General Manager Estates & Facilities: Sponsorship Available

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Estates and Facilities Management Team at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Based at Fairfield Hospital in Bury and also responsible for Rochdale Infirmary, you will be experienced in hard services estates management and ideally have experience in managing facilities soft services . You will be able to operate at senior level in our Group Wide E&F Team as well as at Local site level and be responsible for site maintenance and compliance project management, group standards, minor works and have direct line management for a wide range of E&F Services.

Support the Deputy Director for Estates, Facilities & Capital in the implementation of policy and service development.

Deputise for the Deputy Director for Estates, Facilities & Capital in his/her absence.

Act as subject matter lead for identified specific services as required.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be responsible for the implementation of professional management throughout Estates & Facilities.
  • To manage hard and soft FM services & contracts, both internal and external, in addition to all levels of directly employed staff, to ensure the delivery of operational estates and facilities services.
  • To be responsible for managing and complying with all statutory instruments and guidance ensuring best practice related to building fabric and engineering services.
  • To lead the implementation of the group’s wider estates and facilities strategies.
  • Responsible at site level for the professional and technical management of highly specialised areas of Estate and Facilities Management including Electrical Installations, Medical Gases, Critical Patient Support Systems, Fire Safety, Security Systems, Lifts, Special Working Conditions and Patient Environment etc.
  • To deliver all E&F regulatory standards and ensure compliance with national standards and policies.

Person Specification

Registration

Desirable

  • Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management.
  • Member of the Institute of Workforce Management
  • Member of the Chartered Management Institute
  • Chartered Engineer

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional/academic qualification at degree level or equivalent experience in a Technical or EFM discipline.
  • Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in EFM disciplines.

Desirable

  • PG Diploma/Master’s Degree) and/or evidence of equivalent relevant management experience within the NHS.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Significant technical experience in a senior manager position, in the estates and facilities management sector.
  • Significant experience in managing and delivering estates and facilities infrastructure projects for new works, backlog works and technical support.
  • Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g. budgets, timescales.
  • Successful track record in securing year on year improvements in quality and value.
  • Experience of successful negotiation and contract management.

Desirable

  • Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
  • Detailed knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations Estates & Facilities Function

Skills

Essential

  • Self-motivating with a drive to develop Estates and Facilities Services.
  • Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines.
  • Ability to work effectively and inclusively with a wide range of people.
  • Negotiation and influencing skills including conflict resolution.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes.
  • Well-developed leadership and motivational skills.

Desirable

  • Successful track record in leading and delivering organisational change.
  • Performance Management and development of staff.
  • Proven ability to manage resources effectively.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

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