Job overview

As Associate Director of Estates you will play a key role in shaping the future provision of Estates Services within the Trust. This will include the strategic 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 contracts. Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies and policies for the Directorate.

You be responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategic business development plans and a strong governance framework to provide and demonstrate that all services are safe, fit for purpose, efficient and effective for patients and staff including relatives and visitors. Responsible for managing the organisations infrastructure and maintain a high quality and cost-effective service. Providing expert advice to colleagues.

You will help to maintain and develop strong and effective links with all key stakeholders, which will involve deputising for the Director of Estates and Facilities when required at local, regional and national level. Required to assist in corporate decision making when needed.  Provides management and leadership to maintenance, estates and other facilities activities.

Have responsibility for the ensuring the environment is safe for patients, staff and public.

Main duties of the job

1.    The Associate Director of Estates will be responsible for managing the organisations infrastructure. 

2.  To demonstrate continuous service improvement & modernisation of service delivery & structure.

3.  To be the source of expertise on the interpretation of legislation when required.

4.  Actively contribute to the strategic direction of the business ensuring the infrastructure continues to be safe & meet the needs of the patients, public & staff ensuring delivery against the contract for services.

5.  Responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory and mandatory requirements to ensure safe &compliant services are delivered.

6.  Responsible for providing evidence to demonstrate compliance with associated CQC, PAM, Health & Safety.

7.  Maintain & develop robust monitoring & reporting systems to ensure and clearly demonstrate the safe and effective delivery of Estates Operational Services.

8.  To undertake the role of Authorised / Designated Person with delegated authority from the Director for the following areas: Medical Gases, Electricity, Asbestos, Water Safety, Air Conditioning & Ventilation.

9. Evaluate service provision performance measures, including benchmarking, to ensure value for money, identify opportunities for improvement, prepare,produce complex performance reports, analysis, and comparison of appropriate data.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.