Estates Trades-person (Multi-Skilled)

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in the UK is seeking an Estates Technician to support vital estates services. The role involves installing and maintaining essential equipment while ensuring compliance with Trust standards. Candidates should have relevant electrical or plumbing qualifications and a solid understanding of safety regulations. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to the high-quality services provided to the community.

Benefits

NHS discounts

Minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata)

Generous pension scheme

On-site benefits including car parking and leisure centre

Qualifications

• Registered EITB, City & Guilds, NVQ level 2 or equivalent training in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing.
• Experience in complex electrical and electronic installations, maintenance, and fault finding.
• Understanding of Health and Safety legislation and NHS technical standards.
• IT literacy or willingness to achieve ECDL level 2 in Microsoft Office.
• Registered with approved organizations such as Gas Safe or UK Register of Electricians.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain a wide range of essential building services and equipment.
• Conduct general maintenance and repairs on Trust property and assets.
• Update the Trust CAFM system with accurate records.

Skills

Mechanical/Electrical Engineering knowledge

Fault finding and diagnostics

Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

IT literacy

Ability to work in a safe system of work

Ability to join on-call rota

Trade procedure knowledge

Education

Recognised EITB, City & Guilds, NVQ level 2

CSE or above in English and technical subjects

Job description

Join a team that keeps vital health services running. As an Estates Technician, you will play a key role in supporting the Estates Officer to deliver high-quality estates services across the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Working as part of a committed and skilled team, you'll help maintain and repair essential building services and equipment that keep our hospitals safe, efficient, and fully operational.

In this hands-on role, you will install, maintain, and service a wide range of equipment, ensuring all work meets Trust standards and contributes to a reliable and responsive estates service. You'll carry out general maintenance and repairs to Trust property and assets, tackling both planned tasks and reactive jobs with professionalism and care.

You will complete work allocated on dockets and update the Trust CAFM system promptly, helping us maintain accurate records and smooth workflows. With the ability to organise and coordinate your own workload, you'll take ownership of tasks, manage priorities effectively, and work confidently both independently and as part of the wider Estates team.

A crucial part of the role is the ability to identify required parts or equipment and use the Estates Stores system to obtain items in line with Trust Standing Financial Instructions. If you're motivated, practical, and ready to support an essential service, this could be your next career step.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Person Specification

• oRecognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 2 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing.
• oKnowledge of operation / maintenance / fault finding / repair / diagnostics, testing and installation work associated with complex electrical and electronic installations and equipment in an economic, efficient, and safe manner.
• oKnowledge of the application of: Health and Safety legislation, ACOPs, guidance and rules, NHS technical standards (e.g., Health Technical Memoranda) and Trust policies, basic life support and emergency aid and where required a readiness to train.
• oIT literacy or willing to train to ECDL level 2 standard (use of Microsoft Office suite). Knowledge of/readiness to undertake training on and use of the Trust's computer-based asset and condition-based maintenance management system.
• oExperience of working within a 'safe system of work.'
• oAbility to be part of an out of hours on call rota.
• oRegistration with approved organisations, i.e., UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
• oKnowledge of a full range of trade procedures acquired through a 4-year accredited training.
• oKnowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation.
• oCSE or above qualifications in English and technical/scientific subjects.

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.

£24,071 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata if part time