Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-COR-7675494C-RL4
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wythenshawe
- Town
- Wythenshawe
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
WTWA Head of Estates
Band 8b
Job overview
To support the WTWA Associate Group Director Estates in shaping the future provision of Estates Services across WTWA and associated properties. This will include the strategic development of services to ensure they are high quality, progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, patient focused and fully support the strategic and future operational needs of the service delivery contracts.
Main duties of the job
To be accountable for all day-to-day operational aspects of Estates Services Hard FM delivered across WTWA and associated properties, its partnership organisations and internal customers. This will include the support and development of services to ensure they are progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, are patient focused, safe, efficient, and effective. The post-holder is required to work within a robust governance structure and performance against agreed service standards and key performance indicators.
Working for our organisation
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.
We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.
You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.
MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.
We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation’s success.
Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.
As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.
Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional/academic qualification at degree level or equivalent experience in a Technical or EFM discipline
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in EFM disciplines
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Management
- PG Diploma/Master’s Degree and/or evidence of equivalent relevant management experience within the NHS
- Chartered Engineer
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a senior manager position, in the Estates management sector
- Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g. budgets, timescales
- Successful track record in securing year on year improvements in quality and value
- Recent experience of successful negotiation and contract management
- Recent experience of procurement through tendering
- Ability to work effectively and inclusively with a wide range of people
Desirable criteria
- Successful track record in leading and delivering organisational change
- Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound understanding of financial management and processes, with in depth knowledge of contract management
- Full understanding of the PLACE process
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of how the Estates and Hard Facilities function operates in an NHS setting
- Understanding of healthcare provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil McAllion
- Job title
- Estates Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 291 5265
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