NHS Estates Graduate Training Scheme (Engineering)

Job description

Overview The NHS Estates Graduate Training Scheme offers a unique opportunity for engineering graduates to develop a rewarding career within the NHS Estates teams across England. As a Graduate Estates Trainee, you will rotate through various NHS organisations and departments, gaining hands-on experience across a range of engineering disciplines critical to healthcare environments.This three-year programme is designed to equip you with the skills, knowledge, and practical experience required to maintain and improve NHS properties and facilities. The NHS Estates Engineer Graduate Scheme focuses on the delivery of Engineering Services within the hospital environment, utilising the individual's engineering knowledge and skills to deliver services across singular or multiple areas including but not limited to:Responsibilities Building Services. Overseeing the installation and maintenance of systems within buildings, including lighting, lifts, communications, and security

Medical Plant & Equipment , maintaining and managing medical equipment in operating theatres, intensive care, neonatal units, accident & emergency, or radiology.

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) , ensuring water supplies and drainage, electrical systems, boilers and alarms are working well within NHS buildings.

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) , ensuring hospital areas are safe to use and kept at the right temperature, for example to keep patients warm, or vital supplies cool.

Eligibility and Opportunities The programme is suitable for all graduates who have gained a 2.2 or higher in an engineering related degree. The graduate scheme is a 3-year commitment and offers successful candidates the following opportunities:Employed by an NHS organization across England

Experience a minimum of 2 x rotations

Technical skills development via Level 6 Leadership & Management Professional Apprenticeship

Personal development opportunities through the Skills Development Network

Pastoral support through mentoring

Probable progression from NHS band 5 to band 6/7, on successful completion.

Role and Activities The role of the Graduate Estates Trainee (Engineering) is to assist the engineering team at the employing organisation. The aim is to observe and learn the engineering processes and the various practices and procedures in place. Engineers in the NHS maintain and repair a range of equipment and facilities from ambulances to dialysis machines to air conditioning units.The Post Graduate Engineer Standard will be critical in meeting the sector's future skills needs. They will work in an area that covers a wide range of generic engineering disciplines which could include for example: integrated systems, mechanical, electrical, electronic, electromechanical, fluid power components/systems and materials. All are vital to a high-quality NHS. The work is varied, rewarding and challenging.As part of the engineering team, you will provide assistance to all levels of engineering professionals within the team and you will be experiencing various areas on a rotation basis.As an estates engineering trainee, you will be involved in maintaining NHS properties.Role responsibilities Buying and selling of property

Organising repairs and maintenance

Project managing building and renovations

Making the NHS more sustainable

Developing policies

Recruiting and training staff

Managing absence and discipline

Controlling budgets

Locations and eligibility The roles available are based throughout England working in various NHS organisations. Applicants may apply for up to four of these positions. For more information about these organisations please read their Organisation & Post descriptions.Benefits Making a positive difference to the communities the NHS serves

Job variety to develop and hone a range of abilities

Full pastoral support throughout your time on the graduate scheme

Access to Staff engagement networks

Access to our generous Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Staff Recognition Awards - These awards celebrate the individuals and teams who help us to deliver our objectives, champion our values and make the NHS a better place to work

Additional opportunities for growth and development

Access to NHS Discounts schemes

Diversity in the workplace

Our Policy We aim to create a healthy and high performing organisation, underpinned by the NHS Constitution values:working together for patients. Patients come first in everything we do

respect and dignity. We value every person – whether patient, their families or carers, or staff – as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits

commitment to quality of care. We earn the trust placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care – safety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time

compassion. We ensure that compassion is central to the care we provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each person's pain, distress, anxiety or need

improving lives. We strive to improve health and wellbeing and people's experiences of the NHS

everyone counts. We maximise our resources for the benefit of the whole community, and make sure nobody is excluded, discriminated against or left behind

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leicester

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English