Head of Estates

You will be responsible for all aspects of Estates Department and will be the principal advisor on estates and engineering to support the strategy and delivery for an ongoing programme of works. To ensure services are delivered to the highest possible standards.

Working closely with the Associate Director and Chief Engineer, the post holder will be responsible for all aspects of Estates on the Hospital site, including:

- Building and Engineering services and all Estates maintenance, Statutory and mandatory requirements and Engineering development and Estates lead projects.
- The post holder will manage the day to day operations of Trust Estates and develop these services in accordance with corporate policies and strategies, emphasising the cultural changes and innovations essential to modernising health care.
- Maintaining a culture that engages and involves staff in decisions on how services are delivered and the provision and promotion of patient-centred, excellent customer services in a professional and caring manner at all times.
- A key focus will be on infection control and protecting patients against hospital acquired infection; this will be achieved through effective management of resources, implementation of comprehensive systems, governance procedures and sound financial management.
- The post holder will lead on key strategic and operational matters; change management programmes and key projects for the Trust, ensuring that the Division achieves its objectives and will be actively involved in developing all aspects of the Facilities & Estates elements of the NHS Plan including national requirements, i.e. statutory regulations, PLACE, decontamination and be instrumental in developing on overall Trust-wide approach.

As one of our key support services, facilities and estates is responsible for the smooth running of our hospitals. The teams work in areas such as transport, catering, portering, domestic, reception, switchboard, car parking and security. And they play an important part in patient experience making sure our services work effectively all day, every day for our patients.

Our Estates teams provide maintenance, repair, improvement and engineering support across the Trust. Their work takes them to all corners of our sites to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for all our staff and patients.

It's a great place to work.

**Here are just some of the benefits**:

- Flexible shift patterns
- Competitive rates of pay
- Job security and career progression
- Wide range of development opportunities, training courses and professional qualifications
- Generous annual leave entitlement including bank holidays
- Company pension
- NHS benefits including high street discounts
- UHSussex benefits including bike scheme and car scheme
- and being part of our supportive UHSussex family.
- Establish and develop effective communications with all stakeholders, both internal and external
- Ensuring verbal and written complaints are dealt with effectively and that any remedial action is undertaken
- Developing sound stakeholder relationships, through the attendance of ward committee meetings, chairing user group meetings and by prompt and positive responses to all stakeholder issues raised
- Able to communicate and feed-back on multi-stranded or complex projects at Board level and with senior managers as required
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, technical or sensitive information from stakeholders and utilise it as required
- Exchanges maintenance, technical project-related information with specialists, non-specialists, including senior managers, directors
- Able to negotiate with stakeholders, suppliers and contractors
- Providing expert advice, ensuring that the management can face scrutiny or any challenges by internal/external auditors in terms of Health and Safety, Standards of Service, Compliance with National Standards and other NHS documents relating to the Management of NHS facilities.
- Advising and contributing to the strategic direction of Facilities & Estates in the Trust, ensuring that this meets the needs of patients, public and staff, and stakeholder services
- Producing robust business plans for any service developments or identified cost pressures
- Ensuring facilities services are continuously reviewed and developed to contribute to the overall performance of the Trust
- Delivering a balanced budget annually within clearly defined parameters
- Identifying and contributing to cost improvement processes for the Division and wider benefit of the Trust
- Ensuring value for money and liaising with Procurement and ensuring audit recommendations are actively and rigorously followed and changes are made as agreed within the Directorate
- Supporting managers and ensuring adherence to the Trust’s standing financial instructions and procurement processes and systems
- Overarching management of all Estates Services and ensuring a unified Facilities & Estates Team that delivers optimum