Estates and Facilities
At University Hospitals Plymouth our site services department provides crucial support in the delivery of patient centred care.
We offer varied and rewarding roles. Behind the scenes our teams:
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keep areas clean and safe
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prepare and provide food
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maintain the buildings and grounds
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look after equipment
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help patients around our sites
We value and welcome employees from many backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We celebrate success, support our colleagues, and offer personal development opportunities.
With a new urgent and emergency care centre in progress and other estate developments, it is an exciting time to join site services.
Estates and Facilities roles
If you are starting your career or want a change, begin your journey by exploring the roles in Estates and Facilities.
Domestic services
From housekeeping to catering, our domestic services staff keep our buildings clean and prepare and provide food.
Find out more about domestic services roles.
Estates services
Providing repairs and maintenance for our buildings and grounds, you may be surprised at the roles found in estates services.
Find out more about estates services roles
Support services
Covering a wide variety of roles, support services include health and safety officers, porters and stores and distribution staff.
Find out more about support services roles
Management
We also have smaller teams responsible for project planning and delivery and management of space utilisation.
Career paths in Estates and Facilities
Once you have joined site services, we offer a range of progression opportunities. We believe in fostering growth and development and provide various avenues for advancement. Whether through additional training, taking on new projects and responsibilities or exploring cross-functional roles, we encourage our team members to expand their skills and knowledge.
Routes into Estates and Facilities:
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Direct job entry
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Apprenticeships
Staff Stories
Lindsay, Training Officer
I started working for the NHS 2 years ago after 13 years as a school kitchen manager. I saw how much the NHS did throughout the covid outbreak and felt inspired to work for them.
Originally I secured a position as an evening Housekeeper within Hotel Services, serving patients with meals and refreshments on the wards - needless to say, there was a lot to learn! I worked on Brent ward for a total of 6 months.
My evening supervisor then told me about a secondment role which was available. She felt it would really suit me so with that encouragement, I thought, why not have ago! I secured an interview and to my surprise I was offered the secondment role along with two others. Within 3 months of the secondment role a permanent evening supervisor position became available, so I went for it! After another rigorous interview, I was offered the position.
I enjoyed the role of Evening Supervisor for a year when I then saw a vacancy notice for a training officer position working alongside the training manager. I had really enjoyed the training I received as a Housekeeper and love talking and interacting with people so I took a giant leap of faith and applied for the job. I was successful in my application! I started my new job in July ‘23 and absolutely love it, within two years I went from Housekeeper band 2, to Supervisor band 3, and now a Training Officer band 4. It has involved a lot of hard work and I have had to learn a lot of new skills, but I really enjoy coming to work and helping train my colleagues from across the directorate.
Pay and Benefits
We offer
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years service
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Generous NHS pension plan.
Joining us
All our vacancies are advertised online.
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You can search by sector, keywords or job refernce number
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You will need to create an account to fill out an application form.
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