Associate Director of Estates

The post holder is responsible for delivery of safe, efficient, and effective Estates services, to the Trust within One LSC, and for the management of the Trusts infrastructure ensuring a high- quality, cost-effective service. Responsible to the Director of Estates, the post holder will manage and direct Operational Services and staff in the provision of the Estates within the Trust, optimising their efficiency and effectiveness to meet service users, staff and visitor needs within agreed resource allocations.The role will be predominately strategic in nature, providing delivery of the Trust’s estate strategies and development of strategic partnerships within the Trust’s partners to ensure a collaborative approach within the Trust’s. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the reactive, corrective and planned maintenance of equipment, engineering services and building fabric for all Healthcare properties under their control. The post holder will have full responsibility for ensuring the environment is safe for patients, staff and visitors.Please note this vacancy is only open internally to One LSC staff only.Responsible forDelivery of the Trust’s / One LSC annual capital programme Formulating the Estates Operational delivery plan and contribute to the wider teams planning processes Ensuring that condition appraisals are undertaken, and a schedule of works is produced to enable capital bids to be produced. Be the Senior Responsible person for ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements associated with Estates Operational services Ensure the timely completion of submissions of all statutory and mandatory submissions relating to EFM (ERIC, PAM MODEL HOSPITAL etc.) Develop the estates workforce, management reporting structures and support services Develop, implement, and evaluate policies and strategies for recruiting, deploying, developing, and retaining staff Ensuring controls are in place and effective for the management of revenue budgets, nonrecurring and capital expenditure including determining delegated limits for staff Evidencing and providing assurances that the Estates Operational Services deliver high quality, value for money and effective services. Representing the Departments at Trust / One LSC wide meetings as and when required including Risk Management, EPRR, IPC and Health and Safety Sub Committees including providing cross-cover across all system wide Trust’s (if required) across One LSC, during times of absence. May Participate in the On Call Rota if required. Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust:A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare communityCutting-edge facilities and technologyOpportunities for continuous professional developmentA culture that values and recognizes your contributionsWe operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Sanderson Job title: Director of Estates & Facilities Email address: david.sanderson@mbht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07816 127608