Job overview

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 Royal Stoke University 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 – Dominic Davenport, Senior Estates Manager on 01782 672095 or Simon White, Estates Services Manager on 01782 676576. 

Working for our organisation

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.