Job vacancy: Head of Property and Space Planning, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Dartford

Job summary

Main area: Estates
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 252-7020342

Employer: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Darent Valley Hospital
Town: Dartford
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum inclusive of allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2025 23:59

Head of Property and Space Planning

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities:

Contribute to the efficient operation of the estate to maximise value and utilization by actively managing all aspects of the property portfolio, designing and implementing space management systems and ensuring the coordinated approach to space management that delivers on Trust objectives.

Develop and manage the Trusts Space and Change Policy, the Trusts space team and to appoint and manage appropriate space and planning consultants to ensure the delivery of an efficient, timely and professional space management service at all times.

Manage all Trust clinical service commissioned bids from a Property and Space Strategy perspective, to include rationalisation, space planning and cost profiling to fit within a challenging financial envelope.

Manage appropriate resources to develop and maintain a comprehensive categorised spatial database with all Service lines, Departments, Directorates and room categories in electronic format, currently the Trust System for this is MICAD

Manage and challenge the Trusts Space and Change Process from office and administrative requests to service reconfiguration as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team using appropriate resources and direct working

Develop and maintain a full service line reporting schedule for Estates and Facilities to inform large scale business case development and Statutory reporting to NHSI, DHSC and other regulatory bodies as required.

Facilitate the on-going review, development and regular publication of the Trust Estate Strategy.

Engage with local stakeholders in matters of space utilisation and Building asset management to maintain an up to date knowledge of current industry trends and developments in order to contribute to strategic decision making.

Comply with the Trust terms of authorisation, procurement strategies, policy, governance arrangements in property management and property transactions

Have project specific responsibility for the development and publication of a comprehensive and robust project brief that identifies all key project objectives and drivers

Please see attached job description for further information.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

Educated to Masters level in relevant subject matter or Equivalent experience
Member of recognised chartered body
Evidence of CPD

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivating: persuasiveness, influencing and interpersonal skills
Experience in report writing and presentation skills
IT Literate
Familiar with policy and the service priorities that drive space strategies for the health sector and wider public sector.
Ability to communicate complex subject matter to a variety of audiences
Ability to quickly respond to changes in market conditions, trust requirements and government policies;

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of undertaking relevant audits/inspection and provide solutions
Practical knowledge of interpreting Building Regulations

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.

The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we sett up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.

We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.

As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer.

The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trusts eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.