Estates Services staff are a vital part of the NHS, providing essential support to frontline staff, patients, and senior leaders.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking for a new challenge, there are many exciting and rewarding opportunities in Estates Services available.
Our Estates Services teams play an essential role in keeping our sites operating smoothly by repairing the existing buildings and ensuring that they are a safe and cheerful environment. You could work as a:
- Bricklayer
- Caretaker
- Carpenter/Joiner
- Engineer
- Estates Technician
- Gardener or Grounds Staff
- Painter and Decorator
- Plumber
- Surveyor
- Tiler
- Window Cleaner
To be employed in Estates Services roles, you can often enter with few or no qualifications but once you have secured a role, will be encouraged to consider training opportunities to help you progress if you choose to.
If you already hold a qualification for the service you would like to work in, you could start your career as a supervisor or team leader.
Working for the NHS or for Social Care in Mid and South Essex provides many opportunities to develop your skills further and there are a wide range of apprenticeships, in-house training and continuing professional development opportunities available that you can use to build your career.
Some Estates Services roles such as Gardeners or Groundskeepers have some face-to-face contact with patients whereas other roles such as Engineers are based away from patient areas and will be focused on the day to day operations of a healthcare setting and will have little or no contact with patients.
Estates services roles
Tiles with Bricklayer, Caretaker, Carpenter or Joiner, Electrician, Engineer.