Job summary
This is a great opportunity to join the ULCH Estates and Facilities Directorate as we are looking to recruit a self-motivated and experienced Senior Estates Manager to join our Estates department. The team are focused on establishing and maintaining first class Healthcare environments, thereby ensuring the best possible care and services can be provided to our Patients, Visitors, and Staff alike.
The Estates department provide UCLH with 'informed client' technical expertise associated with the delivery and monitoring of HTM complaint services throughout our facilities. These services, mainly provided via service partnerships with major specialist service partners, both within a PFI and throughout our non PFI retained estates environments.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to UCLH's Head of Estates, the post holder would be joining a small specialist team dedicated to the management and operation of all UCLH properties, ranging from office accommodation to major PFI inpatient and acute services hospitals, and highly complex specialist treatment facilities such as our Proton Beam Therapy Centre.
The post is a pivotal senior role in the support of the delivery of Estates Services to UCLH, tasked with ensuring that professional and customer service focused leadership of the UCLH Estates team is provided, ensuring the effective day to day management our specialist service partners who undertake building services related support to the UCLH facilities on the Trust's behalf.
The post will be primarily based in the Estates and Facilities Directorate offices in John Astor House, Foley Street, with flexible working opportunities through our working well anywhere policy where appropriate. The post holder will also be expected to work across sites as required and based on needs, throughout the Trust's London based properties.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with experience in a senior estates/facilities management position in a large highly complex organisation
- Management degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Able to demonstrate workable knowledge of national compliance standards
- Specialist Knowledge of Estates Statutory Compliance requirements
- Extensive workable knowledge to fulfil criteria to obtain relevant compliance for CQC and NHSI
Desirable
- BIM Level 2 Qualification.
- Qualified as Authorised / Responsible Person for Water, Medical Gas and Ventilation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of effective management of budget.
- Experience of working as a Compliance Manager in a highly complex organisation
Communication skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide ranging audience, particularly able to explain technical issues without using jargon. Effective negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Effective communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively internally and externally within a multidisciplinary team
- Advanced IT Skills Ability to use the following: ?Word ?Powerpoint ?Excel ?External databases ?AutoCAD and MICAD
- High standard of written and spoken English. Project management skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- IT literate: proficient in the use of word processing and spreadsheet packages.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with experience in a senior estates/facilities management position in a large highly complex organisation
- Management degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Able to demonstrate workable knowledge of national compliance standards
- Specialist Knowledge of Estates Statutory Compliance requirements
- Extensive workable knowledge to fulfil criteria to obtain relevant compliance for CQC and NHSI
Desirable
- BIM Level 2 Qualification.
- Qualified as Authorised / Responsible Person for Water, Medical Gas and Ventilation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of effective management of budget.
- Experience of working as a Compliance Manager in a highly complex organisation
Communication skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide ranging audience, particularly able to explain technical issues without using jargon. Effective negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Effective communication skills, including negotiation, with the proven ability to liaise effectively internally and externally within a multidisciplinary team
- Advanced IT Skills Ability to use the following: ?Word ?Powerpoint ?Excel ?External databases ?AutoCAD and MICAD
- High standard of written and spoken English. Project management skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- IT literate: proficient in the use of word processing and spreadsheet packages.
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).
Additional information
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).
