Maintenance Technician - Plumbing

TN United Kingdom; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Peterborough is seeking a Maintenance Technician with expertise in plumbing and electrical systems. The role involves maintaining high standards of building services, diagnosing faults, and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Join a supportive environment with opportunities for career growth and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 days public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias.
• Experience in estates service environment.
• Knowledge of current statutory legislative requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain mechanical, electrical plumbing, and building services.
• Diagnose and repair faults as they occur.
• Plan and prioritize workload and material management.

Skills

Mechanical

Electrical

Health & Safety

Manual Handling

CPR

Education

HNC or equivalent

City & Guilds Part 3

Tools

Portable Appliance Testing

PLC Controllers

Steam/Boilers

Job description

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Maintenance Technician - Plumbing, Peterborough

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

0140045d8981

Job Views:

2

Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

To maintain a range of buildings services, plant and equipment, which can sometimes be complex and non-routine by diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur.

Maintain NHSL’s mechanical, electrical plumbing, associated building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard.

This will include the planning and prioritising on a day-to-day basis of their workload and material management requirements to include documentation, completion and sign off.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent.

In addition:

• Experience of working in an estates service environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements.
• Experience of inspecting and planning working in relation to PPM and Reactives.
• Requirement to undertake in house training relevant to position such as specific statutory training, Archibus, Learnpro and Toolbox Talks.
• Additional knowledge through training is also required for Portable appliance testing, periodic testing washer disinfectors, maintenance person sterilisers, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and prevention, tube system maintenance, plc controllers, steam/Boilers etc to achieve competency and / or accreditation.
• Accredited Boiler/Steam course resulting in postholders gaining accreditation and ensuring the organisation meets HSE and Insurance requirements regards competent persons.
• Specific Medical Gas training and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems training is provided to ensure postholders have the required knowledge and can be deemed competent persons.
• Sterilisers and autoclave accredited courses are provided to ensure competent person status.
• Healthcare Ventilation course to ensure competent person status.
• Specialist manufacturer courses are provided for unique equipment used in and industrial scale e.g. Specialist laundry equipment.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Undertaken an apprenticeship in a core trade and further training in non-core skills across all service requirements.
• Normally have achieved an HNC or equivalent in a core subject with
• additional qualifications as required in the non-core skills
• Must have served at least a 4-year apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and achieved City & Guilds Part 3, ONC or equivalent
• Basic training in Health & safety, Manual handling and CPR

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in PSSD Maintenance department within Law House.

The working pattern for this role: Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30 & Friday 08:00 - 13:30

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .