Group Property Manager, Occupancy and Utilisation

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Group Property Manager - Occupancy and Utilisation role at NLAG NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing a customer-focused Property Management and Projects Management service to support the Group Estate Strategy, including third party occupancy and income generation.

Working with the Group Head of Property, you will plan and coordinate occupancy, lease administration and related projects across NLAG and partner sites, ensuring compliance, timely delivery and value for money.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain understanding of occupancy, utilisation, churn and cost for the portfolio.
• Lead user for MiCad and Terrier Lease module; formalise third party occupancy and maintain lease files.
• Identify third party occupancy and charging regimes; explore income generation opportunities.
• Maintain a credible data set of all property arrangements for daily portfolio management.
• Progress property negotiations, including schedules of condition, lease terms, service charges and related queries.
• Ensure timely completion of property transactions and engagement of external advisers.

Job description

NHS Humber Health Partnerships' Group Property Manager - Occupancy and Utilisation role is required to provide a customer focused and comprehensive Property Management and Property related Projects Management service to fulfil and execute the Community Property and Residential Accommodation elements of the Group Estate Strategy, including legal regularisation, and income generation.

The Group Property Manager - Occupancy and Utilisation will assist the Group Head of Property to develop and deliver strategic and operational execution of future plans for income generation linked to third party occupancy.

The Group Property Manager - Occupancy and Utilisation will be responsible for working with key stakeholders on the planning and delivery of selected projects across the Group, principally in the initial development and co-ordination of selected Property and Clinical and non-clinical Accommodation utilisation (excluding residential) projects including but not limited to other capital development, commissioning, de-commissioning and procurement.

Main duties of the job

• Create and maintain a detailed understanding and knowledge of occupancy, utilisation, churn and cost for the Group community property portfolio.
• Expert lead user for MiCad and the Terrier Lease module.Plan and execute the formalisation of all Trust community occupancy within third party premises on a prioritised basis and ensure property lease files and databases are maintained, regularly reviewed and progressed.
• Oversee the identification of all third party occupancy within the Trust estate and appropriate charging regimes and new opportunities for income generation.
• Create and maintain a credible and validated data set of all property arrangements and evidence, used on a daily basis to manage the Group portfolio.
• Active progression of property negotiations and processes including dealing with schedules of condition, lease exchange monies and business rates, negotiating or renegotiating lease terms, dealing with stamp duty and lease registration, dealing with solicitors/agents/surveyors and other internal and external professionals' queries, service charge queries, operating break clauses/giving notice, reviewing demises, assignment of lease, negotiation of suitable Heads of Terms and statutory Declarations.
• Effective completion of property transactions and instruction of external professional advisors and ensuring that their work is completed on time, ensuring the Group receives a professional and efficient service.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.