Estates Maintenance Craftsperson Electrical

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare service in Carlisle seeks a skilled Estates Maintenance Craftsperson (Electrical) for its Community Estates Team. The role involves preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs across various healthcare facilities, ensuring patient and staff safety. The successful candidate will have a recognized electrical apprenticeship and post-qualification experience. This full-time position includes an on-call rota, with a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 per annum plus allowances.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Free confidential counselling service

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience working unsupervised in maintenance.
• Experience with planned maintenance and general repair.
• Installation experience for electrical projects.
• Knowledge of 17th/18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine planned maintenance and repairs on electrical systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair diverse systems at various healthcare facilities.
• Participate in an on-call rota for out-of-hours coverage.

Skills

Electrical skills

Communication skills

IT competency

Ability to work in a lone environment

Problem solving

Planning and prioritising skills

Education

C&G 2357 Level 3 Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Recognised Electrical or Multi Skilled apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

18th edition wiring regulations

Job description

Go back North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Maintenance Craftsperson Electrical

The closing date is 19 January 2026

Estates Maintenance Craftsperson Electrical B5 - 37.5 hours

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, multi skilled, reliable and flexible Electrical Craftsperson to work as a key member of its Community Estates Team based at Carleton Clinic. The role is to undertake preventative maintenance, trouble shooting and repair work to a diverse range of systems for NCIC plus other healthcare provider's sites that have a maintenance agreement with so that they are well maintained to ensure they are safe for the patients, staff and visitors who use them.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be involved in routine planned maintenance and repair work of the building and its services, plant and machinery, as well as fixtures and fittings.

The applicant must have completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent in an electrical discipline and be versatile due to the varied nature of the work, which will include specialist systems, fire alarms emergency lighting, nurse call, hot and cold water systems, heating systems, ventilation systems and medical gas pipeline systems.

The role of Electrical Craftsperson will be based on the Carleton Clinic site within Inglewood Building and be required to maintain buildings and services at various community hospitals, clinics and administration buildings predominately throughout North Cumbria. The applicant must be able to work under his/her own initiative and have good interpersonal skills both in working within the team as well as other staff areas ward areas and with members of the general public. The post is full time 37.5 hours Mon-Fri 8.00am to 4.00pm. The post holder will also be required to participate in an on call rota to provide out of hours cover.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person Specification

Qualifications

• C&G 2357 Level 3 Diploma or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Recognised Electrical or Multi Skilled apprenticeship
• ONC/HNC
• 18th edition wiring regs. -C&G 2391 Inspection and testing
• JIB Certification

Experience

• Must have post qualification experience working unsupervised either as an individual or in a team.
• Experience of working on planned maintenance, fault finding and general repair.
• Must also have installation experience on small electrical installation projects, such as : -Lighting and power circuits, fire alarms, attack alarms, nurse call units
• Job planning and leadership skills.
• Maintenance Experience

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of Electrical skills
• Knowledge of 17th/18th Edition Electrical Wiring Regulations.
• Understanding of Safe Systems of Work, permit to work systems and safe isolation/lock-off procedures.
• Good understanding of heating controls systems and fire alarms
• BMS systems

Skills and Aptitudes

• IT and mathematically competent
• Good communication skills with both the general public and clients
• Be able to work in a lone environment
• Ability to understand complex drawings, planning and prioritising skills
• Able to present information written and orally in a clear and logical manor
• Ability to work in a stressful environment and/or with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
• Good understanding of mechanical and plumbing trades

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearPer Annum - Additional on call allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-25-7088416-C

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