Job summary
Internal Applications Only
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TRust is one of only four dedicated Children's Hospital Trust's in the UK providing integrated, highly specialilst healthcare for children and young poeple in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and beyond.
An opportunity has arisen to appoint to the vact post of Senior Estates Manager. For specific scope of this role, please consult the job description and personal specification. The post holder will be responsible for providing effective, operational estates management services across the Sheffield Children's Hospital portfolio, managing the strategic and day to day operational estates building and engineering services for multiple sites, to suppot the needs of patients, visitors and staff and for ensuirng the environment is presentable and capacity for patients is not affected.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring that the Trust operates within all relevant regulatory, advisory, compliance, financial and service delivery frameworks. The post-holder shall co-ordinate the day to day planning and delivery of operational and maintenance functions, primarily but not exclusively for engineering, services and buildings. Act as line manger to Operational Estates Managers / Supervisors and operational staff in Engineering, Building and general operational disciplines.
Provide expert specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to estates staff, capital projects, senior managers, and external companies.
Travel between sites for general work requirements, emergency work responses and meetings. Maintain up-to-date service contracts with specialist contractors or service providers that theYou will be expected to act as line manage to Operational Estates Managers/Supervisors and operational staff in Engineering, Building and General Operational disciplines.
About us
At Sheffield Children's, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
- Outstanding Patient Care
- Brilliant Place to work
- Leaders in Children's Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children's health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and personal specification for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert atCatherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and personal specification for full details.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are currently reviewing our recruitment & selection process and are looking to make our job adverts more inclusive. This will support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. If you have any ideas in how we can make our recruitment & selection process more inclusive, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert atCatherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree, HND / HNC level with suitable experience.
- Professional engineer with appropriate estate / building services related technical qualification.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through qualifications and supplementary training (e.g. Authorised persons certificate of competency)
Desirable
- Qualified to Degree Level in an Engineering discipline.
- Membership of engineering or building professional institution
- Basic health and safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH certificate.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior position of the operational management of a large Healthcare Estate, to include building fabric, building services and associated engineering systems and equipment.
- Extensive experience in electrical / mechanical or building services engineering.
- Experience of writing and implementing policies and procedures covering engineering maintenance, and estates health and safety
- Making difficult often contentious management decisions.
Desirable
- Experience in Managing Health & Safety in an Organisational setting.
- Project management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of key areas of regulatory compliance for health and safety including: electricity, asbestos, fire, legionella, falls from height, LOLER, pressure systems and gas safety
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to overcome barriers to engagement by stakeholders using negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to meet challenging and conflicting deadlines for themselves and the team.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Desirable
- In-depth knowledge of decontamination and sterile services processes, ligatures and self-harm risks, medical gases
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of NHS Estates management, including CQC outcomes and NHS Premises Assurance Model.
- Knowledge of relevant NHS specific guidance associated with Estates and Facilities Infrastructure including HTMs and HBNs.
- CQC standards that apply to Estates and Facilities Infrastructure services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree, HND / HNC level with suitable experience.
- Professional engineer with appropriate estate / building services related technical qualification.
- Specialist knowledge acquired through qualifications and supplementary training (e.g. Authorised persons certificate of competency)
Desirable
- Qualified to Degree Level in an Engineering discipline.
- Membership of engineering or building professional institution
- Basic health and safety qualification e.g. NEBOSH certificate.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a senior position of the operational management of a large Healthcare Estate, to include building fabric, building services and associated engineering systems and equipment.
- Extensive experience in electrical / mechanical or building services engineering.
- Experience of writing and implementing policies and procedures covering engineering maintenance, and estates health and safety
- Making difficult often contentious management decisions.
Desirable
- Experience in Managing Health & Safety in an Organisational setting.
- Project management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of key areas of regulatory compliance for health and safety including: electricity, asbestos, fire, legionella, falls from height, LOLER, pressure systems and gas safety
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to overcome barriers to engagement by stakeholders using negotiating and influencing skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to meet challenging and conflicting deadlines for themselves and the team.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Desirable
- In-depth knowledge of decontamination and sterile services processes, ligatures and self-harm risks, medical gases
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of NHS Estates management, including CQC outcomes and NHS Premises Assurance Model.
- Knowledge of relevant NHS specific guidance associated with Estates and Facilities Infrastructure including HTMs and HBNs.
- CQC standards that apply to Estates and Facilities Infrastructure services.
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
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).
