Job summary
DSFS has a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Estates professional to lead our Estates Services at Chesterfield RoyalHospital.
Reporting to our Director of Operations, this role will be the organisations professional lead and Board advisor for Estates services and compliance, bringing an innovative approach to the development of service and site strategies.
We are committed to the development and wellbeing of all our team and are looking for an inspirational leader that will build on of our philosophyof service excellence through our people.
Interviews to be held 9th January 2026 and 12th January 2026.
Main duties of the job
To lead, manage and develop the Estates Service, to ensure that all services meet statutory, NHS targets and requirements and offer quality andvalue for money as required by DSFS and Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Undertake the role of Estates professional advisor to DSFS Board advising and reporting on key Estates strategic and compliance issues.
To develop an estates strategy that is aligned with and enables the delivery of the Trusts clinical services strategy.
To lead estates compliance services. Working closely with senior DSFS and Trust leaders to ensure these services meet national standards,patient expectations and are aligned with the trusts clinical strategy and aims.
Deputise for the Operations Director as required both within the Trust and at external forums.
To develop and promote the development and wellbeing of all our people.
Support the organisations transformation agenda and take the lead on transformation projects where appropriate.
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the roleand what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the roleand what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Building/Engineering Degree or BTEC Higher Level Diploma/Certificate or qualification equivalent to degree level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- To be a member of a professional organisation.
- Master's qualification in relevant subject
Desirable
- NEBOSH National Diploma
- Chartered membership of a professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience and track record of Managing Hard FM assets and services within a complex health environment.
- Effective communication, presentational and reporting skills.
- Highly developed technical / knowledge and appreciation of FM services including statutory legislation and DH mandatory and good practice guidance.
- Preparing of reports to support assurance/governance of operational services
- Authorised Persons Experience
- Previous proven operational management experience in the NHS or similar environment involving a wide range of procedures and practice.
- Able to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management.
- Experience of working with NHS / other service delivery targets
- Experience of line managing individuals and/or a team
- Experience of service development
- Experience of analysing data, facts and other evidence to identify problems and to propose and implement solutions.
- Experience of working with staff at all levels including internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of working with staff to effect change, requiring negotiating, and influencing skills.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrating an organised approach to work
- Management of non-skilled, skilled, and professional staff
- Risk Evaluation in a live working environment
- Information evaluation abilities
- Effective leadership skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident and participative team leader and player
- Effective communicator particularly at senior manager levels
- Ability to think and manage strategically and operationally
- Self-motivated with a high level of focus, drive and energy
- Maintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality
- High productivity
- Ability to work under pressure and constantly achieve within tight timescales.
- Prioritise workload.
- Motivated to seek personal learning and career development
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with requirements of the Trust commensurate with the technical and strategic nature of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Building/Engineering Degree or BTEC Higher Level Diploma/Certificate or qualification equivalent to degree level.
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- To be a member of a professional organisation.
- Master's qualification in relevant subject
Desirable
- NEBOSH National Diploma
- Chartered membership of a professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience and track record of Managing Hard FM assets and services within a complex health environment.
- Effective communication, presentational and reporting skills.
- Highly developed technical / knowledge and appreciation of FM services including statutory legislation and DH mandatory and good practice guidance.
- Preparing of reports to support assurance/governance of operational services
- Authorised Persons Experience
- Previous proven operational management experience in the NHS or similar environment involving a wide range of procedures and practice.
- Able to demonstrate evidence of effective financial management.
- Experience of working with NHS / other service delivery targets
- Experience of line managing individuals and/or a team
- Experience of service development
- Experience of analysing data, facts and other evidence to identify problems and to propose and implement solutions.
- Experience of working with staff at all levels including internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of working with staff to effect change, requiring negotiating, and influencing skills.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrating an organised approach to work
- Management of non-skilled, skilled, and professional staff
- Risk Evaluation in a live working environment
- Information evaluation abilities
- Effective leadership skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Confident and participative team leader and player
- Effective communicator particularly at senior manager levels
- Ability to think and manage strategically and operationally
- Self-motivated with a high level of focus, drive and energy
- Maintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality
- High productivity
- Ability to work under pressure and constantly achieve within tight timescales.
- Prioritise workload.
- Motivated to seek personal learning and career development
- Willingness to undertake further training in line with requirements of the Trust commensurate with the technical and strategic nature of this post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
