Estates Technician – Mechanical

NHS; London Borough of Islington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a Main area Estates Technician – Mechanical/Plumbing to maintain and repair plant, equipment and building systems across Trust properties. The role involves Planned Preventative Maintenance, fault finding, and emergency response, with opportunities to train estates staff and users.

The post requires a recognised trade apprenticeship or NVQ3, plus City and Guilds/HTM qualifications, and a commitment to mandatory Trust training.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or completed recognised apprenticeship in base trade or relevant experience
• Health and Safety qualifications or modules (IOSH One Day Working Safely; CSCS Gold Card)
• AP or CP qualification in HTMs

Responsibilities

• Carry out repair, maintenance or installation of plant, equipment, systems and building fabric across all Trust properties.
• Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), testing and calibration, fault finding and emergency response, defect correction and New works.
• Explain operational and technical issues to estates staff and trainees, clinical staff, departmental managers and patients.
• Attend departmental meetings and briefings as required.
• Undertake the relevant training as required.
• Unblock sluice machines, toilets, sinks and drains.
• Re‑washer taps and float valves.
• Mechanical services LTHW and DHWS pump replacement.
• Water heater and tea boiler replacement.
• Commission or witness test new systems and equipment installations and provide cascade training to Estates staff and users.

Skills

Interpret drawings

Fault finding

Communication

Teamwork

Training others

Initiative

Flexibility

Basic IT

Knowledge of other crafts

Education

NVQ 3 / recognised apprenticeship

Health & Safety qualifications

AP/CP HTM qualification

Job description

Main area Estates Technician – Mechanical/Plumbing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (some on call arrangements.) Job ref 220-WHT-8369443

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Hospital Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Per Annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

To carry out the repair, maintenance or installation of all plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all Trust properties. This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and New works.

Main duties of the job

Required to have excellent communication skills, ensuring good working relationships are maintained with Estates Department staff at all levels and other staff disciplines internal and external to the department in the course of carrying out their duties.

Must be tactful and have persuasive skills in respect of providing and receiving complex and sensitive information.

Must possess training skills to undertake the training and/or instruction and evaluation of users of job specific systems and equipment.

Be capable of explaining operational and technical issues to estates staff and trainees, clinical/nursing staff, departmental managers and patients in respect of ward and department building and engineering systems and equipment.

Attend departmental meeting and briefings as required.

To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a BTEC HNC/diploma in Engineering or equivalent City and Guilds qualification with practical and professional theoretical engineering knowledge acquired through a diploma plus significant equivalent experience in their specialist field.

Must complete recognised Btec Hospital Competent Persons accredited courses, and be appointed in writing, for work on Specialist healthcare systems as required.

Required to undertake mandatory and statutory training according to Trust policy and as identified in the Trust appraisal process.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read attached Job Description for full details on this role.

• IEE Wiring Regulations
• Inspection and Testing
• Portable appliance testing.
• Pressure Systems

Undertake regular Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of a wide variety of building and engineering services plant and equipment. Record and analyse results with reference to historical data and determine appropriate actions. Provide condition and non‐compliance reports as necessary.

Undertake modifications and adaptations to plant and equipment in order to comply with legislative changes or National DoH hazard notices.

An element of multi skilling across the estates trades will be required, safety, competence and limitations of the individual’s expertise will be assessed and evaluated as part of the multi skilling process.

The post holder will be required to undertake the relevant training as required.

Unblocking of sluice machines, toilets, sinks and drains.

Re‑washer of taps, float valves etc.

Wheels, castors, wheelchairs lubrication, cleaning and repairs.

Mechanical services Low Temperature Hot Water (LTHW) and Domestic Hot Water System (DHWS) pump replacement.

Water heater and tea boiler replacement.

Commission or witness test new systems and equipment installations installed on Trust property. Reconfirm correct operation on a regular basis and provide cascade training to Estates staff and users.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3, completed recognised apprenticeship in relevant base trade or relevant experience within trade specialism
• Health and Safety Qualifications or modules of technical qualifications ( IOSH One Day Working Safely. CSCS Gold Card )
• Previous AP or CP qualification in HTM's

Skills

• Ability to interpret & work from drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret & fault find on a diverse range of complex mechanical systems and installations
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others, mainly verbal & in writing.
• Demonstrate competence in dealing with difficult and /or stressful circumstances.
• Ability to instruct other in relation to their designated task/work.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Awareness of limits of own knowledge and ability/willingness to seek guidance and support.
• A willingness to work flexibly and in a versatile manner to cover maintenance on a wide variety of plant and equipment.
• Ability to works on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise own work
• A willingness to demonstrate reliability & flexibility in their contribution to service delivery in the face of changing service demands
• Willing to undertake training relevant to the post.
• Willing to engage in new innovative working practices to improve the service.
• A commitment to own continuous personal development
• Basic IT
• Demonstrate knowledge of other crafts

Knowledge

• Background of mechanical work in the building industry / maintenance work
• A clear understanding of health and safety procedures in theory and practical application.
• Installation and/or maintenance experience in an industrial or domestic or commercial setting
• Relevant experience of NHS hospital environment

qualities

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
• Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring.
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues
• Proactive and takes responsibility
• Willing to learn, open to change
• Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can
• Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
• Actively supports the Trust’s values

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

Other important information

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.