Operations Team Leader | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced Estates professional to join the team as an Operations Team Leader.

The post holder will support the delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality Estates service across Trust sites, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, Trust policies, and national standards. The role involves the day-to-day supervision of Estates staff, coordination of maintenance activities, and oversight of operational performance to ensure continuity of critical services.

Working closely with the Operations Manager and wider Estates team, the post holder will play a key role in managing both planned and reactive maintenance, supporting service improvements, and ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

The role requires strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, respond to incidents, and make informed decisions within a fast-paced operational environment.

To support the coordination and delivery of Estates operations and maintenance activities across Trust sites, as directed by line management.

The post holder will oversee a range of complex, non-routine operational activities, ensuring full compliance with Trust policies, safety standards, and statutory requirements.

The role will involve close liaison with the Small Works Manager and Capital Projects Team in relation to planned works programmes, including the coordination of isolations, shutdowns, and associated responsive actions, in line with competence.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026