Estates Team Leader; Engineering

Estates Team Leader (Engineering)

Closing date: 21 January 2026

The University Hospitals of North Midlands is looking to recruit a Trainee Estates Team Leader (Engineering) trained to City & Guilds Craft Level or equivalent in electrical/mechanical engineering on a permanent basis. 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. Knowledge and experience of working within an engineering maintenance team is essential and Team Leader/Supervisor experience is desirable but not essential.

You will be entered onto a training program in order to obtain the skills, knowledge and experience required to lead a team, job planning & allocation, CAFM systems, time management, staff appraisals/PDR's and fulfil the job description and person specification of an Estates Team Leader. It is essential that you are an effective team worker with the ability to provide support to other managers & colleagues within the Estates Department.

The role also requires 50% of your time assisting in the maintenance and repair to the various engineering systems on the hospital site. You will be stationed at County Hospital working 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm) but must be flexible when required. You may be required to work at other sites belonging to or serviced by the UHNM and take part in an on-call system.

Candidates will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and experience via an interview process and will be able to earn up to £30,162 (band
4) during training. Once the training has been successfully completed the salary is £31,049 rising to £37,796 (band
5) plus an R&R premium.

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.

For an informal discussion please contact Gareth Dyer, Estates Specialist Services Manager on or Lee McNamara, Estates Decontamination Manager on ext 2153.

• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in electrical/mechanical engineering
• IOSHH or equivalent in managing workplace safety

• Working within an engineering maintenance team.
• Team Leader/Supervisor experience.

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Per annum plus R&R premium