Estates Shift Specialist

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

To deliver a high-quality, efficient, and responsive estates service across the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will support the Estates Team by providing out-of-hours engineering cover through a 24-hour rota system.

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities

More detail about the role

This role is pivotal in maintaining the safety, function, and compliance of Trust estate infrastructure outside core working hours.

The successful candidate will work with the team to provide an efficient maintenance service carrying out work of a wide-ranging nature, with an aim to support a high quality, flexible, dynamic and experienced shift team. This will be in the areas of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), remedial repairs, alterations, testing and installation of engineering services, equipment and fixtures maintained by the Estates Department.

You will work on a wide range of services, equipment and services across all areas within the Trusts estate. This will require the individual to possess a fully skilled, self-motivated and proactive ability working safely but effectively as a valued member of the Estates team.

Skilled in fault finding, often in circumstances where a limited amount of initial information is provided, the post holder will also ensure that the work they carry out is completed effectively to ensure that patients, staff and visitors are provided with a clean safe and pleasant environment suitable for the Trust and service provided.

The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the team ensuring that the Trusts Visions and Values are maintained at all times, focusing on engineering excellence, integrity and support for the wider Estates team.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours, please see rota attached

Interview Date:
To Be Confirmed

For further information and to arrange an informal visit to meet the team:
Ellie Sawyer, Staff Support Manager on

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.