Head of Estates

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Head of Estates to lead the operational management and strategic development of the Trust's estate. You will oversee maintenance, compliance and capital projects, ensuring buildings are fit for purpose and meet statutory requirements while supporting patient care and organisational goals.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Estates, you will inspire Estates teams, drive service improvement, and deputise in senior meetings.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of managing complex Estates/maintenance teams and projects.
• Experience in managing large budgets and tailoring service delivery.
• Delivery of reactive, planned and preventative maintenance with high customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Leading Estates operations, maintenance and compliance programmes.
• Managing major capital and infrastructure projects.
• Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance across the estate.
• Developing policies, service standards and performance measures.
• Leading and developing Estates managers and wider teams.
• Managing performance and ensuring value for money.
• Supporting organisational change programmes and strategic objectives.

Skills

Budget management

Project management

Leadership

Multi-disciplinary team leadership

Education

Master's level qualification in Estates related discipline

Leadership/Management qualification Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Head of Estates

Lead the operational management and strategic development of the Trust's estate, ensuring safe, compliant, high quality and cost effective Estates services that support outstanding patient care and organisational objectives.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Estates, you will provide expert leadership across maintenance, compliance, construction and capital projects, ensuring buildings remain fit for purpose, accessible and responsive to future service needs. You will oversee the delivery of mechanical, electrical and building services, champion statutory compliance, manage key contractor relationships, and drive continuous service improvement.

As a senior leader, you will inspire and develop Estates teams, promote a high performance culture aligned to the Trust's values, and provide specialist advice to clinical, operational and corporate colleagues. You will also deputise for the Associate Director of Estates, representing the department at internal and external meetings and contributing to strategic decision making.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading Estates operations, maintenance and compliance programmes
• Responsible for major capital and infrastructure projects
• Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance across the estate
• Developing policies, service standards and performance measures
• Leading and developing Estates managers and wider teams
• Managing performance and ensuring value for money
• Supporting organisational change programmes and strategic objectives

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Estates professional with strong leadership skills, technical expertise and a commitment to delivering safe, efficient and patient focused services.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's level qualification or equivalent experience in Estates related discipline
• Leadership/Management qualification (minimum Level 5) or equivalent experience
• Authorised person for one or more of water/asbestos/electrical/lifts/ventilation/gas

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience of managing complex Estates/maintenance teams, delivering multiple construction, repairs or refurbishment projects
• Project management experience
• Experience of managing large budgets and tailoring service delivery accordingly
• Demonstrable experience of delivery reactive, planned and preventative maintenance with evidence of high standards of customer satisfaction
• Experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams including electrical, mechanical and building trades skills

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to deputise for the Associate Director of Estates within autonomy, strategically and operationally objective
• Commitment to continued personal and professional development
• Successful and demonstrable track record of leading within an Estates function

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. We offer a variety of flexible working opportunities for both full and part time staff. Job Share applicants will be fully considered and applications are particularly welcomed from current and previous service users

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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS

• In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated above in order to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. You are advised to submit your completed application form as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered.

• Priority will be given to NHS staff across the region who are at risk of redundancy, where the vacancy is at the same band or one below their current band and candidates meet the essential criteria for this post.
• All employees new to the Trust will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.
• All clinical staff bands 2-4 that are new to the Trust will be required to complete a Care Certificate.

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