St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Building Services Engineering Apprentice

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about engineering and ready to launch your career in a dynamic NHS environment? We are offering an exciting opportunity to join St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Building Services Engineering Apprentice (Band 2). We are recruiting three apprentices for this structured three-year, full-time programme, which combines on-the-job learning with academic study at London South Bank University, leading to an HND in Building Services Engineering.

Main duties of the job

As an apprentice, you'll support the Estates team with both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of mechanical, electrical, and public health systems. You'll assist with inspections, installations, fault-finding, and repair tasks on key services such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical power and lighting, and life safety systems. Day-to-day responsibilities include recording meter readings, carrying out plant checks, using diagnostic tools, and working alongside qualified engineers in real operational environments.

About us

St George's is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching hospitals. As part of our Estates & Facilities team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the Trust's buildings and infrastructure operate safely and efficiently. We will provide PPE, toolkits, mentoring, and structured training to help you grow. You'll be part of a supportive team committed to developing future engineering talent while upholding our Trust values: Excellent, Kind, Responsible, and Respectful.

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,583 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7236521-CA-A

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working across acute and community sites, youll gain experience in real engineering environments such as boiler rooms and electrical switchrooms. Youll receive training on compliance, safety procedures, and sustainability initiatives, and will be supported throughout your studies with day-release attendance at university. This is a hands-on, varied apprenticeship with a clear route into a full-time technician or engineering role upon successful completion.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working across acute and community sites, youll gain experience in real engineering environments such as boiler rooms and electrical switchrooms. Youll receive training on compliance, safety procedures, and sustainability initiatives, and will be supported throughout your studies with day-release attendance at university. This is a hands-on, varied apprenticeship with a clear route into a full-time technician or engineering role upon successful completion.

Person Specification

Degree of Further Education

Essential

  • Certificates

Desirable

  • Other learning Activities

Team Working

Essential

  • Demonstrate at Interview

Desirable

  • Use of data tracking systems

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate wirtten and verbal

Desirable

  • Data Analysis Skills
Person Specification

Degree of Further Education

Essential

  • Certificates

Desirable

  • Other learning Activities

Team Working

Essential

  • Demonstrate at Interview

Desirable

  • Use of data tracking systems

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate wirtten and verbal

Desirable

  • Data Analysis Skills

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).

Additional information

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


Employer's website

https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Water Safety Engineering

Syed Zaidi & Alin Asofronie

Alin.Asofronie@stgeorges.nhs.uk

02087252148

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£29,583 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7236521-CA-A

Job locations

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT


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