Job summary
- Main area
- Head of Estates
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus Estates emergency on call rota)
- Job ref
- 373-CSS1030
- Employer
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Oaks Office
- Town
- Ellesmere Port
- Salary
- £70,417 - £81,138 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Estates
Band 8c
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join the leadership team within Infrastructure Services at Cheshire & Wirral Partnership Trust. The Head of Estates role is located within the Estates Management office just outside Cheshire Oaks and encompasses travel to all the Trust's sites throughout Cheshire East, West and Wirral.
The Estates team is a well respected team within the Trust, providing a wide range of Estates services in support of clinical services and other non clinical services. With strong customer focus this represents an exciting opportunity to lead and represent the Estates team within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Act as Trusts professional Estates & Property lead to ensure that the built environment is maintained and developed to a good standard and that all-statutory obligations are met.
Responsible for ensuring that the environment is safe for patients and staff.
Responsible for budgetary control of Estates budgets including financial planning, achievement of efficiency targets and cost improvement targets.
Deputise as required for the Associate Director of Infrastructure Services in their absence.
Professionally accountable for all estate management matters and provide professional advice to on strategic development of estates service.
Lead on interpretation and implementation of all technical estates matters and provide professional advice to Trust Board, Associate Director of Infrastructure, estates staff, directors and senior management of the organisation.
Professionally and technically responsible for estates policy development and implementation of legislative requirements.
Interpret, analyse and communicate information as required on complex technical Estates matters.
Represent CWP in chairing of formal stages of HR disciplinary proceedings.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification with Chartered membership of professional institute relevant to the built environment.
- Health and safety
Desirable criteria
- ECDL qualification or equivalent
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Chartered status/expertise in building / engineering discipline
- Thorough knowledge of maintenance procedures & practice in engineering and building services.
- Estate Management including Landlord and Tenant legislation and land and property legislation.
- Thorough knowledge of computer systems applicable to Estate management requirements.
- Skills and knowledge of computer software to quantify and illustrate complex reports, comparisons, impacts and projections
- Knowledge of NHS
- Employee development and performance management skills including the ability to supervise and train
- Ability to develop, plan and implement short and long term goals
- Demonstrate a high level of both verbal and written communication and negotiating skills.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation, codes of practice and hospital technical memoranda
- Budget management and a knowledge of energy and utility undertakings
- Have a sound knowledge of the management of statutory regulations including asbestos regulations and legionella management.
- Proven skills in policy development and drafting
Desirable criteria
- Project management
- Communication systems
- Control of legionellae in Health Care Buildings
- Asbestos management
Experience
Essential criteria
- 5 years professional senior management experience within an NHS or related Estates environment
- Experience within the construction/Estates services with a proven managerial track record
- Capital procurement and project management
- 5 years post qualification experience within professional body related to the built environment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Justin Pidcock
- Job title
- Associate Director of Infrastructure
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 397711
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