Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our Trust as Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities. Role We are looking for a visible, people-focused leader with a strong service ethos who understands the critical role that Estates and Facilities play in enabling the delivery of outstanding healthcare. You will bring: A proven track record of senior leadership in estates, facilities, or a related field. Exceptional strategic and operational management skills. The ability to inspire and engage teams from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. A passion for innovation and continuous improvement. A commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for patients and staff. This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a real difference in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. If you are ready to take on this challenge and help shape the future of Estates and Facilities at Frimley Health Foundation Trust, we want to hear from you. Main duties of the job Reporting to the Director of Estates and Facilities, this role is a pivotal and highly visible position within the Trust’s senior management team. You will play a crucial part in shaping and delivering our estates and facilities strategy, ensuring it aligns with the Trust’s corporate objectives and contributes to delivering high-quality patient care. Leading a diverse team of over 1,000 staff, including estates technicians, facilities teams, and hospital support services such as catering, portering, and cleaning, you’ll provide both strategic vision and day-to-day leadership across our three main hospital sites and community locations. This is a role where no two days are the same. From overseeing car park management to addressing complex maintenance challenges, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring that our facilities meet the needs of patients, visitors, and staff alike. You will also be a key driver in delivering the ‘modern infrastructure’ strand of our Trust’s strategy. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Please see attached job description and job specification for further details on the main responsibilities of the role. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Degree in relevant estates discipline Chartered professional registration/accreditation in relevant discipline (eg RIBA, CIOB, RICS, CIBSE, etc) Prince2/ Project Management / MSP experience Demonstrable experience in a senior Estates Management role within an organisation of complexity. Desirable criteria Post-graduate qualification at doctorate and evidence of CPD in at least one of the technical areas within the post holder’s span of control. Experience Essential criteria Experience working in a senior leadership role in an organisation of similar complexity and profile, management of complex estates and facilities issues. Demonstrate compassionate leadership, in a senior role. Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues. Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands. Skills & Knowledge Essential criteria Ability to prioritise and get involved with operational issues as required Experience and sound working knowledge of Facilities Management support services and estates related issues. Knowledge of NHS standards, including Health Building Notes and Health Technical Memoranda Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now If you have problems applying, contact Address Heatherwood Hospital London Road Shortlisting:Shortlist SL5 8AA Telephone 07392288737