Head of Estates Engineering

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you a leader in Hard FM or Estates Management looking for a new role?

Are you passionate about the role the estate can play in enabling outstanding patient care?

If so, this great opportunity could be for you.......

We are looking for a proven leader to join the team at BHT as Head of Estates Engineering. This is an exciting time to join us as we grow and develop our in-house Estates team.

Our estate must enable us to deliver integrated care with greater guarantees of infection prevention and control. It must enable us to be more financially sustainable by reducing the inefficiencies of an aged estate whilst tackling our backlog maintenance. Ultimately, our estate is fundamental in creating a healthy, safe and effective environment for all who use it.

Applicants should possess professional technical knowledge acquired through a degree, or equivalent plus specialist knowledge gained through post-graduate courses and professional learning within a building services/engineering related discipline. This will be supplemented preferably by having worked previously in the NHS or a similar complex organisation, with evidence of management development.

Main duties of the job

As Head of Estates Engineering, you will play a key role in shaping the future provision of estates services within the trust. This will include the development of services to ensure they are high quality, progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, patient focused and fully support the strategic and future operational needs of the service delivery and associated contracts.

You be responsible for leading the development and implementation of estates related business development plans and developing a strong governance framework to provide and evidence that all services are safe, fit for purpose, efficient and effective for patients and staff including relatives and visitors.

You will help to maintain and develop strong and effective links with all key stakeholders, which will involve deputising for the Director/Deputy Director of Estates for all matters relating to safety and quality of operational estates.

About us

Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Date posted

26 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-C6659805

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

Degree educated with demonstrable extensive senior management experience in a similar organisation or equivalent experience with extensive proven experience
Membership of a professional institution such as CIBSE, IEE, IMechE, IHEEM etc or actively progressing registered status and evidence of continuing CPD
Certificated training achieved in AP role/s

Desirable

NHS experience

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in operational estate management (multi-dis) at a senior level
Budgetary control, planning and forecasting
Experience of implementing quality controls, processes and procedures

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate good management, leadership and person skills
In depth knowledge of statutory compliance, relevant H&S and risk management
Previous knowledge of health sector Estate management

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

Degree educated with demonstrable extensive senior management experience in a similar organisation or equivalent experience with extensive proven experience
Membership of a professional institution such as CIBSE, IEE, IMechE, IHEEM etc or actively progressing registered status and evidence of continuing CPD
Certificated training achieved in AP role/s

Desirable

NHS experience

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in operational estate management (multi-dis) at a senior level
Budgetary control, planning and forecasting
Experience of implementing quality controls, processes and procedures

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate good management, leadership and person skills
In depth knowledge of statutory compliance, relevant H&S and risk management
Previous knowledge of health sector Estate management

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.