Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT
Head of Estates
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Head of Estates - Band 8b
Fixed term 15 Months
About the Role
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Head of Estates to join our team at Tameside Hospital in Ashton-under-Lyne.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare in safe, sustainable, and patient-focused environments. We are looking for a motivated and dynamic leader to build upon the excellent work already underway and help shape the future of our estates service.
The opportunity has arisen following the promotion of our current Head of Estates, this reflects both the success of our Estates function and the Trust's ongoing commitment to innovation, transformation, and continuous improvement across our estate and facilities services.
Responsibilities
As Head of Estates, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of estates services across the Trust. Working closely with the Executive Team and senior stakeholders, you will provide expert professional advice and leadership, ensuring that our estate remains safe, compliant, efficient, and fit for the future.
You will play a key role within the Estates and Facilities Directorate, supporting senior colleagues to deliver high-quality environments that enhance the experience of our patients, visitors, and staff. This role offers the opportunity to influence major programmes of work, drive service improvement, and contribute to the Trust's wider organisational objectives.
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The post holder is responsible for the overall management of all Estates operations (Building, Engineering, Maintenance Helpdesk, Fire, Waste, estates informatics, catering engineering & Sustainability). This includes the hospital and community sites that our organisation works from.
- Delivery of the service within allocated budget, whilst identifying Divisional pressures and contributing to the Directorate TEP’s.
- Liaising with Senior, Clinical & Departmental Managers to develop Estates services in accordance with national standards, mandatory controls and the Trust's corporate policies and strategies.
- Provide expert specialist and professional construction, building and or engineering advice to other estates staff, directors, senior management and other associated stakeholders.
About the Trust
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
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We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Michael Veale
- Job title: Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities
- Email address: michael.veale@tgh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01619226000
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