Job summary
- Main area
- Management of the Trust Estate Compliance Assurance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-SK2573-COR-A
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brighton General Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Estates Compliance Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
a) Overall responsibility for management of the Trust Estate Compliance assurance.
b) Provide estate standards advice across the whole range of Estates services, to provide best value.
c) To be a senior member of the Compliance, Fire & Security Team providing specialist advice on a whole range of estates and technical issues.
Main duties of the job
a) Compliance Management
• Provide professional advice and guidance on a wide range of estates issues including major capital projects.
• Develop policies and operational procedures for effective management of Statutory Compliance.
• Professionally audit/review Estates evidence and evidence-based management systems to assure compliance with relevant standards i.e., BSEN, CQC, HTM, HBN.
• Lead on statutory returns specific to the estate’s directorate, Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) and Premises Assurance Model (PAM).
• Interrogate, critically analyse statistical data identifying and reporting trends pertaining to Estates Compliance.
• Responsible for estates information and records to comply with operational, legislative and mandatory requirements in compliance with HC (86)13 and HSC 1999(053).
b) Leadership
• To lead and manage Compliance assurance.
• To be responsible for the estates Compliance assurance, revenue budget.
• Ensure all estates compliance staff receive regular supervision and have Personal Development Plans.
• Identify training needs and draw up programmes to meet those needs.
• To deputise for the Associate Director of Compliance as required.
c) Development and Performance of the Estate
• Develop with the Associate Director of Compliance strategies for the estate, to meet Trust service requirements both now and in the future.
Any other duties in line with the grade and scope of the post.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
a) Finance
• Budget holder for Compliance.
• The post holder is an authorised signatory for purchases within the Estates Compliance function and also authorises staff timesheets and expense claims including for bank and agency staff employed within the Estates services listed above.
• The postholder is responsible for procurement of goods and services relating to the Estates Compliance assurance function, including contracts for outsourced services.
• Responsible for tendering of contracts as appropriate.
b) Staff management
• The postholder is responsible as line manager for all staff employed within the Compliance assurance function. This includes responsibility for appraisals, managing sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters, recruitment and selection decisions, personal and career development of staff and departmental workload and allocation.
• To manage the balance between directly employed staff, temporary staff, agency staff and contractors to achieve optimum performance in service provision whilst maintaining cost effectiveness. To recruit and develop staff either employed by or seconded to the Trust or utilised from the voluntary sector.
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Degree + MSc in an engineering discipline (electrical, mechanical, building services etc) Or Professional knowledge plus significant additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and experience to Master’s level equivalent
- In depth financial, management, and strategic knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Professional Qualification/ Membership of an appropriate professional organisation.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive Senior management experience.
- Experience of market testing, contract monitoring and managing estate’s services.
Desirable criteria
- Estates Services experience in the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of associated legislation. Quality assurance and value for money. Sound knowledge of Financial Management.
- Strong communication skills including negotiation and overcoming barriers to understanding.
- Experience of managing and developing team in multi-disciplinary setting
- Ability to write and develop business plans and strategies in order to deliver Hard FM (estates) services aligned to corporate business objectives
- Understanding and/or application of NHS Plans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience designing long term strategies and business plans for Hard FM (estates) services, which impact across whole organisation and partner organisations.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Confident, enquiring, self-motivated.
- Able to lead and motivate and develop staff.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Equal Opportunities - Demonstrates an understanding of the basic principles in relation to staff, patients and the public
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Hoey
- Job title
- Associate Director of Compliance
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484902445
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