Laundry Single Skilled Engineer Apprentice
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Laundry Single Skilled Engineer Apprentice
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job Overview
* Please note the JD attached will be what the Apprentice will work towards once fully qualified**
Role
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Laundry Service is offering an exciting apprenticeship opportunity within the Laundry Engineering Department. The apprenticeship is set to be a 4-year working maintenance engineering role, with the successful candidate working alongside our vastly experienced engineering team, who will share their expertise in Laundry Operational Engineering. The role will be paid under NHS annex 21 terms:
Up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay
band maximum of the fully qualified rate;
(ii) more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training:
70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate;
(iii) more than two but less than three years prior to completion of training:
65 per cent of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate;
(iv) more than three years from completion of training: 60 per cent of the
pay band maximum for the qualified rate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Laundry Engineering Apprentice will be working towards our single skilled maintenance technician JD with the option to qualify multiskilled in their final year of apprenticeship. The Apprentice will work as a member of the Laundry Engineering Team engaged on repair, maintenance and installations to Laundry Service premises and Laundry Equipment. They will be responsible for undertaking basic level maintenance tasks (planned and reactive) across the whole service range, whilst undertaking a multi skilled training programme.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
The Laundry Engineering Apprentice will be given day release to study a technical certificate, delivered at their designated local colleges throughout the apprenticeship. Skills will be taught through a combination of workplace and college-based learning.
The apprenticeship consists of a practical learning experience, combined with mentorship guidance, working towards achieving a HNC Qualification and practical workplace skills.
Working for our organisation
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
It is important to note that the qualifications listed in the JD will be what the successful candidate will obtain once they have finished their apprenticeship.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GCSE's Grade A*-C
Desirable criteria
* Specialist Knowledge of industrial laundry maintenance
* Healthcare engineering related CPD.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant experience of working within a complex engineering service industry on one or more areas of specialist engineering maintenance
* Experience of working a maintenance based service.
Desirable criteria
* Ability to speak Welsh
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
* English JD/PS (PDF, 456.4KB)
* Welsh JD/PS (PDF, 592.3KB)
* OH Form (PDF, 1.2MB)
* NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (PDF, 696.3KB)
* NWSSP - About Us (PDF, 6.6MB)
* NWSSP - Our Benefits 2023 (PDF, 487.5KB)
* NWSSP - Buddion (PDF, 491.0KB)
* PCGC -Amdanom (PDF, 6.7MB)
* Guidance Notes for Applicants April 2024 (PDF, 278.7KB)
* IMTP Summary 2024-2027 (PDF, 13.7MB)
* IMTP Summary 2024-2027 - Cymraeg (PDF, 13.7MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name David Jones Job title Technical Services Manager Email address David.Jones38@wales.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Internship
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Legal Services
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