Chief Estates Officer

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Chief Estates Officer

Salary: Band 9

Location: Dartford, Kent

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 29th January

Known for the distinctive high quality of our services, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust serves a diverse community, offering mental health, learning disability, community health and offender healthcare services across outer SE London and, for our offender healthcare services, Kent, South West England and London. With an annual income of approximately £500m and c5000 staff, our overall Trust CQC rating is 'good', and our forensic mental health service is rated 'outstanding'. We are a Trust that welcomes and supports diversity and innovation, and this is a stimulating time to be joining the Trust with refreshed strategic priorities to shape the Oxleas' future for our patients and continuing to make it one of the best places to work for our staff. With a focus on innovation and excellence, we pride ourselves on our commitment to improving the lives of the individuals and communities we serve.

We are now seeking a visionary Chief Estates Officer to lead our estates and facilities management functions, driving forward our ambitious agenda for sustainability, operational excellence, and future-proofed healthcare environments. As Chief Estates Officer, you will be a key member of the Trust's Executive Team, reporting directly to the Chief Executive. You will provide strategic leadership and direction for all estates and facilities-related matters, ensuring our environments are safe, efficient, and aligned with the Trust's overarching strategic objectives. This is a unique opportunity to shape the physical infrastructure that underpins the delivery of outstanding patient care.

Your responsibilities will include developing and delivering the Trust's estates strategy, ensuring alignment with clinical and operational priorities. You will lead on the planning, development, and maintenance of the Trust's broad and varied property portfolio, ensuring compliance with all statutory and regulatory standards. Driving innovation in sustainability and energy efficiency, you will champion the Trust's green agenda. Overseeing capital projects, from conception through to delivery, you will ensure they are completed on time and within budget. You will provide expert advice to the Board on estates and facilities matters, including risk management and long-term planning, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence within the estates and facilities teams. Additionally, you will build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, including NHS partners, local authorities, and community organisations.

For this pivotal role, we are seeking an exceptional leader with a proven track record in estates and facilities management, ideally within a healthcare or similarly complex environment. You will have significant experience of leading capital projects and delivering strategic transformation. A strong understanding of sustainability practices and their application in an estates context is essential. You will also possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. A commitment to the values and ethos of the NHS, with a focus on delivering for patients and communities, is vital.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and support flexible working practices.

If you are a dynamic and visionary leader ready to make a real impact, we want to hear from you. For further information please click 'Apply' and for a confidential discussion, please contact:

Emily Perry, Principal Researcher, Emily.perry@gatenbysanderson.com T: +44 (0) 7538 979416

or Melanie West, Senior Consultant, melanie.west@gatenbysanderson.com T: +44 (0) 7384 464 187

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 29th January