Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative & Clerical
- Grade
- Apprentice Band 6: Annex 21
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (Graduate Management Training Programme)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-UEL010225
- Employer
- UHS Estates Ltd ( UEL )
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £29,225.30 per annum
- Closing
- 10/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Estates Graduate Management Training Programme
Apprentice Band 6: Annex 21
Job overview
UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is excited to offer a dynamic and hands-on opportunity to join our Graduate Management Training Scheme, which kicks off in September 2025.
Please note that UEL does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence, so we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for graduates who thrive in a fast-paced, values-driven environment and are eager to roll up their sleeves and get involved in the real-world challenges of Estates, Facilities, and Capital Development (EFCD). This isn't your typical behind-the-desk administrative job—this is a highly interactive, hands-on role where you will actively contribute to the planning, design, and management of facilities that directly impact patient care and the smooth running of one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK.
UEL, a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS), is offering an exciting career path in the design, construction, and management of critical NHS facilities. You’ll gain firsthand experience across engineering, facilities management, and capital development while working on-site with your colleagues to deliver high-quality services that support the Trust's mission.
As part of the Graduate Management Training Scheme, you will gain an apprenticeship post graduate qualification and valuable exposure to a variety of departments. You will play an active role in delivering projects that are vital to the Trust’s operations. Your role will be far from desk-bound—expect to be out in the field, interacting with multiple teams, solving problems in real-time, and actively participating in project delivery and service improvement.
Working for our organisation
As a wholly owned subsidiary of UHS, UEL is responsible for the design and construction of new buildings, and the ongoing provision of services, including estates maintenance, soft facilities management and the management of equipment, consumables and materials, in support of one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England.
Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed during the interview process. UEL employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work, situated on the south coast with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. Our previous graduates have praised our development approach and the wealth of opportunities available to them, alongside the vast networking possibilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Scope of the role:
At UEL, we believe in creating opportunities for growth, as we know that developing our people is key to supporting world-class care. That's why a career here is an exciting and evolving journey with endless opportunities to learn and thrive.
Our two-year Graduate Programme involves various placements within our EFCD department, learning how it works as well as understanding how the wider hospital functions, and the two are co-dependent.
During this time you will gain hands-on experience within the NHS, developing essential competencies, including:
- Leadership skills
- Communication and collaboration within a complex organisation
- Operational and performance management
- Financial management
- Strategic planning
- Staff management
- Change management, project management, and service improvement
You’ll receive mentorship from a senior leader at UEL who will guide you through the programme. In addition to the work-based experience, you will also complete a formal Estates management apprenticeship qualification and leadership programme with one of our national training partners.
Detailed Job Description:
During your recruitment journey, we will be evaluating your ability to:
- Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with diverse teams across the Trust, with a strong emphasis on communication
- Work effectively under pressure, supported by an encouraging and motivated team
- Analyse problems and develop practical, workable solutions
Essential Application Criteria:
- You will have, or be predicted to achieve, a 2:2 or higher in a degree subject relevant to Estates, Facilities and Capital Development
- You will demonstrate UEL’s core values of Working Together, Patients First, and Always Improving
Apprenticeship Criteria:
These roles are funded by the Government Apprenticeship Scheme and do not offer visa sponsorship. To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:
- You should have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the past 3 years
- You must have permission from the UK government to live in the UK (for non-educational purposes) or hold pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme
Additional Information:
Key dates for our Graduate Recruitment and Assessment Programme:
- Application deadline: 10 March 2025 (Please attach your CV and provide evidence of how you demonstrate our values)
- Online testing deadline: 2 April 2025
- Pre-screening interview deadline: 18 April 2025
- Virtual Assessment Centre: 2 May 2025
- Final Interview Panel and UEL visit: 7 May 2025
- Programme Start Date: w/c 1 September 2025
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree in Engineering or Surveying
- Working on and towards continued professional development and professional registration in field
- Accurate with high attention to detail
- Experience of working to demanding timetables and exacting standards
- Excellent communication skills ability to communicate with staff at all levels and external bodies
- To be dependable, reliable, flexible with a willingness to learn, maintain high standards of confidentiality
- Ability to effectively prioritise own workload
- Ability to always remain calm and professional
- Excellent written and presentation skills
- Committed to continuing professional development
- Able to analyse problems and develop solutions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an Estates /Property environment
- Operational experience drawing and design systems, (i.e., MICAD and CAD)
- Experience of managing complex property transactions
- Experience of leading successful projects on time and within budgets
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria
- Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
- Attention to detail
- Budget management
- Diplomacy
- Database management
- Microsoft Office skills
- Organisational skills
- Project management
- Self-motivated
- Working under pressure
- Problem solving
- Negotiation skills
- Communication
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Patricia Branford
- Job title
- Senior Recruiter
- Email address
- [email protected]
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