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Our buildings need to be kept in good repair so they are safe and pleasant environment for patients, staff and visitors. Carpenters are part of the estates team that make this happen.
There are no set entry requirements but employers usually expect a qualification in carpentry or joinery, such as an NVQ, certificate or diploma. They may also expect some experience of construction work and qualifications and/or experience in other related areas such as painting and decorating. Although carpenters often join the NHS fully qualified and experienced, it may be possible to train in carpentry or joinery in which case employers usually ask for GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and maths. When you start as a trainee carpenter, your training will include health and safety, using tools and equipment safely and all aspects of carpentry and joinery. You will be expected to study for relevant qualifications and may be encouraged to become multi-skilled eg in painting and decorating or plumbing.Estates staff working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. As an estates support worker, you could start on AfC band 2. As a qualified craftsperson in estates maintenance, you will typically start on AfC band 3. With further training and experience, you could apply for more senior positions at bands 4 and above. Carpenters and joiners in the NHS are likely to work standard hours of around 37.5 a week. Some may work shifts including early starts, evenings and weekends. Terms and conditions will usually be different for carpenters and joiners working outside of the NHS.Carpenters need to be interested in practical work and repairs, able to follow technical instructions, accurate and methodical, willing to work at heights where necessary, able to use hand tools and power tools and health and safety aware. They also need practical skills, manual (hand) skills and organisational skills.With experience, you could become a supervisor, overseeing the work of a team of staff. With further experience, you could become a manager, responsible for the maintenance and repairs service for a hospital, area or trust. Some carpenters become self-employed by setting up a business, either on their own or with one or more colleagues.Related roles
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As an emergency medical technician, you may operate as a single responder to an incident or support a paramedic on a double-crewed ambulance. You’ll have many of the same skills as paramedics, such as being able to assess, triage and provide lifesaving treatment.
For entry onto the level 4 apprenticeship as an emergency medical technician (EMT), you will typically need a general standard of education and be committed to self-development; a full UK manual driving licence (including the full C1 category) with a minimum of 1 year's driving experience; your own transport to attend training and work; experience in dealing with a range of people of different ages and social groups and a high degree of physical fitness.Training is through a level 4 apprenticeship which takes 12-18 months. Following an initial classroom-based course, you will continue your apprenticeship and learning whilst out on the road, responding to emergency calls. If you successfully complete the course, you will then be eligible to continue as a qualified EMT role with the ambulance service trust.Most jobs in the NHS are covered by the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scales and emergency medical technician jobs will usually be at band 4. If you are in a trainee position, you may receive a percentage of the band 4 rate, rising to the full band rate once qualified. Check terms and conditions with the employing ambulance service trust. You will usually work standard hours of 37.5 per week on a shift pattern. Shifts cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the year. So the pattern includes evenings, nights, early starts, weekends and bank holidays. You need to be prepared to work outdoors in all conditions, where necessary. Terms and conditions can vary for employers outside of the NHS.You will need an understanding of compassion, respect and dignity through patient-centred care; dedication, motivation and drive. If you're applying for a role either directly in the NHS or in an organisation that provides NHS services, you'll be asked to show how you think the values of the NHS Constitution apply in your everyday work.You could progress to become a team leader or supervisor. You would be in charge of a team, responsible for allocating work and drawing up shift rotas. You could apply to train as a paramedic. You would have to pass entrance exams and meet other requirements before being accepted onto a full-time paramedic course, paramedic degree apprenticeship or student paramedic position with an ambulance service trust. -
Linen services staff are the hidden heroes of the NHS. They make sure that hospital departments have stocks of clean uniforms and linen, such as sheets and towels, for patients.
There are no set entry requirements for linen services assistants. Employers expect a good standard of numeracy and literacy and may ask for GCSEs in English and maths. They may also ask for relevant qualifications in hotel services or health care and experience of linen or laundry work or healthcare which could be from paid or voluntary work. Team leaders and managers have usually worked in linen services. When you start work as a linen services assistant you will get the training you need. You may be offered the opportunity to take qualifications in, for example, laundry services.Linen services staff working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. As a laundry assistant, linen room assistant or sewing room assistant, you would typically start on AfC band 2. With further training and experience, you could apply for more senior positions, including supervisor positions at band 3. Linen services staff in the NHS work standard hours of around 37.5 a week. They may work shifts including early starts and evenings as well as weekends and bank holidays. Terms and conditions will usually be different for linen services staff working outside of the NHS.Linen services staff need to be able to follow instructions and procedures carefully, very health and safety aware, physically fit for lifting, packing and moving trolleys, able to use initiative, willing to take responsibility for their own work and able to work in a team. They also need good organisational and teamwork skills.With experience, laundry assistants could become team leaders, supervising a team of assistants. With further experience, they could progress to become managers, responsible for a department or area. They could move into other areas such as facilities management.Related roles