Deputy Head of Estates

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the GMMH senior management team as the Deputy Head of Estates within the Capital, Estates & Facilities Directorate. You will join a forward-thinking group, with a proved record of delivery and a mentality that continually strives to evolve and improve.

As the Deputy Head of Estates, you will have responsibility for managing the Trusts extensive estate and healthcare engineering infrastructure, in a sustainable and efficient way. As key technical individual within the Estates team, you will actively contribute and influence the day-to-day operating of the Trust, providing well considered solutions which support the cost-effective delivery of services.

As an experienced estates professional, you will work with and manage multi-disciplinary teams to ensure service users and visitors are treated in safe and therapeutic environments that support recovery, and that staff have the optimal conditions to effectively support and deliver care.

You will be a vision-led individual with ambition and a strong desire to make a difference and help steer the Trust forwards to support the growth of the organisation as a leading provider of mental health and addictions services in Greater Manchester.

If you have any queries regarding the positions please contact Marc Reed, Associate Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities.

Responsible for coordinating and managing a client focused maintenance service across Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust with emphasis on developing local estates management to provide a dynamic estates planned preventative maintenance and reactive response service,whichiscustomerfocused,technicallystrong,ensuringoptimum planning, control and operation of the physical facilities, and complying with all relevant statutory directives and UK legislation.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts