Maintenance Craftsperson - Electrician

Integrated Care System; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare facility in the UK is seeking a Maintenance Craftsperson - Electrician to maintain electrical services within the Trust's establishments. This role involves planned and reactive maintenance and requires experience in electrical engineering, preferably in healthcare. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and skills to ensure a safe working environment. This position offers a supportive environment focused on training and development.

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant experience in an electrical engineering role, preferably healthcare.
• Capable of fault finding with circuit diagrams.
• Observation skills for noncompliance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure safety procedures are maintained.
• Assist with the training of new staff.

Skills

Electrical installation and maintenance skills

Fault finding and problem resolving

Experience on large electrical systems

IT literate

Education

City and Guilds & NVQ or equivalent trade certificate

Apprenticeship time served as a maintenance electrician

18th Edition Regulations

Job description

Go back Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Maintenance Craftsperson - Electrician

The closing date is 21 August 2025

To maintain all electrical engineering services and equipment within the Trust's Establishments. Undertake planned and reactive maintenance, small improvement work and minor Capital schemes as directed.

Support a multi-disciplined workforce and resource undertaking work associated with all engineering plant, building fabric and equipment to the estate within the Trust's Establishments.

Follow departmental and Trusts operating policies and procedures guided by building and H & S regulations when undertaking this role and works closely with the Estates supervisor, but capable of working independently without regular supervision.

Please be aware that this role is not currently eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants should be aware of the requirement to independently obtain ongoing right to work in the UK beyond the expiry of any temporary or time-limited permissions. Evidence of this will need to be shared with the HR Team to ensure our records remain up to date.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake planned and reactive maintenance, small improvement work and minor Capital schemes as directed.
• To be responsible for tools, plant and materials which are used within the scope of the Estates Department.
• To ensure that safety procedures are observed in the use of Plant Equipment, Materials, working procedures and ensure that a safe working environment is always maintained in accordance with Health & Safety regulations.
• To assist with the training of new staff as directed.
• To work outside his/her trade in the event of any emergency or as directed by the Estates Officer/Head of Estates/On Call Manager.
• To assist with the ordering of materials for all types of maintenance work.
• Respond to instruction given via the Estates maintenance reporting system to investigate faults and failures. Complete any paperwork required to record time and materials used. Feedback to Estates supervision on any further action required for the work to be fully completed.
• To take part in any emergency on-call rota.
• To be able to drive and hold a clean current driving licence.
• Any other duties as delegated by the Estates Officer/Head of Estates relevant to the post/department.
• To participate in appropriate training as required by this position and determined by the Estates Management Staff.

About us

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

On joining our Trust, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment invested in your ongoing training and development.

This post is part of the Estates service that Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust may transfer to a NHS wholly owned subsidiary company from October or November 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 staff who transfer as well as new staff it recruits itself. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [e-mail] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person Specification

Education Qualifications and Training

• Apprenticeship time served- as a maintenance electrician.
• City and Guilds & NVQ (or equivalent trade certificate.
• 18th Edition Regulations

Experience

• Recent and significant post qualification experience, preferably within a healthcare environment.
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of working in appropriate electrical engineering role.
• Fault finding and problem resolving.
• Competent person in an relevant HTM discipline.
• Additional relevant trade experience.

Knowledge Skills and abilities

• Electrical installation and maintenance skills
• Experienced on working on large electrical systems and complex associated equipment.
• Experience of working on large motor/generator installations and associated switchgear.
• Familiarity with other specialist electrical systems often found in a healthcare environment.
• Observation and awareness skills when carrying out routine periodic tasks regarding noncompliance.
• Familiarity with the current Edition Electrical Regulations
• Capable of fault finding with the aid of circuit diagrams.
• Ability to reliably work on own initiative
• IT literate, including various types of software and network variants.

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.

Employer name

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust