Mobile Mechanical Technician
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Slough, Berkshire, SL2 4HLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£33,677 to £40,995
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Are you an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician looking for a rewarding role where your skills make a real difference? Frimley Health NHS Fou...
As part of our Estates team, you will play a key role in ensuring that critical engineering systems remain safe, reliable and fully compliant.
You will play a vital role in ensuring our engineering systems, plant and equipment remain safe, reliable and compliant, enabling the delivery of exceptional patient care across the Trust.
Experience or knowledge of the following would be advantageous:
- HTM 01 - Decontamination
- HTM 03 - Heating and Ventilation
- HTM 04 - Water Systems
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Mechanical plant and building services maintenance
- Statutory compliance requirements and safe systems of work
- Servicing Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs) and carrying out temperature monitoring.
- Undertaking plumbing tasks, including sink and tap installations.
- Performing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and statutory planned maintenance (SPM).
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs on a range of engineering plant and equipment.
- Supporting the operation and maintenance of critical hospital systems, including water treatment and steam systems.
- Troubleshooting and resolving faults on Building Management Systems (BMS).
- Calibrating and maintaining mechanical and electrical installations.
- Liaising with departments across the Trust to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise disruption.
- Producing technical reports and condition assessments.
- Assisting with engineering improvement projects and lifecycle planning.
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation.
- Participating in the on-call rota and providing out-of-hours support when required.
- Supporting the development of apprentices and colleagues through knowledge sharing and mentoring.
- Working across Frimley Health sites as required.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Level 3 City & Guilds Craft or NVQ equivalents in Electrical Installation/Maintenance or equivalent experience.
- IT Literate
- Evidence of good written and communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation.
- Ability to cope with demanding scenarios.
- Good organisational and communication skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems.
- Ability and willingness to undertake emergency-situation repairs.
Desirable: - NHS experience; - Knowledge of HTMs
Qualifications
Essential: - Level 3 City & Guilds Craft or NVQ equivalents in electrical installation/maintenance or equivalent experience
Desirable
- IEE 18th Edition
- Gas Safe registered/ trained
- ONC
- Water bylaws
- Lift Trained
- Nurse call systems trained
- BMS Understanding/ qualification
- Hydro pool trained
- Decontamination control, trained (autoclaves)
- Medical gas trained
Special Requirements
Essential: - Be available for out of hours/on-call duties; - Be able to travel between Trust sites when required; - Be able to work overtime at short notice.
Experience
Essential
- Prior experience in an engineering service
- Experience in training colleagues in an Estates department
- Experience working in the building trades
- Experience working in large industrial/commercial environments
- Experience in the maintenance of engineering service and fault finding within a similar organisation or similar size and complexity organisation.
Desirable
- Service within the field of maintenance, focus on service supply, problem solving keeping the client informed.
- Problem solving BMS systems
- Experience working in an Acute Hospital Environment
- NHS experience
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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