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Job Description
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- Educated to a minimum of GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above or equivalent
- Ability to understand, interpret, analyse data and information and have basic computer skills
- Educated to a minimum of GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above or equivalent
- Ability to understand, interpret, analyse data and information and have basic computer skills
Job summary
A truly excellent opportunity has arisen with our Estates Operations Team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). We are a very special organisation with amazing staff and this has been demonstrated unequivocally during the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver services that respond to our patients needs has never been more important than it is right now.
So if you are a passionate, values driven individual, who is pro-active in their approach, thrives in a busy working environment and wants an opportunity to help lead a highly motivated Estates Operations Team, at a hugely exciting time for UHNM, then this could be the role for you.
Main duties of the job
The University Hospitals of North Midlands is looking to recruit an Estates Maintenance Apprentice educated to a minimum of GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above. You will be keen and enthusiastic working with a skilled team to assist in the provision of a high level of service to a large acute hospital. You will be required to complete the apprenticeship within the specified time as part of the contractual agreement and will be expected to attend and complete all the training sessions / modules for the programme as set out as part of the academic learning facility e.g. college course attendance via day release and activities within the workplace. You will be stationed at County Hospital working 37.5 hours per week, but may be required to work at other sites belonging to or serviced by UHNM. For an informal discussion contact - Steve Brown, Senior Estates Manager on 01782 715444 ext. 2613 or Phil Marfell, Estates Services Manager on 01785 230422.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Details
Date posted
19 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year per annum
Contract
Apprenticeship
Duration
4 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
205-7143634
Job locations
County Hospital
Weston Road
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the main duties and responsibilities.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for the main duties and responsibilities.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge, Skills & Training
Essential
Essential Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge, Skills & Training
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
County Hospital
Weston Road
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Address
County Hospital
Weston Road
Stafford
ST16 3SA
Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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