Property Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Property Management

Lead the Trusts property management service including landlord and tenant matters, acquisition and granting of occupancy arrangements, rent assessment and reviews, service charge oversight, and asset valuation.

Provide expert advice to the Trust in regard to property-related matters, including acquisition and disposals, estates utilisation, value for money and options appraisals.

Manage the collation and submission of property information on behalf of the Trust for internal and external use (e.g. NHS Improvement, Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC)).

Oversee the utilisation of the estate, assisting with requests for space through analysis of existing and available estate, prepare briefs for space layout, implement changes and assess feasibility of new developments, balancing costs vs. benefits.

Develop strategies for introducing alternative ways of working or the need to change the use of accommodation.

Lead on the utilisation/disposal of vacant or surplus estate to gain maximum financial benefit for the Trust.

Capital Planning Investment

Assist with the capital planning process, including budgetary management, programming and documentation within the capital planning component of the Trusts business planning process.

Provide supporting information and advice to the Trusts Senior Leadership Team and Capital Revenue Management Group on the prioritisation of proposals in line with national and local objectives, which are often competing for limited resources including space.

Assist with the drafting of monthly and quarterly capital performance reports, reporting progress against the agreed capital programme plan.

Resolve conflicting priorities between a wide range of options for future investment, with differing but often inter-related objectives relative to national and local targets, and in an environment of limited resource availability.

Represent the LLP at a range of meetings to ensure that the interests of the Trust are represented and protected, and also that national policy is recognised and understood within, and influenced by, the Trust.

Identify and interpret relevant Department of Health and NHS England/Improvement policies and guidance in relation to capital investment, including funding options, and ensuring that such policies are implemented effectively across the full range of the Trusts services.Support Care Groups in seeking opportunities for securing capital funding associated with national initiatives where there is a robust case of need for investment.

Strategy Formulation

To support the review of clinical service configuration, analysing the impact on capacity of any changes proposed and advising on the capital and relationship consequences of implementation.

Contribute to the estates strategy and rationalisation to improve estate utilisation for clinical and corporate activities.

Work closely with the Assistant Director of Capital and Property in translating the Trust Strategy and internal service plans into coherent capital investment proposals, ensuring the optimal use of the Trusts assets.

Project Management

Provide expert advice to Directorates and Capital Project Boards / Teams on the preparation of business cases and the conduct of capital planning and procurement arrangements.

Financial Management Responsibilities

To support the Assistant Director of Capital and Property in making recommendations to Capital Revenue Management Group for the allocation of the Service Development ring fenced budgets in the capital programme.

Influence the development and management of the Trust Capital Programme (>£7m).

Manage the budget for property related LLP and Trust accounts.

Support the Assistant Director of Capital and Property to influence capital investment decisions through leadership of individual capital schemes (indicative values £1m to £20m per scheme).

To coordinate the capital planning component of the annual business planning process with clinical and corporate directorates.

Human Resources Management Responsibilities

Liaison with Project Managers/Sponsors for reasonable progress against project milestones agreed for major projects.

Influence and negotiate with other managers not directly managed by the job holder, particularly at the interface between planning, finance and estates.

Asset Management Responsibilities (i.e. stock, equipment, buildings)

None directly, but the job holder will provide essential information for maintenance of the Trusts asset register (e.g. capital acquisitions and disposals, configuration of the estate)

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Possession of a relevant professional qualification to degree/graduate level.
• Corporate Membership of a professional body
• Expert knowledge of land and property legal transactions.
• Experience of landlord and tenant legal issues, leases and licences, rent assessment and reviews.
• High degree of numeracy, experience in information handling and Information Technology Skills.
• High level of interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Experience of working with external agencies and contract services.

Desirable

• Experience working in a NHS environment.
• Experience of running project schemes on time and within budget.
• Be able to produce high quality documentation for both contract law and contract execution.
• Successful track record at managerial level.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions

Address

University Hospital of North Tees

Osmotherley House, Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

https://nthsolutions.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)