Assistant Estates Manager - Town Planning - B7

Job summary

Important Eligibility Information:

Applications are only open to:

• Substantive employees of NHS Essex ICB
• Employees currently declared at risk within Central East ICB, or Norfolk & Suffolk ICB

If you are applying as an at-risk employee, you must:

• Clearly state your current NHS employing organisation; and
• Include the words "AT RISK" alongside the organisation name on your application.

Please note that applications from individuals who do not meet the above eligibility criteria will not be considered.

We are recruiting a town planning professional to join Essex ICB.

It is an important role in the Estates team which forms part of our Financial and Commercial Directorate and has a pivotal role to play in delivering the ambitions 10 Year Health Plan. This is an exciting time for Estates as we move forward with medium term planning and multi-year capital allocations.

This role will support the Estates Strategy for the ICB and have a primary focus on town planning but will work across Town Planning & Policy, Strategic Developments, Primary Care & Neighbourhood Health as programmes and projects require. Our Assistant Estates Managers will contribute to the delivery of one or more strategic plans supporting key milestones and managing risks and opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Support the implementation of policy and / or service developments related to Estates, drawing on requirements from NHS strategies, including the ICB strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan, through engaging with and responding to local planning authority consultations on planning policy and development proposals.

Support primary care practices with local developments.

Support provider partners and others with at scale strategic developments

Support the Estates development of Neighborhood Health Centres

Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to Estates and turning analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery

Develop and deliver project plans relating to Estate, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting

Supports delivery of budget for the programmes and projects for which they are aligned. Including effective budget reporting as required

Supports procurement of relevant services

Supports best use of resources and value for money.

About us

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NHS Essex ICB is a statutory organisation responsible for the planning and funding of NHS services for around 1.9 million people across Essex. Our role as an ICB is to bring health and care services together, improve the health and wellbeing of our population and ensure equitable access to services and outcome for everyone. The organisations headquarters is Seax House, Chelmsford, and we operate a hybrid working model (2 office-based days) that includes working across Essex and from home. Essex ICB currently has offices in Brentwood, Harlow and Colchester, in addition to the Chelmsford HQ.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We know that different experiences, ideas and perspectives help create a stronger and more innovative organisation that delivers better outcomes for patients. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, including people of all ages, disabilities, sex, gender identity or expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or personal circumstances. Our policies ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently throughout the recruitment process, including consideration of reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants.

Please note that the organisation does not hold a sponsorship licence.

Details

• Date posted: 19 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: D9708-MSE549
• Job locations: Seax House, Victoria Road South, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY

Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new organisation formed through the consolidation of three ICB areas in response to the NHSs ambition to deliver a more streamlined, strategic and cost-effective model of health commissioning. The ICB will oversee the commissioning of care for the approximately 2 million people who live in Essex. Operating within a reduced running cost envelope and aligned to the new requirements of ICBs in England, the ICB will focus on improving population health outcomes, health equity and smarter resource allocation.

Our Estates team form part of our Financial and Commercial Directorate and has a pivotal role to play in delivering the ambitions 10 Year Health Plan. Bringing care closer to home by enabling new ways of working and maximising our resources. This is an exciting time for Estates as we move forward with medium term planning and multi-year capital allocations.

The Assistant Estates Manager, will provide leadership and support the Estates Strategy for the ICB and will work across Town Planning & Policy, Strategic Developments, Primary Care & Neighbourhood Health as programmes and projects require. Our Assistant Estates Manager will contribute to the delivery of one or more strategic plans supporting key milestones and managing risks and opportunities.

As the ICB transitions to become a leaner, more focused strategic commissioning organisation the post holder will be expected to support the Director of Estates, in delivering on the three fundamental shifts set out in the NHS 10-year plan:

• From Treatment to Prevention: Embedding preventative, personalised and population based approaches to commissioning.
• From Hospital to Community: Championing care model redesign that supports community and neighbourhood health.
• From Analogue to Digital: Enabling clinically driven transformation through digital innovation, data analytics and evidence based improvement.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To deliver on the job description set out above, the job holder will be expected to deliver on the requirements set out below:

Policy and service development

• Responsible for the implementation of policy and / or service developments related to Estates, drawing on requirements from NHS strategies, including the ICB strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan
• Ensure compliance with relevant ICB policies
• Use research, innovation and audits to inform service improvements or performance management
• Support in the provision of advice and operational guidance to develop appropriate solutions for new care models and best use of resources.
• Support primary care practices with local developments.
• Support provider partners and others with at scale strategic developments
• Support the Estates development of Neighborhood Health Centres

Strategy and analysis

• Analysis of complex qualitative and quantitative data relating to Estates
• Turns analysis into useful insights and reports that can be used to inform decision making and delivery
• Present complex data, information and insights, including qualitative and quantitative data, through clear and simple written and verbal briefings
• Use of data and insight to contribute to reporting, including performance management, financial and quality reporting against agreed contractual or project deliverables
• Use of Population Health Management methodologies and tools to inform projects and programmes that will improve outcomes for patients and sustainability of health services

Planning and organisation

• Develop and deliver project plans relating to Estate, ensuring appropriate governance, risk management, escalations and reporting
• Managing competing priorities, prioritizing own and team resources to effectively deliver on short, medium and longer term priorities
• Ensure accurate reporting and records management
• Support delivery and monitoring of business plan for Estates.

Communications and Partnerships

• Work collaboratively, modelling inclusive, respectful and compassionate leadership
• Able to take account of a broad range of perspectives, including staff, patients and the public, to inform decision making
• Comfortable presenting information and training to internal and external stakeholder groups
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across the ICB, with NHS providers, local government, VCFSE partners and communities as needed
• Effective engagement with patients and the public as required
• Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams to enable the collective ownership and delivery of projects that are seeking to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and deliver a sustainable health and care system
• Share complex and challenging information which may relate to service performance or staffing
• Able to manage conflict, find compromise and persuade based on evidence as needed

Financial and resource management

• Supports delivery of budget for the programmes and projects for which they are aligned. Including effective budget reporting as required
• Supports procurement of relevant services
• Supports best use of resources and value for money.

Team management and capability building

• Our Assistant Estates Manager work flexibility and may be required to hold line management for Estates support as part of project alignment, including overseeing recruitment, onboarding, development and performance management.
• Able to influence in order to deliver effectively through those not directly line managing
• Support staff through ICB transition, including the development of teams to deliver on new ICB portfolios as agreed through transition
• Support the effective transition of relevant functions to new portfolios within or beyond the ICB to support the new NHS operating model, in line with the requirements of the Model ICB Blueprint
• Work collaboratively with system partners to facilitate transitional arrangements
• Maintain a focus on quality, safety and affordability during transition
• Supporting effective Information Asset Management for the team

Other

• Use initiative and work independently as needed to deliver on requirements of the role
• Primarily desk-based work that requires use of visual display units, focused concentration and frequent participation in on-line or in person meetings
• Able to use software required to develop report, including ability to deliver high quality documents through Microsoft suite (word, power point, excel) and other Estates relating tools and databases, such as SHAPE.

Flexibility and evolving responsibilities

As the ICB continues to evolve, portfolios may be subject to change to reflect the needs of the organization, the health and care system and national policy direction. This may include adjustments to areas of responsibility or realignment of reporting structures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will need to build constructive relationships with partners from across the health and care system. Key relationships will be with:

• ICB senior leadership
• Information Governance team
• Local Authority partners
• NHS Providers
• NHSEI regional partners
• Other system partners, such as VCFSE
• Property management companies, third party developers, NHS Property Services, Community Health Partner and LIFT and PFI contractors.