Day Technician (Electrical) | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A large acute hospital in Nottingham seeks a Day Technician (Elect) to support the Estates & Facilities Management Team. The role involves installations, repairs, and maintenance across electrical and mechanical systems. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and be willing to learn new technologies. Attractive benefits include uniform and generous leave allocation. Join a diverse team dedicated to delivering excellent healthcare.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Uniform provided

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with cross-discipline electrical and mechanical skills.
• Ability to work safely on standby electrical systems.
• Willingness to learn new procedures and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist installations and repairs on various systems.
• Activate power changeover plant and isolate power during malfunctions.
• Test, diagnose, and repair faults on installations.

Skills

Cross-discipline electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Ability to diagnose faults

Familiarity with inverter drives

Education

Relevant professional qualifications

Tools

Electrical testing tools

Programming tools for alarms

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Day Technician (Elect) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to join our busy Estates & Facilities Management Team. The day technician is employed to work across both engineering disciplines. They will have been trained wider than their core skill and acquired elements of both Electrical and Mechanical skills and have reached a level of flexibility and competence which enables them to achieve and apply the ability where required to perform across numerous duties, these will include general maintenance and installation on the complex systems that form part of the infrastructure to the site.

This vacancy would suit a qualified professional person who feels they can bring something extra to the team and enhance the service we provide. Along with the salary, uniform is provided along with generous annual leave allocation and other benefits.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is a large acute hospital spread across 3 sites in the City delivering excellent care to the local residents. The in house maintenance team is made of a workforce comprising of 60 tradesmen from different disciplines providing on-site service 24 7 to the Trust ensuring that patient care is delivered safely and without interruption. The current team is well experienced with a large amount of knowledge that strive to provide the best standards of service, this in turn has created a good sense of team work with patient care being at the core of our working principles.

The current advert is designed to attract applications from diverse backgrounds, including those who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, in order to improve representation at NUH.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist installations and repairs on, power, lighting, nurse call, fire alarms and intruder alarms, including any programming that may be required and passing on operational instructions to ward or department staff.
• Activate power changeover plant and be able to safely isolate from generators or local network in the event of a malfunction.
• Be conversant with, and work on inverter drives and soft start systems.
• Be able to work safely on standby electrical systems such as 400V generators and UPS systems.
• To be able to work on Door Access and Security Tagging systems throughout the Trust site.
• Design and carry out any electrical installation work as and when required and be able to diagnose and repair faults on these systems according to the IEE Wiring Regulations for Electrical Installations (BS7671).
• Test, diagnose and repair faults on engineering and/or electrical and plumbing installations, plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
• Understand the working of mechanical and/or electrical and plumbing systems within NHS buildings.
• Instruct others on the above features and other aspects of his/her work.
• Perform a wide range of work of other crafts.
• Manufacture, assemble, erect and install new work.
• Carry out repairs, maintain and efficiently run plant and equipment.
• Use all relevant tools and equipment.
• To participate in/learn new procedures, new technology, in order to improve methods of works so increasing Department efficiency and utilisation.
• Perform PPM maintenance on these systems along with any other duties delegated to them by the Team Leaders that are within their capabilities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified professional with cross-discipline electrical and mechanical skills, able to work across multiple duties within the site infrastructure.
• Ability to diagnose faults and carry out installations and repairs in accordance with applicable regulations (IEE Wiring Regulations for Electrical Installations, BS7671).
• Familiarity with inverter drives, soft starters, generator and UPS systems, door access and security tagging systems.
• Ability to work safely on standby electrical systems and to operate across hospital facilities with 24/7 service requirements.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new procedures and technologies to improve department efficiency.

About NUH

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Closing & How to Apply

This advert closes on Saturday 13 Sep 2025.