# Deputy Head of Estates

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Harrow
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £85,641 - £97,746 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-29T08:31:48.661Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8044440
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8044440?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Based at Northwick Park Hospital, but covering across sites (Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, and some Community sites), you will manage the day-to-day Estates Services for the Trust, holding senior and professional responsibility for the effective, safe and compliant delivery of these services. In addition, you will provide direct support to the Associate Director of Estates and Capital Projects with involvement in exciting and ambitious projects, aimed at developing and improving and services for patients, families and staff.

### Main duties of the job

- Ensuring the Trust provides Estates services that are safe, whilst optimising the opportunities to provide high quality of patient care.
- Ensure the development and implementation of the Estates policies, procedures and systems are fully integrated with the Trust processes and values.
- To be responsible for the development and provision of specific areas of the annual business plans for all estate management arrangements, operations and service provision.
- To proactively participate in stakeholder groups.
- To continue the development and analysis of benchmarking of all estates data at both local and national levels.
- Ensure that monitoring and financial management systems are in place to effectively control financial activity within own area.
- Responsibility to ensure compliance with legislation, regulation and relevant guidance including Health and Safety matters to minimise risk to patients, staff, and visitors.
- To lead and review of service contracts to ensure that the Trust receives high quality, efficient and cost-effective services that meet Trust business and regulatory requirements.
- Interpret and comply with relevant legislation, regulation, and best practice guidance.
- To monitor service performance through the development, production, and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate the delivery of agreed service standards.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

## Job Details

Based at Northwick Park Hospital, but covering across sites (Ealing Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital, and some Community sites), you will manage the day-to-day Estates Services for the Trust, holding senior and professional responsibility for the effective, safe and compliant delivery of these services. In addition, you will provide direct support to the Associate Director of Estates and Capital Projects with involvement in exciting and ambitious projects, aimed at developing and improving and services for patients, families and staff.

## Job Description

Ensuring the Trust provides Estates services that are safe, whilst optimising the opportunities to provide high quality of patient care.

Ensure the development and implementation of the Estates policies, procedures and systems are fully integrated with the Trust processes and values.

To be responsible for the development and provision of specific areas of the annual business plans for all estate management arrangements, operations and service provision.

To proactively participate in stakeholder groups.

To continue the development and analysis of benchmarking of all estates data at both local and national levels.

Ensure that monitoring and financial management systems are in place to effectively control financial activity within own area.

Responsibility to ensure compliance with legislation, regulation and relevant guidance including Health and Safety matters to minimise risk to patients, staff, and visitors.

To lead and review of service contracts to ensure that the Trust receives high quality, efficient and cost-effective services that meet Trust business and regulatory requirements.

Interpret and comply with relevant legislation, regulation, and best practice guidance.

To monitor service performance through the development, production, and use of key performance indicators (KPIs) to demonstrate the delivery of agreed service standards.

## Responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Minimum of Master degree level or demonstrable experience/HND/HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or relevant FM subject

**Desirable**

- Membership of a professional Estates , Engineering or FM Chartered organisation
- Project management qualification

### Knowledge /Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience in managerial roles including engineering or building services estates functions

**Desirable**

- Relevant or similar NHS post
- Understanding of acute hospitals engineering systems, fire safety and Health & Safety

### Skills Abilities/Attributes

**Essential**

- HTM appointments
- Ability to think clearly and work strategically
- Ability to influence and negotiate at a senior level, analyse and report on complex data

## Documents

- [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615)
- [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549)
- [deputy head of estates jd & ps (pdf, 212.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333148)

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