Senior Service Manager: Strategic Estates Development and Sustainability

Service: Health and Social Care Partnership 

Closing Date: Tuesday 7th March 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Strategic Estates Development and Sustainability with Argyll & Bute Health and Social Care Partnership.

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership is responsible for the planning and delivery of all community based health and social care services for adults and children in Argyll and Bute. Our vision and objectives are that “people in Argyll and Bute will live longer, healthier, independent lives”.

This focusses on delivering our ambitious new Strategic Plan in a diverse environment in a sustainable way taking a place based approach and in harmony with our communities. Services include community hospitals and a range of community based health and social care services with a focus on specific care groups and working in partnership with our local communities.

This post is a key strategic partnership role and will contribute to the delivery of services by taking managerial responsibility and professional leadership for all estates responsibilities including meeting our duties as a public body and future proofing our capacity to deliver quality services for patients, staff and visitors.  It will ensure the effective management of infrastructure projects, strategic, operational and technical leadership in respect of the Estates and Facilities Management function across Argyll & Bute HSCP’s diverse and complex portfolio of property and facilities services and contribute to the transformation agenda.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email.   Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

Informal enquiries to: James Gow; email: james.gow@argyll-bute.gov.uk 

Please quote reference in the subject line of your email – Senior Service Manager Strategic Estates Development and Sustainability.

This post is an integrated post, with the Council as lead recruiter in this instance.  The post will be advertised with JDPS and salary ranges on their respective recruitment sites, detailed in the advert.   This advert will also appear on the NHS Highland’s recruitment pages, as well as MJS.   External candidates will have the option to choose an employer.  If an existing employee is appointed to the post, they will remain with their existing employer under that organisation’s terms and conditions.

Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. 
• This post is not suitable for job share.    

 

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. 

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is

James Gow - Head of Finance & Transformation

Telephone Number: 01463 657622

Email: james.gow@argyll-bute.gov.uk

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager, applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.  

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.  

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy