OUR VALUES IN ACTION

Care and Compassion
Quality and Teamwork
Dignity and Respect
Openness, honesty and responsibility

This position will be based at the Borders General Hospital (Melrose) but there will be a requirement to work flexibly across the Scottish Borders region serving acute and primary health care facilities.

NHS Borders Estates Department has a vacancy for a suitably qualified and experienced Estates Officer - The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of operational maintenance and management of mechanical engineering services within NHS Borders property portfolio. The post holder will support the Estates Manager in leading a multi-disciplinary team of directly employed labour and term/specialist contractors ensuring they are utilised effectively and efficiently.

Ensuring a safe, effective and efficient service. Experienced in managing during periods of change, be able to work with a high degree of autonomy and have the ability to prioritise competing demands.

Excellent interpersonal skills teamed with good organisational skills, assertiveness and diplomacy; with the ability to use logic to solve problems rationally and effectively and be able to communicate clearly and articulately across all levels.

To support NHS Border's values of quality, teamwork, care and compassion, dignity and respect, and openness, honesty and responsibility through the application of appropriate behaviours and attitudes.

The person must be willing to undergo training, attend training courses etc when required.

There is a requirement to provide emergency on-call estates services and the occasional requirement to work outwith normal hours. (E.g. emergency situation)

Candidates must possess a full/valid driving licence.

For informal inquiries please contact;

Chris Whitecross, Estates Manager – M&E Operations, 07966 428054 or email [HIDDEN TEXT]

As from 1st April 2026 the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a regulated role, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or going rate. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form

PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Estates Officer - M& amp E Operations