The Portfolio Director of Estates and Facilities is responsible for strategic, operational and technical leadership and professional advice on all matters of the Trust’s Estates and Facilities functions. This is all in support of the delivery of high- quality healthcare and for the development of services in accordance with the Trust’s strategies and corporate objectives.
The post holder provides strategic direction, working in partnership with Gloucestershire Managed Services, the Trusts wholly owned subsidiary. GMS has responsibility for providing capital programme management, estates and facilities management and delivery under contract to the Trust via the Portfolio Director.
The post holder is responsible for providing expert advice on the estate and ensuring all Trust property, PFI buildings, leased and licenced premises used for Trust: are safe for patients, visitors and staff, are fit for purpose, future proofed.
The Portfolio Director for Estates and Facilities requires an experienced and qualified Estates & Facilities professional to provide the Trust with strategic direction, leadership, and guidance and to ensure that specialist knowledge and subject matter expertise on all matters of Estates and Facilities services and compliance issues is provided to the Trust.

Strategic duties working with partners including GMS and PFI

• Development of the Trusts estate strategy aligned to the clinical and corporate strategies.
• Strategic and capital programme planning aligned with the estate strategy; estate investment and reconfiguration and where required major maintenance backlog projects.
• Responsible for the creation of a 5-to-10-year Development Control Plan setting out the organisation’s estates infrastructure and master planning on its two main hospital sites.
• Performance management of GMS to ensure delivery of estates management (Mechanical, electrical & building maintenance, minor new works, fire safety, grounds & gardens, administration and help desk)
• Delivery and oversight of CSSD and Med Engineering
• Developing and implementation of the Trusts NHS Green Plan / Decarbonisation objectives.
• Creation of a Space utilisation process aligned with the Trust estate strategy, including acute and community portfolio.
• Property asset management, including responsibility for the Property Terrier
• Facilities management (patient meal service/catering, residences/accommodation, security / LSMS, access control/ID badges, portering, car parking, non-patient transport / logistics, domestic services and retail provision)
• Health and Safety management, which includes: statutory compliance, assurance, risk management and governance for the built environment

Gloucestershire Hospitals is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Maternity Services are also provided at Stroud Maternity Hospital.
Our people are at the heart of what we do. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care across a range of clinical areas. We also have exceptional teams of professional services staff underpinning our vision every step of the way.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff.
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive. We endeavour to ensure each and every person working in our organisation feel respected and valued. Respecting and valuing differences will help to ensure that our policies and services reflect the needs and experiences of the people and community we serve.

• Development of the Trusts estate strategy aligned to the clinical and corporate strategies.
• Strategic and capital programme planning aligned with the estate strategy; estate investment and reconfiguration and where required major maintenance backlog projects.
• Responsible for the creation of a 5-to-10-year Development Control Plan setting out the organisation’s estates infrastructure and master planning on its two main hospital sites.
• Performance management of GMS to ensure delivery of estates management (Mechanical, electrical & building maintenance, minor new works, fire safety, grounds & gardens, administration and help desk)
• Delivery and oversight of CSSD and Med Engineering
• Developing and implementation of the Trusts NHS Green Plan / Decarbonisation objectives.
• Creation of a Space utilisation process aligned with the Trust estate strategy, including acute and community portfolio.
• Property asset management, including responsibility for the Property Terrier
• Facilities management (patient meal service/catering, residences/accommodation, security / LSMS, access control/ID badges, portering, car parking, non-patient transport / logistics, domestic services and retail provision)
• Health and Safety management, which includes: statutory compliance, assurance, risk management and governance for the built environmen