Property Manager

Do you have NHS experience in Property Management, maybe also experience in the commercial industry (not lettings or as an agent), whereby holding commercial landlords to account; rationalising space; identifying direct cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities plus negotiating heads of terms etc. Then why not come and be part of a great team that delivers NHS Property leasing and commercial landlord responsibilities throughout North Essex & East Suffolk.

The Property team are responsible for ensuring value for money, well-utilised leased accommodation for both clinical and administrative services as well as seek opportunities to maximise revenue income and maintaining accurate occupation records.

Are you up for the challenge, have demonstrable experience in relationship management for engagement between service managers, external contractors, tenants and landlords? Applicants must have good attention to detail.

Please note, this is a fixed term /secondment position until 31st March 2026. Current ESNEFT Employees will be offered on a secondment basis only. This is a part time post with a maximum working hours of 22.5hrs (2 or 3 days per week).

Responsibilities include:

• Liaison and lease negotiations for new property agreements both as a tenant and landlord and all commercial related property including seeking income generation attributed to specific leases.
• Renewals, rates valuations and all associated property matters with NHS landlords, Private Landlords including PFI/LIFT, Local Authorities and other private or public bodies.
• Verifying all property related data and updating the Trust property database.
• Acting as head tenant in relation to staff residential accommodation, agreeing terms, monitoring service contracts and ensuring safe and compliant living quarters.
• Representing all ESNEFT matters at Tenant or equivalent committees across all community sites in conjunction with landlords, reviewing space utilisation and occupancy agreements to ensure all estate is utilised to its optimum.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dominic Bradshaw Job title: Head of Property Email address: dominic.bradshaw@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07717 130473