Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical)
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Huntingdon, PE29 6NTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
The post holder will join the Maintenance Team within the Estates Department, providing a senior level of technical support across planned preventativ...
As a Band 5 Estates professional, you will play a key role in maintaining the Trust's buildings, engineering services and critical infrastructure, ensuring a safe, compliant and efficient environment for patients, staff and visitors.
Working within the multi-skilled Estates team, you will undertake and support planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, complex fault diagnosis, repairs and installations across mechanical, electrical and building services. You will work with a high degree of autonomy, using your technical knowledge and judgement to identify faults, determine appropriate solutions and minimise disruption to clinical services.
You will work across a wide range of systems including heating, ventilation, domestic water, drainage, electrical services, building fabric, fire doors, building management systems (BMS), nurse call systems and other critical Estates assets.
You will provide technical advice and support to colleagues, assist with the coordination and prioritisation of maintenance activities, and contribute to statutory compliance including water safety, fire safety and engineering inspections, in accordance with HTMs, British Standards and Trust procedures.
The role includes responding to complex engineering breakdowns, maintaining accurate electronic maintenance records and participating in flexible working and out-of-hours arrangements as required, subject to appropriate training and competency.
Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within an NHS, healthcare or similarly complex operational environment
- Experience of supervising, supporting or providing practical guidance to Maintenance Assistants, apprentices or less experienced staff
- Experience of using electronic maintenance management/CAFM systems or similar electronic work recording systems
- Experience of working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary maintenance/Estates team
- Experience of working within a customer-focused repairs and maintenance service
- Experience of working in accordance with Health & Safety requirements, risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
- Experience of working independently, assessing defects and determining appropriate repair or remedial actions within own competence
- Experience of undertaking planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and completing associated maintenance and compliance records
- Experience of undertaking Water Safety maintenance activities on domestic hot and cold water systems in an NHS setting
- Experience of fault finding, maintenance and repair of mechanical building services, including domestic hot and cold water systems, heating systems, pumps, valves and associated plant
- Significant experience of planned and reactive mechanical maintenance within a building services environment
Education/Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised apprenticeship or craft qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Plumbing or Building Services Engineering, e.g. NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent
- Relevant recognised training or qualification in Water Safety/Legionella control and maintenance
Desirable
- Training/qualification in microbiological water sampling
- Relevant Competent Person training in Water Safety, Ventilation/HVAC and/or Pressure Systems
- GCSE Grade 3 (or equivalent) or above in Maths
- GCSE Grade 3 (or equivalent) or above in English
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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