Job summary A vacancy has arisen for an apprentice Electrician at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working for the Operations and Maintenance Division, as part of a multi discipline team providing reactive and planned preventative maintenance to Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. Main duties of the job Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Multi-Trade Craftsman (Electrician) position available at WUTH. About us All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients. Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales. Date posted 22 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £19,897.50 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 408-25-379 Job locations Arrowe Park Hospital Arrowe Park Road Wirral CH49 5PE Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Multi-Trade Craftsman (Electrician) position available at WUTH. This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s). Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trusts apprenticeship offer. Staff entering employment with the Trust via an apprenticeship pathway will be paid on the Trusts local apprenticeship pay scale for the duration of their training programme. For the first 12 months of employment the staff member will be paid 75% of the payband minimum. From the start of month 13 until the end of their apprenticeship programme, the staff member will be paid 95% of the payband minimum or the national living wage (whichever amount is the higher amount). Existing staff moving into an equal or higher banded apprenticeship role cannot be financially disadvantaged in doing so they will remain on their current pay scale or move onto the apprenticeship pay scale (whichever is the higher amount). Existing staff moving into a lower banded apprenticeship role will move onto apprenticeship pay scale until the completion of the programme. Whilst this role is being advertised as a permanent position, there is an expectation that the successful applicant must complete all elements of the apprenticeship. Initially, the successful applicant will be placed on a fixed term apprenticeship contract for the duration of the programme. Upon completion of the apprenticeship and providing all additional milestones are met, the successful applicant will be issued a permanent contract. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Multi-Trade Craftsman (Electrician) position available at WUTH. This vacancy is being advertised as an apprenticeship and as such the salary for the role if reflective of this. Those who currently hold and can evidence the essential qualifications need not apply. Your application will not be shortlisted if you hold the essential qualification(s). Although English and Maths at level 2 is not required for the role, it is a requirement to complete the apprenticeship and need to be in place by the end of the apprenticeship. If you do not hold or cannot evidence English and Maths at level 2 then support will be provided for the successful applicant(s) as part of the Trusts apprenticeship offer. Staff entering employment with the Trust via an apprenticeship pathway will be paid on the Trusts local apprenticeship pay scale for the duration of their training programme. For the first 12 months of employment the staff member will be paid 75% of the payband minimum. From the start of month 13 until the end of their apprenticeship programme, the staff member will be paid 95% of the payband minimum or the national living wage (whichever amount is the higher amount). Existing staff moving into an equal or higher banded apprenticeship role cannot be financially disadvantaged in doing so they will remain on their current pay scale or move onto the apprenticeship pay scale (whichever is the higher amount). Existing staff moving into a lower banded apprenticeship role will move onto apprenticeship pay scale until the completion of the programme. Whilst this role is being advertised as a permanent position, there is an expectation that the successful applicant must complete all elements of the apprenticeship. Initially, the successful applicant will be placed on a fixed term apprenticeship contract for the duration of the programme. Upon completion of the apprenticeship and providing all additional milestones are met, the successful applicant will be issued a permanent contract. Person Specification Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training Essential City and Guilds NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance / Installation or equivalent 17th/18th Edition IEE wiring Regulations Desirable City and Guilds 2391 Testing and Inspection HV Qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge of single and three phase Electrical systems LV Electrical distribution systems Reading and interpreting technical drawings, manufacturers literature and specifications Desirable Experience working in healthcare setting background Emergency generators, UPS, and Fire Alarm systems HV Electrical Distribution systems Mechanical experience knowledge Personal Attributes Essential Ability to communicate effectively to colleagues, stakeholders Work as part of a team and on their own Flexible approach to working Manage and work to PPM deadlines Self-Motivated, honest, and reliable Physically fit with ability to work in confined space and at height Other Requirements Essential The post holder will be required to be able to work with an appropriate degree of sensitivity and compassion when asked to work near patients / public in various settings with various levels of acuity The post holder will be required (when necessary) to work in hot, noisy or dirty and potentially hazardous areas which may, at times, require permits to work, Examples include confined spaces, boiler rooms, calorifier rooms with live steam, height work on ladders/scaffolds and outdoors during inclement weather, in accordance with responsibility for health & safety (as above) Desirable To be prepared to act as HV Authorised person as defined HTM - 06 Person Specification Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training Essential City and Guilds NVQ Level 3 Electrical Maintenance / Installation or equivalent 17th/18th Edition IEE wiring Regulations Desirable City and Guilds 2391 Testing and Inspection HV Qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge of single and three phase Electrical systems LV Electrical distribution systems Reading and interpreting technical drawings, manufacturers literature and specifications Desirable Experience working in healthcare setting background Emergency generators, UPS, and Fire Alarm systems HV Electrical Distribution systems Mechanical experience knowledge Personal Attributes Essential Ability to communicate effectively to colleagues, stakeholders Work as part of a team and on their own Flexible approach to working Manage and work to PPM deadlines Self-Motivated, honest, and reliable Physically fit with ability to work in confined space and at height Other Requirements Essential The post holder will be required to be able to work with an appropriate degree of sensitivity and compassion when asked to work near patients / public in various settings with various levels of acuity The post holder will be required (when necessary) to work in hot, noisy or dirty and potentially hazardous areas which may, at times, require permits to work, Examples include confined spaces, boiler rooms, calorifier rooms with live steam, height work on ladders/scaffolds and outdoors during inclement weather, in accordance with responsibility for health & safety (as above) Desirable To be prepared to act as HV Authorised person as defined HTM - 06 Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Address Arrowe Park Hospital Arrowe Park Road Wirral CH49 5PE Employer's website https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)