Deputy Head of Estate

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Deputy Head of Estates (London Sites) to join the busy and vibrant London Estates Maintenance Department of West London NHS Trust.

Ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant estate for the Trust, its staff, patients, and visitors, fully in line with legislative requirements and guidance, the post holder will have operational responsibility for managing and delivering Estates Maintenance (Hard FM) services through a combination of in-house maintenance teams and contracted-out services.

The role requires specialist building services-related engineering skills, evidenced by higher-level operational estate knowledge and professional qualifications (refer to Job Description for details). The post holder will be required to carry out duties as a Responsible or Authorised Person in line with HTM on Building, Mechanical, and Electrical related services.

This post would be suitable for a highly experienced, motivated, and professional individual with a proven track record of working with engineering trades staff and contractors at various levels and with strong interpersonal and team-working skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be directly responsible for the effective delivery of a comprehensive range of high-quality and cost-effective Estates Services, leading a team of in-house operational staff and responsible for the operational management of contractors, including implementation of mobilisation plans and health and safety management.

This site-based role will be integral to the Capital, Estates, and Facilities (CEF) Senior management Team (SMT) and will require close collaborative working with Trust-wide internal colleagues and external partners to provide quality-assured services. It will also ensure that all estate implications are considered as part of any service reconfiguration schemes and in the development of the longer-term estates strategy for the Trust.

Responsible for the development and establishment of a positive safety culture within the Estates Maintenance Department to ensure it meets its legal requirements in terms of Health, Safety, and Compliance.

Post holder will be required develop and maintain strong links with CSU teams at the operational level, and/or external clients, becoming the delegated "single point of contact" for Estates Services to facilitate good communication, effective working relationships, and gain a clear understanding of service needs/developments, providing advice and guidance on Estates-related issues.

Working for our organisation

Working for your organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Master degree level in relevant estate related technical field or equivalent experience.
• Degree and/or professional technical qualification and membership of a recognised Estates services institutions or substantial relevant experience.

Desirable criteria

• Chartered on a technical field

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working within the field of Estates Services at a Senior Management level.
• Successful track record of working in a senior Estates maintenance role within an environment of comparable scale and complexity.
• Experience or working with specifications and contract documentation where applicable, or substantial experience of managing a large and complex multi-disciplinary in-house team.
• Experience of financial, budgetary and negotiating and managing large contracts.
• Project Management, review complex technical specifications and drawings.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in mental health environment
• Premises Assurance Model

Skills

Essential criteria

• Persuasive and has credibility with Senior Managers and Clinicians with ability to develop good working relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Positive, customer focussed enabling attitude combined with good influencing skills.
• Able to lead and motivate a multi-disciplinary Estates Services team.
• Ability to remain professionally sound under pressure.

Desirable criteria

• High tolerance to multi pressurised situations.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

• Candidate Pack (PDF, 880.3KB)