Job overview

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is on a bold journey to transform its Estates services — and we are looking for an exceptional Deputy Director of Estates to help lead the way.

This is a senior leadership role at the heart of one of the most ambitious Estates Teams in the NHS. You will provide visible leadership to a diverse team of senior managers and frontline staff, building a culture that promotes customer focus, accountability and ambition. At the same time, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring our hospitals and community sites are safe, compliant, resilient and fit for the future, while driving improvements that directly support outstanding patient care.

We are building a team that aims to be recognised as the best Estates service in the NHS. If you are a proven leader with technical expertise, strategic vision and a passion for developing people and services, this is your opportunity to make a visible impact in a high-profile and supportive organisation.

Main duties of the job

As Deputy Director of Estates, you will lead senior managers across engineering, operations, contracts and digital estates, ensuring our services are safe, compliant, resilient and customer-focused. You will chair statutory safety groups, oversee multi-million-pound budgets, and provide visible assurance on compliance, risk and performance.

You will play a central role in delivering the Estates Operational Strategy, driving cultural improvement, performance improvement, and modernising systems while supporting the operational handover of capital schemes. The role also deputises for the Director of Estates across the wider Property Services portfolio, representing the Directorate at senior Trust forums and with external partners.

We are seeking a values-driven leader with a strong track record in estates management and statutory compliance. You will bring financial and commercial acumen, the ability to influence at Board level, and a passion for building high-performing teams that deliver outstanding service.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.