Head of Estates

Job summary

The postholder is responsible for managing the estate's team to help deliver the corporate aims, objectives and objectives of the Trust. The postholder will provide specialist advice and guidance for estates on technical and compliance matters relating to all aspects of the Trust's Estate.

The post-holder will ensure that the Trust's estate complies with Statutory Legislation, Health Technical Memorandum's (HTM's), Codes of Practice and meets patient and service needs. The will manage the EME team and services, as the Trust's Senior Operational Manager, whilst also being competent to line manage the Authorised Person/s, in the areas listed below and as defined within HTM-00 for:-

Operational Engineering Management

Electrical Services

Mechanical Services

Building Fabric

Maintenance

Minor Improvement Works

Energy Management

Service / Maintenance Contracts

Grounds and Gardens

Fire

Main duties of the job

Management of devolved budgets including authorised signatory, planning and forecasting expenditure, producing costs savings and improving value for money in line with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions and to ensure that appropriate audit mechanisms are in place.

Annually agree with the department's management accountant the budget for the department and maintain and monitor effective systems of financial management to ensure delegated budgets are controlled within allocation. Ensure that variations to expected expenditure are traceable and corrective action taken as necessary.

Identify and agree with the Director devolved cost improvement programmes (CIPs) and efficiency programmes and implement and monitor progress against agreed targets. Establish an appropriately sized benchmarking group against which to analyse and compare the performance of the maintenance department.

Ensure that the department complies with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's) and obtains the necessary number of quotations/tenders from suitably qualified and approved firms or suppliers.

About us

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise.Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services.Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Employer details

Employer name

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Victoria Hospital

Hotye Road

East Grinstead

RH19 3DZ

Employer's website

https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Victoria Hospital

Hotye Road

East Grinstead

RH19 3DZ

Employer's website

https://www.qvh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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