Job summary
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Joint Director of Estates & Facilities
This is an exceptional opportunity to join two outstanding organisations at the forefront of healthcare provision, playing a pivotal role in shaping environments that enable high-quality patient care and innovation. As the Joint Director, you will hold overarching responsibility for the strategic leadership and operational management of the estates and facilities across our two Trusts, ensuring our environments are safe, sustainable, and fit for the future.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with our dynamic executive teams, senior clinical leaders, and external partners. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving our commitment to sustainability, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering on our ambitious estates transformation agenda.
Main duties of the job
The Joint Director of Estates and Facilities has overarching accountability and responsibility for the Estates, Facilities and Estates-related Capital Developments at both Trusts. The postholder will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of an effective, long term estate strategy on each site, together with providing the professional leadership and operational management across their portfolio.
The Joint Director of Estates and Facilities will be the most senior responsible person, ensuring suitable and sufficient governance arrangements are embedded into the departments, which provides assurance to the Chief Executive and Trust Boards.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. With an annual budget of around £290m and 4,150 staff support around a quarter of a million patients in Tameside, Glossop and from neighbouring Derbyshire.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services for children and adults across Stockport and the High Peak, as well as community health services for Stockport, Tameside and Glossop. Stepping Hill Hospital treats over 500,000 patients per year and community health services are run across 24 sites in Stockport. With an annual budget of around £400m and 6,500 staff, the Trust supports around half a million patients a year across Stockport, as well as patients from neighbouring Cheshire East and the High Peak area of Derbyshire.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be the principal adviser to the Trust Boards on all land, property, estates, facilities and development matters, including statutory and other risks that will impact on the delivery of safe, responsive, cost-effective services.
This is a senior corporate leadership role, involving close collaborative working with the Executive Team and senior clinical staff. The role carries significant responsibility for financial management and regulatory compliance.
Further details about the role, please find enclosed within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
To apply for the role, please submit the following to: jp@seymourjohn.com
- A CV which demonstrates how you meet the criteria- A cover letter highlighting the aspects of the role that particularly attract you and outlining why you feel you are the right appointment for both Trusts- Contact details for referees (who will not be contacted without your permission)- A contact email address and telephone number
***Please do not submit an application via this platform***
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be the principal adviser to the Trust Boards on all land, property, estates, facilities and development matters, including statutory and other risks that will impact on the delivery of safe, responsive, cost-effective services.
This is a senior corporate leadership role, involving close collaborative working with the Executive Team and senior clinical staff. The role carries significant responsibility for financial management and regulatory compliance.
Further details about the role, please find enclosed within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
To apply for the role, please submit the following to: jp@seymourjohn.com
- A CV which demonstrates how you meet the criteria- A cover letter highlighting the aspects of the role that particularly attract you and outlining why you feel you are the right appointment for both Trusts- Contact details for referees (who will not be contacted without your permission)- A contact email address and telephone number
***Please do not submit an application via this platform***
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters degree qualification in relevant business area.
- Successfully managing a large-scale complex environment and capital programme.
- Experience at either director/deputy director level in a complex public sector organisation.
Desirable
- Relevant Chartered professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Surveyor or Chartered Engineer) and significant experience gained within the field.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Masters degree qualification in relevant business area.
- Successfully managing a large-scale complex environment and capital programme.
- Experience at either director/deputy director level in a complex public sector organisation.
Desirable
- Relevant Chartered professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Surveyor or Chartered Engineer) and significant experience gained within the field.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
