Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Self-motivating with a drive to develop Estates and Facilities Services.
- Skills
Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines.
- Skills
Ability to work effectively and inclusively with a wide range of people.
- Skills
Negotiation and influencing skills including conflict resolution.
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Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes.
- Skills
Well-developed leadership and motivational skills.
- Qualifications
Professional/academic qualification at degree level or equivalent experience in a Technical or EFM discipline.
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in EFM disciplines.
- Knowledge & Experience
Significant technical experience in a senior manager position, in the estates and facilities management sector.
- Knowledge & Experience
Significant experience in managing and delivering estates and facilities infrastructure projects for new works, backlog works and technical support.
- Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g. budgets, timescales.
- Knowledge & Experience
Successful track record in securing year on year improvements in quality and value.
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of successful negotiation and contract management.
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Successful track record in leading and delivering organisational change.
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Performance Management and development of staff.
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Proven ability to manage resources effectively.
- Registration
Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management.
- Registration
Member of the Institute of Workforce Management
- Registration
Member of the Chartered Management Institute
- Registration
Chartered Engineer
- Qualifications
PG Diploma/Master’s Degree) and/or evidence of equivalent relevant management experience within the NHS.
- Knowledge & Experience
Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
- Knowledge & Experience
Detailed knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations Estates & Facilities Function
Job overview
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for General Manager Estates & Facilities with Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, England. It is listed as a Band 8 General manager role. The advertised salary is £79,504 - £91,609 Dependant on Experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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