Deputy Director of Estates

The Trust is seeking an experienced, driven, Estates professional to support the Directorate of Estates in the development and leadership of a high performing team in the delivery of the full remit of Estates and Facilities services across what is one of the largest, and most complex, healthcare Estates in the country.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for a direct workforce of c1,100 staff and revenue budget of c£90m in the delivery of hard and soft Estates services to ensure that the Organisation continues to deliver its array of tertiary healthcare services. The role is also key in supporting the Director of Estates in the development and delivery of the Estates Strategy including the production of site specific development plans covering Estates infrastructure, to support the clinical services, and the management of the Estate backlog maintenance.

You will be responsible for driving forwards the Trusts ambition to be a Net Zero Estate by 2030 through the development of site-specific technical proposals for the decarbonisation of the Estate and working with the Clinical teams through the delivery of the associated projects., As the senior Operational Estates professional the post holder will provide expert advice on all building and engineering matters and managing various OpEx and CapEx projects across the Trust Estate.

The Deputy Director also acts as the Quality lead ensuring that there is a culture of continual improvement across the Estates function ensuring that the Plan, Do, Study, Act methodology is embedded within the Operational Workshops to drive continual improvement.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

In return the successful candidate will receive a highly competitive salary, opportunity for further learning / development and the opportunity to make a significant positive impact on the lives of the people of the North East., Depending on experience The salary will be commensurate with the level and responsibility