Job overview

We’re looking for an experienced Estates & Facilities IT Systems Manager to lead and manage the development, maintenance and performance of our key Estates IT systems at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a senior and specialist role responsible for ensuring our Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), compliance databases, and asset registers are fully operational, compliant, and fit for purpose. You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders across the Trust to improve system performance, lead service improvement projects, and support the delivery of safe, efficient and compliant Estates and Facilities services.

This role is ideal for someone with strong technical skills, a solid understanding of compliance frameworks and the confidence to lead system projects and influence positive change across a multi-site organisation.

Our sites span across Sussex, and we offer flexibility with your base location—this role can be based at one of several sites across the county. 

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of Estates IT systems and delivering projects that improve data quality, system performance and reporting. Your key duties will include:

• Leading the development and implementation of Estates IT systems, including procurement, integration, testing and upgrades

• Acting as system lead for CAFM, BMS, compliance databases and electronic asset registers

• Maintaining and improving compliance dashboards, reports and workflows

• Providing technical support and training to Estates staff on system use

• Supporting service continuity, business planning and compliance reporting across Estates

• Analysing performance data and presenting findings to a range of internal stakeholders

• Collaborating with Estates and Capital Development teams to maintain and develop asset databases and smart PPM systems

• Driving the delivery of Estates IT projects, engaging with users to support adoption and maximise system benefits

• Providing leadership and technical guidance on compliance, including SFG20 and Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) requirements

You’ll also support change management, training, stakeholder engagement and the integration of new technologies across the department.

Working for our organisation

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?
•    Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
•    Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
•    Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
•    Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
•    Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
•    Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
•    Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
•    Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.