About this role
Job summary
Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities (Band 8d)
Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield (Trust-wide)
Key details: Band 8d (Agenda for Change) | 37.5 hours per week | Substantive
Closing date: 2 June 2026 | Interview date: 24 June 2026
We are seeking an experienced senior leader to support the Director of Finance, Estates & Resources in delivering high-quality Estates & Facilities services across our multi-site Trust estate, providing safe, compliant and well-maintained environments for service users, carers, visitors and staff.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We put the person first and in the centre; we know that families and carers matter; we are respectful, honest, open and transparent; we improve and aim to be outstanding; and we are relevant today and ready for tomorrow. In this role you will champion these values, ensuring our estates and facilities services support safe, welcoming environments and the best possible experience for the people who use our services and the colleagues who work within them.
At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
About the role: Reporting to the Director of Finance, Estates & Resources you will provide senior leadership across a multi-site estates and facilities portfolio. You will help shape the strategic direction of the portfolio, oversee delivery of capital and maintenance programmes, and provide assurance on compliance, performance, risk and value for money. The post holder will also act as the Trusts appointed Fire Responsible Person.
About you: Youll be a confident, credible senior leader with substantial experience across estates and facilities (hard and soft FM). You will work effectively with senior leaders, providing clear assurance to Trust committees as required, and bring strong governance, risk and financial oversight. With a track record of leading teams and change, you will be committed to delivering safe, high-quality, compliant environments that put people first. This is an opportunity to shape estate strategy, lead transformation and drive improvement in a role with real impact. Youll join a supportive senior team committed to putting people first and delivering safe, high-quality environments.
How to apply:
Apply via NHS Jobs. For an informal discussion, please contact the recruiting Manager Adrian Snarr at [email protected].
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.
About us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY:
The Deputy Director of Estates and Facilities is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the Estates & Facilities (E&F) services across the whole Trust estate. This will involve providing assurance on compliance, financial oversight, people management, performance, compliance, overall estate management and the development of services within the remit of the role.
The post holder will be responsible and accountable for compliant, professional, high quality, cost effective and efficient E&F services to meet the demands of the Trust, its service users, and staff.
The post holder will provide leadership and direction for the team, and work across the organisation. They will work closely with the directors and senior managers and contribute to ensuring that the objectives of the Trusts are achieved with specific focus on the provision of safe and effective E&F services.
The post holder will also act as the Trusts appointed Fire Responsible Person.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Oversight
To provide strategic and professional leadership for the management, development and efficient utilisation of the Trusts Estate and Facilities incorporating national requirements.
To lead the strategic and operational management of the Directorate.
Providing strong leadership and robust performance management framework for all Estates & Facilities staff
To ensure that the effective delivery of the Directorates functions is undertaken in accordance with national standards and recognised industry best practice.
To provide a safe, secure, and high-quality Service User and staff environments in the Trusts
Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to manage any existing outsourced contracts and potential forthcoming strategic outsourced contracts.
Contribute to and where appropriate lead work streams to support the Trusts Planning & transformation programme.
Represent the Trust in developing Strategic Estate Plans across Health and Local Authority boundaries in support of work being led by Integrated Care systems and other collaborations.
To maintain and deliver a culture within the Directorate in which all staff deliver the highest quality of service user centered support services.
Contribute to ensuring that the corporate aims and vision of the Trusts are achieved.
Actively show the agreed behaviors and values of the organisation and the team
Operational Management
To lead and manage the Directorate effectively and develop and secure approval for the implementation of policies and plans to ensure that the Directorate continues to contribute to Trust strategy and remains a dynamic and healthy operation.
Provide a focal point for ensuring the site strategies are delivered in practice, to specification, timescale, and budget.
To lead the Directorate in supporting change and modernisation in ways of working to support Trust strategies and delivery of services.
To maintain and develop processes for analysis and assessment of standards for services and their comparative information in order that the Directorate meets the standards of service required of it, and to ensure that services are provided in a value for money framework and that they operate cost effectively and in a productive manner.
To ensure that the highest possible standards of compliance are achieved across all areas of Estates and Facilities and Health and Safety (Trust wide accountability) through a process of key services meetings including: The Health and Safety TAG, water quality, decontamination, the management of legionella, asbestos, electrical infrastructure, food safety, pest control, fire safety, specific departmental risks, including slips, trips and falls management, not least of which the support to be provided to the Infection, Prevention and Control Teams through the delivery of an effective hospital cleanliness programme and CQC Compliance.
To ensure that services are delivered to the standards described by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and all other professional and regulatory authorities.
To ensure that services are delivered to a high standard to support the delivery of healthcare and the business plans of the Trust.
Oversee and be accountable for the implementation and operation of the Asset management system.
To be accountable for the performance of major contracts & Capital projects, including the provision of 5 year capital works programmes.
Responsible for the construction of the annual programme for dealing with the funded projects for major infrastructure and maintenance projects. Ensuring that the outgoing expenditure considers the highest priority risks and requirements of the CQC Standards
Responsible for the assurance of the training and development of the staff is sufficient for statutory and good industry practice standards. Provide governance of control systems employed through a scheme of delegation showing those people Authorised or competent to do the specialist tasks demanded of them.
