Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Estates Officer (XN06)

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

electrical/mechanical engineering who wants to make a genuine difference to our Estates Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

In this rewarding and entrusted position, youll need good IT skills, be responsible for assigning maintenance work and undertaking day-to-day operation of our Computer-Aided Facility Management system.

Youll play a vital part, addressing issues, completing reports, understanding drawings, documents and spreadsheets and have good communications skills.

The role is focussed around;

asset capture & review of the estates plant & equipment through the works management system, ensuring we have a comprehensive asset list to achieve a fully maintained auditable estate.

The Trust is a large organisation with a huge portfolio of property, equipment, and systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take on a varied role, be responsible for ensuring safe systems of work are maintained in line with HTM's and recognised codes of practice by carrying out Authorised Person Duties.

The job package includes: -

A competitive salary pro rata Band 6 £38,682-£46,580 to reflect2025/2026 pay award (Inc. enhancements for unsocial hours.)

Annual leave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service.

In-house training schemes

An excellent contributory pension scheme.

On-site childcare provision

Salary sacrifice schemes (cycle to work)

Main duties of the job

Expected Shortlisting Date

01/09/2025

Planned Interview Date

10/09/2025

This role provides the following services to the Trust: -

- Carry out dynamic risk assessments

- Organising and rectifying reactive works

- Managing scheduled work on the K2 system

- Responsibility for ensuring safe systems of work

- Responsible for the safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment others may use.

- Asset capture & review of the estate plant

More detail within the job description.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Subject to Pay Award

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-EST-338

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed overview of the role, job description and personal specification please see attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed overview of the role, job description and personal specification please see attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HNC/HND in a Mechanical, Electrical or Building Discipline or equivalent experience in a building services/estates management environment.

Experience

Essential

  • Good Communication skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised and autonomously
  • Have good IT skills
  • Ability to plan and organise and willing to undertake all training required for the role.
  • Previous experience at managing directly employed staff, contractors working on breakdowns and PPM on technical mechanical / electrical or building disciplines found in a hospital environment.

Desirable

  • Working in a acute Hospital Environment, HTM 06, Nurse call systems, BMS-Systems, Fire Alarms, HBNs
  • A detailed knowledge of health technical memoranda and the ability to give comprehensive advice and guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology
  • A detailed knowledge of health building notes (HBNs) and the ability support best practice guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and on the adaptation or extension of existi
  • Experience of working in an acute Hospital Environment: Familiar with Healthcare Technical Memorandums (HTMs).
  • Experience working on computer-based Building Management Systems (BMS) such as Trend and the maintenance and management of complex fire alarm systems

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Flexible and approachable.
  • Able to work as part of a team and co-ordinate work with other trades. Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads.
  • Professional approach and able to prioritise own workload.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Able to work safely at heights.
  • Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
  • Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts H&S policies (subject to suitable training).
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HNC/HND in a Mechanical, Electrical or Building Discipline or equivalent experience in a building services/estates management environment.

Experience

Essential

  • Good Communication skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised and autonomously
  • Have good IT skills
  • Ability to plan and organise and willing to undertake all training required for the role.
  • Previous experience at managing directly employed staff, contractors working on breakdowns and PPM on technical mechanical / electrical or building disciplines found in a hospital environment.

Desirable

  • Working in a acute Hospital Environment, HTM 06, Nurse call systems, BMS-Systems, Fire Alarms, HBNs
  • A detailed knowledge of health technical memoranda and the ability to give comprehensive advice and guidance on the design, installation and operation of specialised building and engineering technology
  • A detailed knowledge of health building notes (HBNs) and the ability support best practice guidance on the design and planning of new healthcare buildings and on the adaptation or extension of existi
  • Experience of working in an acute Hospital Environment: Familiar with Healthcare Technical Memorandums (HTMs).
  • Experience working on computer-based Building Management Systems (BMS) such as Trend and the maintenance and management of complex fire alarm systems

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

  • Flexible and approachable.
  • Able to work as part of a team and co-ordinate work with other trades. Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads.
  • Professional approach and able to prioritise own workload.

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Able to work safely at heights.
  • Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
  • Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts H&S policies (subject to suitable training).

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Estates

Andrew Price

Andrew.price3@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Subject to Pay Award

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-EST-338

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


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