Job Description

We are recruiting for two Senior Estates Assurance Advisor's - one to cover the North East & North West Region and one to cover the South East & South West Regions of The National Estates Capital & Transactions Team. Please confirm in your preference in your personal statement.

Transforming our estate for the future:

Estates are at the centre of the government's plans for transforming the NHS. The NHS Long Term Plan outlines the need to 'accelerate the redesign of patient care to future-proof the NHS for the decade ahead.'



We have big ambitions, such as becoming the world's first net zero carbon national health system by 2040, setting global standards for healthcare providers, building 40 new state-of-the-art hospitals, and channelling significant additional investment into the wider acute, community and primary care to accelerate community-based care for patients.



The NHS Estate covers 25 million m of hospital estate including acute, community and mental health care settings. With 1.4 million NHS staff working across 17,000 buildings, including 1,140 hospitals and 7,500 primary care sites, our c100k staff are responsible for maintaining and running all estate and facilities services across all these sites.



With 4 billion of operational capital funding and annual expenditure of 10 billion across estates and facilities management, there's scope to make real change across our estate.



The National Estates Capital and Transactions team provides expert support for assurance of estates business cases (capital & subsidiary), PFI, ProCure23 construction framework, capital input into capital strategies and spending review along with supporting the estates team with broader activities where expert capital, assurance or transactions support is required. We are a busy team with a diverse portfolio of work, having assured cases with a capital value over 3 billion in 2023/24.



Reporting to the National Estates Capital and Transactions Lead this post is one of a team of four assuring capital and other estate transaction business cases requiring national approval and acting as estates keyholder for business cases covering all aspects of estates and associated elements of business cases working closely with DHSC commercial team, regional estates colleagues and other national keyholders.



You will also support development of national guidance in respect of business case assurance such as leading on the review of estates elements of the business case checklist or other standard documentation.

About you:

Qualified in a relevant discipline with experience of working in a senior project appraisal or transaction role and have estates related experience.

You will have communication skills to build trusted relationships with colleagues. You will be able to translate technical information into clear concise reporting, documentation, and advice.



Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.



Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms -- including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

We lead the NHS in England by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities



Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential



Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care



Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation



Delivering value for money



Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.



If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.



The National Estates and Facilities Team - The purpose of our team is to provide a clean, safe, and sustainable estate and patient environment across the NHS.



The team of c120 people is made up of a diverse mix of skills and expertise but we have a common purpose - to provide the best possible services and outcomes for our patients. We work across all aspects of estates and facilities functions from national policies and workforce strategy to regional and local delivery through local healthcare systems.

Why join us:

People are central to what we do - both in terms of our patient-led care but just as importantly, our brilliant team. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and compassionate workforce supporting everyone to reach their full potential.



This means we care about your professional development and training as well as your personal health and wellbeing. You will be joining a supportive and friendly team where you can truly be yourself. You will also have access to fantastic benefits such as our pension scheme, great annual leave entitlement and flexible working opportunities to give you the work/life balance that suits your lifestyle and caring responsibilities.



If you are passionate about estates and facilities and want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, join us on this exciting journey.



We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups



Application Form Supporting Statement Guidelines



Please respond to the following questions in the Supporting Statement section in the job application form:



What values, behaviours, leadership, and mentoring expertise will you bring to our team and how will this help us in achieving our goals?

How have you worked collaboratively with other technical and non-technical experts to provide consolidated advice and drive best practice?

When have you worked as part of a team working collaboratively to deliver standardised advice and support to a range of stakeholders?

What is your specialist technical area applicable to this role and what expertise do you have in distilling highly technical information to provide advice to senior leaders?

What experience do you have in developing guidance and supporting capability across wider stakeholders?

How does this role fit with your career so far and your long-term career aspirations?

What sets you apart from the other candidates?

Please also confirm your relevant qualification and associated registration number.



You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached and other supporting documents.

Secondments



Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.