NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Lease and Property Manager

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen with NELFT Estates Directorate for the appointment of a Leases and Property Manager. The Trust has an exciting portfolio of leases properties across North East London, Essex and Kent comprising of 133 owned and leased premises. There are 103 leases in the Trust which require meticulous maintenance and management.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will achieve the role by:

  • Effective leadership, management and co-ordination of all lease and property within the Trust property portfolio which is crucial to the Trust functioning effectively, economically and safely. It demands a dedicated, professional and highly effective level of leadership and commitment from its officer.
  • Responsibility for ensuring compliance with terms of leases across the estate and for the effective usage of the estate utilisation.
  • This post will also hold the responsbility for maximising space utilisation and support local service changes across the Trust property portfolio.
  • Negotiate and maintain all leases in accordance wth legislation and and Trust policy.
  • Responsbile for developing long term strategic planning of estates with a wide range of stakeholders taking into account the Trust stategic direction.
  • Maintain the leases and asset register managing a wide range of lease and property management contracts and leases across mutiple areas commuicating and updating information to senior managers, contractors, leaseholders and liasing with Trust solicitors.
  • Priroitse across a range of competing prioites and be able to respond to short term risk whilst maintaining a strategic overview of longer term planning of the trust property portfolio.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

  • We are kind.
  • We are respectful.
  • We work together with our communities.

These three values help us tostrive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year p.a. (plus HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

395-CR175-25

Job locations

Goodmayes Hospital

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to a master's degree level of equivalent experience in lease and property management

Experience

Essential

  • Significant relevant experience of lease and property management
  • Experience of working in public sector services in lease and property management
  • Significant budgetary Management experience
  • Experience of negotiating and managing leases and properties provided expert knowledge and recommendations for effective property management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge in building and property leases including legislation and policy
  • Advanced Lease and property management expertise demonstrating knowledge of renewals and disposals of property
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to a master's degree level of equivalent experience in lease and property management

Experience

Essential

  • Significant relevant experience of lease and property management
  • Experience of working in public sector services in lease and property management
  • Significant budgetary Management experience
  • Experience of negotiating and managing leases and properties provided expert knowledge and recommendations for effective property management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge in building and property leases including legislation and policy
  • Advanced Lease and property management expertise demonstrating knowledge of renewals and disposals of property

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

Goodmayes Hospital

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Interim Director of Estates

Doug Ward

doug.ward@nelft.nhs.uk

07845012928

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year p.a. (plus HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

395-CR175-25

Job locations

Goodmayes Hospital

Barley Lane

Ilford

IG3 8XJ


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