Electrical Engineer

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days

NHS Pension

Overtime opportunities

Training & development

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is looking for a Shift Electrical Engineer to keep hospital services running across Croydon University Hospital and related sites. You’ll work four days on, four days off with rotating day and night shifts, tackling maintenance on generators, emergency lighting and hospital infrastructure.

No NHS experience is required, but you’ll need an electrical apprenticeship, strong fault‑finding skills and the ability to read engineering drawings.

Qualifications

• A recognised electrical apprenticeship and relevant trade qualification.
• An 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Strong fault-finding skills and knowledge of electrical distribution and installation systems.
• Experience in a service-led maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of building services and the ability to read engineering drawings.
• A sound understanding of health and safety.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hospital experience, specialist training certificates and knowledge of allied trades are useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• You’ll work in wards, theatres, offices and plant rooms, keeping essential services running safely.
• Duties include responding to breakdowns and carrying out electrical fault-finding.
• Maintaining lighting, power distribution and emergency lighting.
• Working on generators and battery backup systems.
• Completing planned maintenance, inspections and testing.
• Supporting wider building services, including ventilation, air conditioning and medical gases.
• Carrying out minor installations and improvements and completing maintenance records.

Skills

Electrical apprenticeship

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Fault finding

Reading drawings

Health & safety

Education

Recognised electrical apprenticeship and relevant trade qualification

Job description

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

Put your electrical skills to work keeping a hospital running.

With annual leave included, you'll work five months of the year.

A lighting fault on a ward. A planned check on an emergency generator. A breakdown that needs a calm head and a practical solution. As a Shift Electrical Engineer at Croydon Health Services, you'll tackle varied maintenance work across a working hospital.

You’ll work four days on, four days off, with rotating day and night shifts.

The work offers a change from repetitive house-bashing or construction site jobs. You'll work on everything from generators and emergency lighting to ventilation systems and critical hospital infrastructure like medical gases. You'll also gain experience with specialist equipment you may not encounter in a standard commercial role.

You don't need previous NHS experience. You'll need sound electrical skills, a safe approach to work and the ability to solve problems under pressure.

Main duties of the job

You’ll work in wards, theatres, offices and plant rooms, keeping essential services running safely. Duties include:

• Responding to breakdowns and carrying out electrical fault-finding.
• Maintaining lighting, power distribution and emergency lighting.
• Working on generators and battery backup systems.
• Completing planned maintenance, inspections and testing.
• Supporting wider building services, including ventilation, air conditioning and medical gases, within your training and competence.
• Carrying out minor installations and improvements and completing maintenance records.

You’ll work alongside electrical and mechanical engineers, maintenance assistants and team leaders, with support available when needed.

What you'll need

• A recognised electrical apprenticeship and relevant trade qualification.
• An 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Strong fault-finding skills and knowledge of electrical distribution and installation systems.
• Experience in a service-led maintenance environment.
• Knowledge of building services and the ability to read engineering drawings.
• A sound understanding of health and safety.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Hospital experience, specialist training certificates and knowledge of allied trades are useful but not essential.

Working for our organisation

• Varied work and specialist skills: gain experience across electrical, mechanical and building services in a hospital environment, where safety standards and maintenance procedures are central to the work.
• Training and development: electrical refresher courses and specialist training in medical gases, ventilation and pressure systems, with opportunities to progress towards senior or supervisory roles.
• Overtime opportunities: additional earnings through overtime and emergency repair work.
• Annual leave: starting at 27 days plus eight bank holidays, rising to 29 days after five years' NHS service and 33 days after ten. Leave is calculated in hours to reflect your shift pattern.
• NHS Pension Scheme: access to a pension with employer contributions.
• Staff discounts: eligibility for Blue Light Card membership, offering discounts on shopping, food, travel and days out.
• Permanent NHS employment: maintaining essential hospital services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

This list is not exhaustive. Please refer to the Job Description for full details.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.