Director of Estates and Facilities
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Band VSM
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint its next Director of Estates and Facilities.
At Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust we provide community care in the London Borough of Richmond, and we work in partnership with Your Healthcare who provide community care in Kingston. We also provide a full range of acute services at Kingston Hospital, and short-stay rehabilitation at Teddington Memorial Hospital. We serve a wider population for a range of specialist services. This includes hospital and outpatient services for people in Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton, and community immunisations for most of south London.
The effective development and management of our estate is key to everything we do as an organisation and requires a person who enjoys the challenges and takes pride in the successes which the department achieves every week. Over the last four years we have put in the hard work to ensure that we are ready to build on the needs of ambition for our newly merged Trust. We are now seeking to appoint a new Director of Estates and Facilities to take this forward.
The successful candidate will lead efforts to refresh the Trust Estates Strategic Plan, ensuring it aligns with our long-term goals and the evolving needs of our community.
The Director will champion continuous improvement across all Estates and Facilities activities, utilising the Trust's existing Quality Improvement processes. This includes a strong emphasis on reducing failures and faults that impact clinical activity, thereby supporting our commitment to delivering high-quality patient care. The role leads on strategies resulting in the effective use and development of our Trust Estate, fostering strong relationships with local partners and commercial organisations to enhance our facilities and services. The Director also acts as the Sustainability Lead for the Trust, working with both clinical and non-clinical teams to reduce our carbon footprint and impact on the environment.
We are seeking an individual with a proven track record in senior estates leadership roles, with experience spanning estate development, optimisation and operational service delivery. The ideal candidate will have expertise in leading a culture of continuous improvement in estates and facilities operations, resulting in improved efficiency, customer experience, value for money, and compliance. They will have leadership experience within large, complex organisations, inspiring and leading diverse teams of senior managers and operational professionals. An inclusive and inspiring management style, with a focus on team leadership, is essential for this role.
For further information, the candidate brochure can be viewed here.
To arrange a confidential briefing discussion please contact our retained search advisors Nick Coppard (nick.coppard@mrgglobal.com / 07896 079 495) and Charley McCarthy (charley.mccarthy@mrgglobal.com / 07355 093 3900) at MRG. Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement and should be submitted via MRG’s website here.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 23rd March 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 9th May 2025.