Maintenance Assistant (Electrical Apprentice) in Crawley

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Our Trust

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has been rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and our staff tell us that we are a great place to work.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people.

At East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, we provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. East Surrey Hospital is also the nearest trauma unit for Gatwick Airport.

We are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an outstanding rating
• SASH are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; SASH is well above the national average for overall staff engagement
• We are one of the safest hospitals in the country according to CQC’s intelligent monitoring
• Up to 96% of people surveyed would recommend us to their friends and family
• We are a National Patient Safety Awards Winner

Electrical Maintenance Apprentice

Do you have an interest in electrical maintenance and fitting?

Would you like to join a leading hospital with a great reputation in Redhill?

We have a genuinely fantastic opportunity for several well motivated and committed individuals to join us as Apprentice Electricians on a 4 year programme of vocational training, study and work that could lead to you ultimately qualifying as a multi-skilled fitter and earning up to £30,000!

This is a unique opening in the NHS to earn while you learn and gain promotion as you develop and apply new learning in the workplace.

Successful candidates will earn between £18,813 - £20,797 pro rata on appointment depending on previous NHS experience and skills. On successful completion of the relevant assessments at the mid point of the apprenticeship and satisfactory performance, individuals will gain promotion and earn between £21,089 - £23,761 pro rata. On completion of the full apprenticeship, you will then be eligible to apply for a multi-skilled fitter position with a starting salary of £24,214 rising to £30,112 (pro rata) with experience.

What are the requirements?

It is desirable that candidates hold GCSE maths & English at grade 4 /C or above (or equivalent including maths and English functional skills level 2) to apply. Those interested will need to demonstrate a commitment to learning, working for the NHS and completing an extended period of college education and on-job training. We are looking for a long term desire to work in a hospital healthcare estates/maintenance setting.

Apprenticeship funding rules require applicants to have lived within the European Economic Area for at least the last three years and have no restrictions on access to public funding.

The post holder will work across a 24 hour / 7 day shift pattern and to comply with HSE guidance on young person’s in the workplace, applicants are required to be at least 18 years old.

What Next?

We actively encourage applicants to contact us by phone in the first instance for an informal discussion. Formal applications can then be made online no later than 23rd August 2019 and interviews will be held on Friday 29th August 2019. Candidates will also be required to complete maths and English assessments and demonstrate sufficient competence to allow them to complete the pre-requisite functional skills prior to completing the apprenticeship.

Scott Goldsmith, Estates Manager, 01737 768511, 2573

Adrian Lee, Head of Estates, 01737 768511, 2573