Jointly responsible with the Sustainability Change Manager for the sustainable use of energy and utilities used by the trust and to promote the Estates planning and delivery of the NHS Carbon Reduction Commitment by delivery of the Trusts Green Plan projects and targets
Responsible for the monitoring of the Statutory and Good Industry Practice horizon to ensure that the Trust is informed of the changes in its statutory obligations, working practices and standards to which it must conform and operate
To manage the outsourced EBME function within the Trust with responsibility for the external contracts and ensuring all available devices are serviced in accordance with national standards and guidance. This duty includes the chairing of the Trust medical devices group.
Transformation/Service Development
Working with Directors and senior clinicians, develop comprehensive, affordable, and sustainable site strategies which are shaped by and underpin, effective modern service delivery in a high-quality environment, designed around best patient experience.
Ensure that the estate assets are effectively managed and utilised in order to achieve maximum usage.
To maintain a consistent approach to design priorities such as anti- Ligature and dementia friendly environments.
To support and work with the Director of Nursing, and Care Group Managers and Matrons in ensuring that the highest standards of physical environment are achieved to support clinical services.
To work closely with colleagues in departments such as Infection Control and IT to ensure optimal service delivery with minimum disruption
Maintain the services for maximum possible resilience to supply discontinuity situations
Maintain a safe and effective security and car parking service to sites and service user areas ensuring staff and patient safety and security
To contribute to developing strategies for services within the Trust which deliver annual and forward planning including Transformation Plans to support the delivery of Healthcare Standards.
Continually assess customer satisfaction with services provided and shape the service offer within resources to meet customer needs in both hard and soft FM services
Maintain service level agreements to clearly specify expected standards and delivery.
Actively look at best practice across the organisation, NHS, and wider industries
Responsible for the development of the required skills and competence to safely maintain and operate the site. Promote the method of succession planning with the use of professional and craft level trainees to ensure future supply of the skills required for the future of the trust
Lead and co-operate with others to establish audits and lean initiatives to improve the working of the estates maintenance and facilities operational functions and support savings initiatives and savings programmes to reduce the overall costs of running the estate. Drive out wasteful use of systems, processes and resources that are not value for money.
Promote a customer first approach and deliver a service that the customer understands, is responsive to their needs, being performance managed and good value for money in the opinion of that customer. Conduct customer surveys to obtain feedback on performance.
Responsible for the initiation and continuous improvement of the Estates & Facilities Function
Advise the service planning process with proposals to develop the optimum use of the estate and its efficiency to assist the Trust in providing high quality healthcare environments. Assist in providing contributions to initial concepts, proposals, and business cases.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached
Person Specification
Special Knowledge/Skills Essential
Team and staff management staff including responsibility for sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance issues, recruitment and selection, personal and career development, appraisal and allocation of work. Able to communicate verbally and in writing with patients, carers and the public. Review complex estate problems including statutory, health and safety, and planned maintenance activities. Review performance data to effectively manage an estates team. Review complex specification to include O&M manuals to develop and implement planned preventative maintenance regimes. Review multiple data sources including CAFM, Helpdesk and financial data to develop and implement service improvement. Analyse, interpret, and act on complex and sensitive information and present highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information to groups and lead in communicating what is required for the Trusts to achieve its corporate objectives. To adopt a robust project management approach to deliver timely, comprehensive, deliverable annual business plan. To introduce new and manage existing robust systems to ensure the effective management of operational budgets within allocated resources.
Physical Attributes Essential
Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Personal Attributes Essential
Self-belief. Ability to manage continuously evolving priorities and deadlines. Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure. Ability to command the confidence of Senior Managers, Clinicians and the Trust Board. Excellent interpersonal skills underpinned by a confident and professional manner. Ability to inspire and motivate others. Ability to make judgments and decisions in a complex environment. Well-developed influencing skills across hierarchies and disciplines Ability to act to ensure delivery. Responsive and flexible attitude/approach.
Qualifications Essential
Masters Degree or equivalent level qualification in Facilities Management/ Construction / Engineering related subject. Full Membership of an appropriate professional body such as IWFM/ IHEEM/ RICS/CIOB. Registration or working towards Chartered status for Construction or Facilities Management.
Experience Essential
Extensive senior management experience in a large complex organisation. Experience of managing complex relationships between Executive Directors, Non-Executive Directors, Governors and staff. Able to construct and develop spreadsheets to manipulate and display data for monitoring, presentation, and persuasion in reports. Ability to contribute to the development of IT systems in the department including BMS, Estates Terrier and Database, CAFM and records systems. Managed multimillion-pound construction, engineering & works contracts from design to execution, commissioning, and agreement of final accounts. Understanding and knowledge of performance management/data systems. Extensive experience of risk management particularly for the NHS and public sector and governance statutory requirements. Able to demonstrate high levels of corporate achievement and a successful track record in all the areas covered by this job description. Experience of influencing senior managers to change approach. Proven substantial experience of advising Boards on legal issues with regard to Estate and Facilities. Experience of successfully working with external regulators. Experience of working in an organisation subject to public and political scrutiny. Experience of working with solicitors. Experienced in organisational change, have experience of changing workplace culture and norms, and be able to demonstrate a commitment to, and experience of, working to achieve the highest possible standards in the context of new developments. Extensive experience of developing and leading robust governance frameworks including in relation to risk management and assurance. Significant experience of developing and implementing governance arrangements for new organisations/services. Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders, to plan, manage and collaborate across different. Experience of building confidence engaging and negotiating with stakeholders of all levels and managing ambiguity. Experience of successful project management and of leading, introducing and managing major change programmes.
Desirable
Senior leader experience in the NHS.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Address Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP
Employer's website https://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)