Maintenance Craftsman (Mechanical) (Shift Working)

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a mechanical services professional to join their team. You will provide comprehensive maintenance, repair, and installation services, participate in an on-call rota, and work within a supportive organization. The role offers a competitive salary with additional benefits including overtime and a pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Overtime opportunities

Voluntary pension scheme

Qualifications

• Served a recognized Mechanical or Building Services apprenticeship.
• Wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance.
• Current UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance, repair, and installation services.
• Participate in the emergency on-call rota.
• Work Monday to Friday with overtime opportunities.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Building services

Plant maintenance

Education

BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds

Job description

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

The Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.

You must have served a recognised Mechanical or Building Services apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance with a BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.

You must hold a current UK (manual) driving licence and reside within half an hour normal travel time to fulfil on-call duties.

The role is Monday – Friday with participation in an emergency on-call rota plus opportunities for overtime and weekend working.

Salary - £31,049 - £37,796 pa plus local RRP (£3,277 pa), with an approximate £1,000 pa on-call retainer, overtime, 27 days holiday & voluntary pension scheme.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

This post is part of the Strategy & Transformation Directorate that University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust may transfer to an NHS ‘wholly owned subsidiary’; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first.

The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.