Estates Officer | Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Ashington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an Estates Officer to lead the Estates team at Wansbeck General Hospital and community sites. This role involves overseeing maintenance, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will have experience in facilities management and strong leadership skills. This full-time position is crucial for supporting healthcare facilities effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering or facilities management.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Estates team effectively.
• Oversee the maintenance of NHFM sites.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Manage contractor relationships and oversee their work.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Facilities management

Communication

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit an Estates Officer to our Wansbeck General Hospital and Community Hospitals Estates team. An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Estates Officer to work at Wansbeck General Hospital and the successful candidate will work alongside the current multi skilled team to maintain Wansbeck General Hospital, Blyth Community Hospital, Berwick infirmary sites, Alnwick Infirmary and Rothbury Community Hospital sites. The post is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and will also take part in the emergency on call rota. The post is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM).

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Responsibilities

• Provide a strong, inclusive and supportive leadership agenda to develop a cohesive and collaborative working culture across all Estates, Facilities and NHFM teams.
• Responsible for the day to day management of Engineering, Building Craftsmen and Apprentices, undertaking appraisal interviews and disciplinary/sickness absence monitoring and allocation/prioritisation of work. Responsible for the management of contract labour working on NHFM sites.
• Appoint and liaise with external contractors and consultants attending site and project meetings as and when required.
• Directly responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of all life-critical Engineering services plant and equipment.
• Delivery of all services in accordance with HTM and HBN requirements, maintaining adequate level of competent resource (AP, CP) and ongoing assurance compliance reporting.
• Provide strong people leadership, supporting ongoing minimum target level compliance against statutory & mandatory training and staff annual appraisal.
• Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for effective and efficient scheduling and allocation of all PPM and reactive works.
• Ensure all building systems and plant is maintained, operating in accordance with user requirements, set parameters and to achieve optimum efficiency, supporting energy reduction and carbon target delivery.
• Attend, support Trust committees, including but not limited to Water, Ventilation, H&S, Medical gases.
• Control and manage pay and non-pay budgets, ensuring that Estates and labour budgets are kept within financial limits set and to obtain the most economical use of resources and to deliver maximum value for money.

About NHFM

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provides specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

What we offer

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025.