Estates Officer
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- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
NHS Highland is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Estates Officer with a construction and maintenance background to join their Estates Department. The role involves dealing with breakdowns, managing small projects, and arranging maintenance work for the NHS Highland estate. Based primarily at Belford Hospital, the position requires travel across the region and participation in an on-call rota. The successful candidate will contribute to excellent patient care through effective management and prioritisation.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256967
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
02/09/2026
Job Type:
Support Services
Location:
Belford Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
17/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Estates
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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.
Have you got a construction and maintenance background and looking for a new career?
At NHS Highland we have a full-time vacancy within our Estates Department for an Estates Officer to cover NHSH in Lochaber .
The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and motivated and be able to react and think quickly on how to deal with breakdowns within the NHSH estate, manage small scale projects and efficiently arrange for contractors or in house trades teams to carry out maintenance work safely .
The post is primarily based at Belford Hospital, Fort William at the moment, there will be a requirement to travel to sites all over NHSH.
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