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The Head of Estates is responsible for the overall management of building infrastructure and engineering services for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. This includes staff leadership for the Estates senior team covering electrical, mechanical and building services. The role has responsibility for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to appropriate standards and specifications. The role holder provides professional building and engineering specialist expertise to other estates staff, Directors, Senior Management and the Trust Board, and provides advice to external organisations and agencies. The post holder will undertake Authorised Person responsibilities in relation to a variety of disciplines.
The post holder will develop and promote best practice delivery of Estates operational services so that they enhance patient experience and create and lead a highly performing Estates operational team. They will engage senior colleagues within the Site Services team and more broadly within the Trust, to ensure that the Trust estate remains safe and compliant and will identify and deliver opportunities to improve the quality of service and reduce the cost of delivery.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.
PLEASE NOTE: All communication will be electronic, please check your email account regularly. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process, please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work-life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.
For further details / informal visits contact:
* Name: John Stephens
* Job title: Director of Estates & Facilities
* Email address: john.stephens3@nhs.net
* Telephone number: 01752 433246
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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