Estates Manager - Band 7

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

THIS POST WILL NOT COMMENCE UNTIL MAY 2025

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) are seeking a highly motivated Estates Manager (Engineering) who will be based at Pilgrim Hospital. The post holder is required to play a proactive part within the Estates management team to support team development and meet Trust objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner in compliance with legislation and good practice.

There is no better time to join the team at ULHT, we are developing our operational Estates Team in order to support the Trust on its continuous development plan, our aims and ambitions are set high and we want you to be part of the journey with us.

Don't delay, apply today!!!

Main duties of the job

The post holder will receive training, but will have Engineering and strong management skills, and acquire the skills to support the service safely and professionally. The post holder will be expected to work across the Trust where applicable.

The post holder is expected to be appointed to Named/Designated/Responsible/Competent/Authorised person’s roles in keeping with requirements laid down in Hospital Technical Memorandums (HTM), legislative guidance and required by the Trust to deliver statutory and mandatory duties.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively lead, motivate and be committed to the development of the department regarding training and Staff development.

The post holder will be responsible for the Operational Management of the Estate, the monitoring and reporting of professional quality and performance standards and ensuring compliance with statutory and NHS regulations, codes of practice and guidance.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an overall Estates maintenance function, which includes engineering, building and ground and gardens on the Hospital site using directly employed staff and contractors effectively and efficiently within the allocated budget.

Working for our organisation

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

• Work with the Senior Estates Manager/ Head of Estates to continually review the current Estates service and continued development of an Estates maintenance strategy.
• Provide direct management support of Technical staff ensuring safe systems of work are in place and exist for all high risk activities and in accordance with regulatory and mandatory requirements and formal implementation of HTM’s is in place and managed effectively.
• To formulate policies, procedures and risk assessments for the operation and maintenance of all buildings and engineering services.
• To ensure regular staff development reviews are carried out and to identify training requirements for the staff.
• Monitor and analyse the performance of directly employed staff and contractors to ensure performance, quality and efficiencies are maintained and improved where appropriate.
• To arrange, negotiate and manage maintenance contracts for equipment and services with specialist contractors.
• Ensure all compliance/activity information is recorded and monitored to enable production of regular Estates performance information and Key Performance Indicators.
• To ensure all building and engineering activity is completed to a high professional standard and in line with NHS and statutory requirements, H&S policies and directives.
• Continually assess and analyse the risks associated with buildings, engineering services and activities, to ensure that robust contingency plans exist for significant risks.
• Prepare, review and update Planned Maintenance Schedules.
• Develop short and long term Estates business continuity plans.
• Develop, Prioritise Capital plans for plant and equipment replacement programme based on the Estates Risk Register
• Be aware of all Estates corporate risk issues relevant to health, comfort and safety of patients, staff and visitors.
• Develop manage and maintain accurate training records, team development training plans and skill set development.
• Manage team sickness and behaviours in line with Trust Policies and Procedures, ensuring mandatory training is complete, sickness is recorded and managed effectively, team behaviours are maintained in accordance with Trust vision and values, all within an appropriate and timely manner.
• Participate in the Trust Estates Emergency on-call rota and management Rota

Have a look at the job description for completeness, and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!

Person specification

Previous Experience

• Experience of Management at an applicable level comparable to the Job Description
• Experience of Budget Management
• Experience of Developing Policies and Procedures
• Experience in the management and development of specialist contracts
• Able to demonstrate the acquisition of professional knowledge in Engineering Services through experience
• Evidence of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of managing risk associated with service change
• Awareness of the NHS Health Technical Memorandums
• Experience in risk management
• Knowledge of Statutory regulations applicable to the Job Description and Engineering practices.
• Authorised/Responsible Person Duties/ Appointments

• Experience of business planning or project management
• Experience of leading people through change
• Previous experience working in a management position within the NHS and more specifically Engineering services
• Extensive experience as an assessor/mentor

Qualifications

• Masters or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Degree level qualification in an engineering discipline, or equivalent level of experience
• HND level qualification or equivalent professional qualification.
• Evidence of continuous management development

• IOSH/NEEBOSH H&S Qualification
• Served full Apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• Corporate/full member of one of the following professional and technical institutions: - IHEEM, CIOB, RICS, RIBA IEE, ImechE, CIBSE etc.
• Management qualification

Evidence of Particular Skills and Knowledge

• Familiar with and able to apply regulations which apply to the management of Health and Safety.
• Ability to manage and monitor the use of resources.
• Ability to motivate, lead and develop individuals and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of effective team working to deliver and improve services.
• Ability to recommend, implement and promote change and improvements to work activities.
• Ability to look across service boundaries in enhancing patient and customer services.
• Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Able to shape and implement a vision for future service development
• Evidence of effective team working to deliver and improve services.
• Ability to critically analyse complex information and evaluate a range of options to identify service improvements
• Exhibits energy and resilience to drive through results
• Ability to adapt personal style in order to influence others and gain support for ideas

• Familiar with Health Technical Memorandums and Health Building Notes
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation

We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise

As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Service Leaver
• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces