The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Director of Estates and Facilities

The closing date is 04 March 2026

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and strategically focused Director of Estates and Facilities to join our Trust at a pivotal time of transformation. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will be professionally accountable for all estates and facilities related activity across the Trust, ensuring our built environment is safe, sustainable and fit for purpose for our patients and our staff.

You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the Trusts Estates Strategy ensuring alignment with our clinical strategy, adopting a Corporate Landlord model to maximise estate utilisation whilst ensuring that patient and staff experience is the best it can be.

You will act as the Trusts subject matter expert on estates and facilities, advising the Board and working closely with clinical, corporate and external partners across the system.

As a member of the Trusts senior leadership team, you will play a full part in corporate leadership, contributing to organisational performance, quality, financial sustainability and the delivery of long-term strategic objectives.

The salary agreed for this position will be dependent on your experience and in line with the Very Senior Managers (VSM) Pay Framework.

Main duties of the job

Advise the Board on all estates and facilities matters, acting as the Trusts Subject Matter Expert
Develop and deliver the Estates Strategy, Delivery Plan and Capital Strategy for Board approval
Responsible for constructing, commissioning, servicing and maintaining safe and secure patient and staff environments
Act as the Trusts Corporate Landlord, ensuring that the estate is managed efficiently and effectively providing the maximum possible value
Oversee the management of the Trusts PFI contracts Provide visible, values-driven leadership, empowering teams and working in strong partnership with clinical leaders

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001058

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be an experienced estates and facilities professional with a proven track record of strategic and operational leadership within an environment of comparable scale and complexity.

With significant experience of working in the public sector, you will have extensive knowledge of the NHS with a thorough understanding of the estates and facilities functions and relevant statutory requirements. As an experienced project manager, you will be able to lead a complex multi-faceted transformation programme aimed at improving performance in a financially constrained environment.

You will have the ability to lead and motivate a large diverse workforce to deliver the highest standard of service with a strong emphasis placed upon adherence to the Trust values and behaviours.

Candidate information pack

Please be aware that this post is subject to Fit and Proper Persons requirements. To get a better understanding of the role, we've created a candidate information pack. This contains the full job description and person specification along with supporting information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be an experienced estates and facilities professional with a proven track record of strategic and operational leadership within an environment of comparable scale and complexity.

You will have the ability to lead and motivate a large diverse workforce to deliver the highest standard of service with a strong emphasis placed upon adherence to the Trust values and behaviours.

Candidate information pack

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please refer to the candidate information pack.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please refer to the candidate information pack.

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.