Building Services Craftsman (Electrical Bias) | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Greater London is seeking a committed Building Services Craftsman (Electrical Bias) to support the Estates Team in providing critical services. This role requires a proactive approach, teamwork, and a professional demeanor. Candidates will need to engage in discussions on skills and practices while directly impacting patient welfare and operational efficiency. The Trust values strong communication and technical understanding.

Benefits

Stimulating and dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career pathways

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Must engage in active discussions about skills and approaches.
• Must conduct behavior professionally consistent with Trust Values.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Supervisor to optimize service delivery.
• Understand and maintain engineering services to high standards.
• Communicate defects and action plans to the supervisor.

Skills

Proactive in training and work

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Understanding engineering services

Job description

The Estates Department operate and maintain, energy and environmental resources, controls, electrical and mechanical services providing power, lighting, heating, air conditioning to wards, outpatients and operating theatres. Estates directly impacts on patient welfare, frontline clinical care, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency and sustainability across the Estates Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for a committed highly self‑motivated individual. The Royal Marsden is looking for a Building Services Craftsman (Electrical Bias) to join the Estates Team in Chelsea. This is a highly valuable broad‑ranging role, which will expose the Building Services Craftsman (Electrical Bias) to the whole range of Estates services including mechanical, electrical, building & energy control systems and project management. The candidate must be highly proactive in all aspects of training and work undertaken, engage in active discussions about skills, techniques, methods and approach to tasks in order to develop to their full potential. Behaviour at all times must be conducted in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values.

Key Responsibilities

1. Work proactively with and support the Supervisor in delivering an optimised service.
2. To undertake on‑call and overtime including weekend work from time to time.
3. To use their skills and opportunities in the role to enhance the service delivered by the Trust.
4. Be part of a team of building services engineers and carry out work and tasks effectively and maximise productivity of this team.
5. Maximise value from subcontractors and specialists.
6. Conduct and communication with staff, visitors and patients is professional at all times.

Additional Responsibilities

1. To understand the workings of engineering services and systems in NHS/Trust premises. Ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner.
2. Identify and communicate defects and action plans to the supervisor through physical inspections, when undertaking normal course of duties, reviewing statutory inspection reports, observations for the way building /plant /equipment is being operated and used and from information in the CAFM system.
3. Support the development of quality management processes and capture tasks undertaken in simple flow charts reflecting the steps and procedures used.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world‑leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do. At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on‑going achievements.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025