Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-7398828-EP
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trinity House
- Town
- Ashford
- Salary
- £76,965 - £88,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/09/2025
Employer heading
Assistant Director of Estates and Facilities
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Assistant Director of Estates and Facilities to join our professional team.
Reporting to the Director of Estates Optimisation you will have responsibility for the Estates and Facilities operations and asset Management functions across Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. You will act as senior leader and line manager for the Estates and Facilities Department, having overall responsibility for estates, facilities, and related project management and delivery.
Main duties of the job
A key part of your role will include the on-going delivery and implementation of the Estates & Facilities Strategy across the Trust ensuring that the estate supports the delivering of the service strategy, maximising efficiency and opportunities for effectiveness. This will involve coordination of a large estate as tenant, landlord and owner, across multiple partners and care sectors, providing a high quality, cost
effective building maintenance service and asset management service to the Trust and any contracted parties. Successful management of the Estates Capital programme will also be critical.
You will also be responsible for the oversight of estates compliance with statutory and best practice requirements for designated areas to ensure a safe and legal service is delivered. You will provide timely and robust information on Estates and Facilities Services’ performance and reporting on a regular basis key performance indicators and provide update reports to the Trust Board on key Estate initiatives. You will be required to resolve highly complex and sensitive issues which may conflict with the aims of the Estates Strategy and overall Trust aims and objectives.
You will deputise for the Director of Estates and Facilities.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
It is important to us that all our staff are aligned to our Values and in particular the behaviours we expect from KCHFT managers. With this in mind as part of the selection process for this position you will be asked to complete two other activities in addition to the competency-based interview that you will invited to. This extended selection process is designed to assess your management style and the specific details of the exercises will be given if you are successfully shortlisted. The provisional date of the selection event is 10th September, although this may be subject to change.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An accredited Estates, Facilities or Surveying degree or equivalent experience and / or specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses / masters equivalent or with demonstrative experience.
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- To have significant senior experience of managing a large Estates and /or Facilities Team.
- To have a successful track record of negotiating a Estates and/or Facilities services contracts.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A thorough in-depth understanding and specialist knowledge across a range of estates and facilities activities.
- Ability to interpret impact of national policy and Dept of Health guidelines for the use of property and act accordingly.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to all sites within the Trust area
Ability to manager
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing large staff groups.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leah Finch
- Job title
- PA to Director of Estates Optimisation
- Email address
- [email protected]
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