Energy Apprentice - Sustainable Development
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
East Riding of Yorkshire (HU16 5JQ)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 3 April 2026)
Posted on 5 March 2026
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Summary
Hello, we are Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. We are seeking an apprentice to join our Energy and Sustainability Team. The role involves data collection, reporting, carbon reduction projects to name a few. If you are passionate about sustainability, this could be for you.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Further to the apprenticeship salary, the successful candidate can claim an additional £6.10 per day allowance for each day worked
- Training course
- Energy manager (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, core office hours. May include some early evening/weekend work as the role requires moving forward.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Support energy and sustainability data collection, analysis and reporting
- Assist with carbon‑reduction projects, audits, surveys and energy monitoring activities
- Help review policies and support compliance with sustainability, regulatory and Trust requirements
- Contribute to sustainability awareness campaigns and act as an ambassador to engage staff
- Communicate effectively with colleagues across the Trust and work with the Communications team to promote sustainability initiatives
- Complete the Level 3 Junior Energy Manager apprenticeship while managing your own workload
Where you'll work
Castle Road
Cottingham
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU16 5JQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH WALES TRAINING LTD.
Training course
Energy manager (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with energy regulations and legislation.
- Comply with energy management related policies, procedures, processes, standards, specifications and codes of practice.
- Follow health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Apply safe-working practices: risk assessments, method statements control measures and safe systems of work.
- Apply sustainability principles and techniques.
- Plan and prioritise own work.
- Identify improvements to systems and process that reduce energy consumption.
- Collect, store and report data.
- Apply energy and water assessments and audit techniques.
- Read, collect and record metered data.
- Analyse utility bills.
- Analyse and monitor energy performance data.
- Implement energy management and decarbonisation strategies, policy or plans.
- Identify, monitor and analyse usage of utilities and their emissions.
- Identify options for repairs or replacements related to energy system infrastructure.
- Apply quality assurance procedures.
- Interpret and extract information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor energy use.
- Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Apply policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques.
- Communicate verbally using industry specific terminology.
- Communicate in writing using industry specific terminology.
- Recognise limitations of their role, seek input from others and escalate issues when required.
- Apply technical reporting writing techniques.
- Comply with energy regulations and legislation.
- Comply with energy management related policies, procedures, processes, standards, specifications and codes of practice.
- Follow health and safety regulations and procedures.
- Apply safe-working practices: risk assessments, method statements control measures and safe systems of work.
- Apply sustainability principles and techniques.
- Plan and prioritise own work.
- Identify improvements to systems and process that reduce energy consumption.
- Collect, store and report data.
- Apply energy and water assessments and audit techniques.
- Read, collect and record metered data.
- Analyse utility bills.
- Analyse and monitor energy performance data.
- Implement energy management and decarbonisation strategies, policy or plans.
- Identify, monitor and analyse usage of utilities and their emissions.
- Identify options for repairs or replacements related to energy system infrastructure.
- Apply quality assurance procedures.
- Interpret and extract information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor energy use.
- Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Apply policies and practices to support equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply problem solving techniques.
- Communicate verbally using industry specific terminology.
- Communicate in writing using industry specific terminology.
- Recognise limitations of their role, seek input from others and escalate issues when required.
- Apply technical reporting writing techniques.
Training schedule
- Energy Manager Level 3
- Training will be based in the workplace (including virtual delivery)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (Language) (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above)
- Science (any natural science) (grade C/4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Positive values and behaviours
Other requirements
This apprenticeship supports services across both main sites at the Trust, both at Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary. A free bus between the site is available for staff to use with their ID badge.
About this employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute NHS Trust situated in Kingston upon Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. We are part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership working with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) to deliver health and care to over 1m patients each year. Please note; the posts being advertised here will be based at Castle Hill Hospital (Cottingham) but may require work at Hull Royal Infirmary.
https://www.hull.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
As an NHS colleague you would be entitled to full staff benefits, including discounts such as Blue Light Card.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Ideally, we wish for the candidate to apply for a permanent position within the Trust upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Apprenticeship Team
hyp-tr.apprentices@nhs.net
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019436.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 3 April 2026)
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