals engineering systems, fire safety, and Health & Safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day Estates Services for the Trust.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and regulation to minimize risk.
• Lead and review service contracts for efficiency.

Skills

Managerial experience

Ability to influence and negotiate

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree or relevant FM subject

HND/HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Membership of professional Estates, Engineering or FM Chartered organization

Job description

Deputy Head of Estates

The closing date is 22 December 2025

Based at Northwick Park Hospital, but covering across sites (Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, and some Community sites), you will manage the day‑to‑day Estates Services for the Trust, holding senior and professional responsibility for the effective, safe and compliant delivery of these services. In addition, you will provide direct support to the Associate Director of Estates and Capital Projects with involvement in exciting and ambitious projects, aimed at developing and improving services for patients, families and staff.

Main duties of the job

Ensuring the Trust provides Estates services that are safe, whilst optimising the opportunities to provide high quality patient care.

Ensure the development and implementation of the Estates policies, procedures and systems are fully integrated with the Trust processes and values.

To be responsible for the development and provision of specific areas of the annual business plans for all estate management arrangements, operations and service provision.

To proactively participate in stakeholder groups.

To continue the development and analysis of benchmarking of all estates data at both local and national levels.

Ensure that monitoring and financial management systems are in place to effectively control financial activity within own area.

Responsibility to ensure compliance with legislation, regulation and relevant guidance including Health and Safety matters to minimise risk to patients, staff, and visitors.

To lead and review of service contracts to ensure that the Trust receives high quality, efficient and cost-effective services that meet Trust business and regulatory requirements.

Interpret and comply with relevant legislation, regulation, and best practice guidance.

To monitor service performance through the development, production, and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate the delivery of agreed service standards.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge /Experience

• Significant experience in managerial roles including engineering or building services estates functions.
• Relevant or similar NHS post.
• Understanding of acute hospitals engineering systems, fire safety and Health & Safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Master degree level or demonstrable experience/HND/HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or relevant FM subject.
• Membership of a professional Estates, Engineering or FM Chartered organisation.

Skills Abilities/Attributes

• HTM appointments.
• Ability to think clearly and work strategically.
• Ability to influence and negotiate at a senior level, analyse and report on complex data.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£82,906 to £94,632 a yearPer Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement kioiy