Estates Manager (Operational)

We are seeking an individual to Lead our Eastbourne District General Hospital Estates Team. You would be joining an established team at an incredibly exciting time in the hospitals evolution, with several multi-million pound projects completed or under way we are now embarking on the next chapter of our journey under the New Hospitals program.
Are you a great people manager, focused on maximising your team's potential without losing sight of the day-to-day requirements of a 450-bed acute hospital?
Can you balance multiple competing demands?
Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of our patients and staff?
Then you could be the person we are looking for.
This position plays a vital part in ensuring that patients are cared for in a safe, secure, and suitable environment, and that clinical and support colleagues have a suitable environment in which to work. That all statutory and legislative requirements placed on the Trust as an employer are met and compliance is demonstrable with suitable records available as support. To develop and maintain an evidence-based process to provide the trust board/commissioners the necessary assurance and to enable the prioritisation of both capital and revenue investment decisions., Providing the strategic lead for the Team at Eastbourne, aligning all maintenance activities with the strategic objectives of ESHT and the Estates and Facilities Division. Create a department culture that ensures that all staff are aware of how their activities support the organisational aims. Provision of advice and guidance to other departments as necessary. Act as the advocate for Eastbourne protecting the integrity of the site and its assets by active participation and engagement with other departments.
The Estates Manager (Operations) will: -
+ Be responsible for the development and efficient delivery of statutory compliant engineering services under their control at EDGH. This includes the management of specialist contractors.
+ Provide leadership and direction to the Operational Maintenance department, taking the lead with the Head of Engineering in developing the strategy for the department in line with the Trust's overall strategy and transformation programmes. This will include playing a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and modernisation, the delivery of all operational performance targets and Trust objectives, financial management, commercial development, and general management., + The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.
Our mission is to:
+ Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.
Our strategic objectives are to:
+ Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
+ Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
+ Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.
Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:
+ Safe
+ Effective
+ Caring
+ Responsive and
+ Well led

Band 8b
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come., We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.