Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-10279645-CORP
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitchurch Community Hospital - Beechtree
- Town
- Whitchurch
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Estates Officer (Operational)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Estates Officer (Operational) to join our team.
The successful candidate will support the Associate Director of Estates in managing and maintaining the Trust's estate. This includes providing day-to-day coordination of maintenance, delivering minor works schemes, and supporting the development of capital schemes.
Good communication and administrative skills are essential as the post holder will need to communicate with senior managers, contractors, other staff members and possibly visiting members of the public.
You will need to have an experienced administrative background, be capable of working under pressure, have an attention to detail, and be confident in problem solving.
The role also involves managing the “base” site as well as providing line management support to the any future Estates Officer Apprentice employed by the Trust.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Estates team in respect of administrative duties in relation to estates issues and provide estates support and advice.
- Responsible for the scoping and delivery of minor works schemes, liaising with operational departments to determine agreed specifications.
- Support the development of capital schemes, including sole preparation of capital bids where appropriate.
- Day-to-day management of the base site and support to front of house and post room service and contractors.
- Provide support to Estates Colleagues in the delivery of operational management of the Trust in the delivery of a safe and effective estate.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of project management acquired through a degree or diploma in project management and further training,
- A post graduate degree or equivalent or demonstrable or experience
Experience in a similar role
Essential criteria
- Experience of handling a variety of complex data to produce accurate management performance reports
- Experience in project managing a number of schemes
- Able to communicate with and supporting Directors, Senior Managers and Staff with regards estates & facilities issues
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current legislation relating to health & safety
- Ability to take minutes and action notes at meetings and committees
- Developed analytical skills with good working knowledge of IT systems
- Understanding of financial operating frameworks, eg Standing Financial Instructions, Standing Orders etc and budget management
- Ability to interpret data in various formats to enable in-depth analysis to support the decision-making process
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Richard Best
- Job title
- Associate Director of Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07805 788035
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