Estates & Facilities Manager

NHS Blood and Transplant; Southampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK health organization is seeking a manager for its Estates and Facilities services, responsible for ensuring effective operations at Blood Centres and satellite sites. The role requires strong management skills, team leadership, and the ability to handle diverse service contracts. Flexibility for travel and irregular hours is essential to meet operational needs. Join a dedicated team committed to saving lives through innovative services.

Qualifications

• Strong management background in estates and facilities services.
• Ability to manage diverse teams and service contracts.
• Flexibility to travel and work irregular hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for effective local provision of Estates and Facilities services.
• Manage the E&F team and supporting service contracts.
• Be a subject matter expert in selected aspects of E&F management.

Job description

Overview

NHS Blood and Transplant is looking for people with strong management backgrounds to take control of providing estate and facilities services for our centres and satellite premises. This is an excellent opportunity to tackle both hard and soft services in a life-changing organisation. Youll join a unique and forward-thinking team; a team in which innovation, integrity and commitment are encouraged and embraced.

Estates and Facilities within NHS Blood and Transplant are different to anywhere else in the NHS (and other organisations too). We operate from 90 properties across England, but its the nature of the sites rather than the size of the portfolio that really matters. Each main site incorporates laboratories (where blood is processed, samples are tested), we operate apheresis units (for the collection of blood / therapeutic work), occupy offices, mobile team bases and warehouses (where stocks are stored to support the day-to-day operation). Its this diversity of services and support that makes these roles stand out.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the effective and efficient local provision of Estates and Facilities (E&F) services at the Blood Centre and at its satellite premises, in line with national standards
• Manage the E&F team and our supporting service contracts
• Be a subject matter expert in selected aspect(s) of E&F management
• Be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice

Our values and working culture

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you\'ll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary - donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we\'ll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse