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Estates Manager is concerned with the operational management of building and engineering services and equipment. Estates directs, efficiently manages and monitors its activities and the Estate condition, to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and ensures safety of patients, visitors and staff is not compromised.

Responsibility for ensuring the operational management of building and engineering services for the organisation and for management of the organisation’s estates, including staff management.

Responsible for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to estate standards and specifications across the whole range of Estates services, to provide best value.

Provide expert specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to other estates staff, senior management of the organisation and external organisations supported by Estates providing specialist advice on a whole range of estates and technical issues.

Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities as the Authorised Person in relation to Low Voltage Systems and Authorised Person responsibilities in other areas of engineering systems in line with HTM as required.

Be a key member of the Trust working groups which Estates Compliance impacts on and there may be a requirement for the post-holder to be hands on.

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Provide professional advice and guidance on a wide range of estates issues.

 Manage, co-ordinate and prioritise the engineering planned and breakdown maintenance work of both in-house and contracting staff to ensure the service is delivered in a safe and timely manner and to high standards. Manage conflicting demands of legislation, health and safety, clinical service needs and financial constraints effectively.

Manage planned and unplanned service interruptions, including the development of contingency plans, ensuring that service departments are notified of the plans, progress and completion, in both written and verbal forms.

Develop long term maintenance strategies for the building and engineering elements of estate, incorporating works by in-house and contract labour together with statutory inspections.

Develop policies and operational procedures for effective management of Estates operational services.

 Manage, implement and monitor maintenance contracts ensuring value for money is achieved, reviewing performance and authorising invoices for payment upon successful completion of planned works across QVH site.

 Manage the procurement of spares, materials and contracted services to enable service delivery in a responsive, timely and cost effective manner.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC.  A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. 

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.