Maintenance Craftsperson | Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Scunthorpe is seeking an Estates Maintenance Craftsperson to contribute to the maintenance and repair of Trust properties. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with statutory requirements and operational standards, supporting the delivery of patient care in a safe and efficient manner. Responsibilities include managing technical systems and supporting planned maintenance while undertaking necessary training. This role requires a solid educational background in engineering trades, with an emphasis on hands-on training.

Qualifications

• Good general education and experience in engineering trades.
• On-the-job training required as per role.

Responsibilities

• Manage and operate complex technical systems and processes.
• Support the Team Leader with maintenance implementation.
• Handle asset management and technical support for the estate.

Job description

Estates Maintenance Craftsperson

An Estates Maintenance Craftsperson plays a key role in the Estates Engineering Maintenance Services. The individual will support the Estates Officers and maintenance team in the delivery of maintenance programmes that will contribute to the Trusts objectives been carried out in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation, Health Technical Memorandums (HTM) and good practice. The post holder will undertake works relating to the maintenance and repairs of Trust properties, equipment, grounds & gardens ensuring compliance with Statutory requirements, HTM’s, Trust Policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe and functional environment for patients, public and staff to support the delivery of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Be a member of a small group of technical staff who manage and operate complex technical systems and processes across the Trust, ensuring compliance with Trust standard operating procedures, policies and procedures and legislation.
• Be appointed to named competent roles in keeping with requirements laid down in Hospital Technical Memorandums (HTM) and Health and Safety documentation.
• Support the Team Leader with the implementation of planned, reactive and routine maintenance.
• Be responsible for the implementation and sign off of documentation along with the responsibility of asset management and technical support for the Estate across all trades according to competence and skill level and allocation from the Team Leader and Estates Managers.
• Complete data entry into paper and electronic systems (e.g. the completion of all job dockets, asset management details, time sheets and stock sheets).
• Staff based at Goole will be required to cover the “on call” rota commensurate with the duties detailed within this job description. Staff at all other sites may be required to support during periods of operational pressures to help deliver the estates maintenance and repairs function.

Qualifications & Experience

Have a good general education and general experience of engineering trades and will undertake on the job training or other training away from the place of work as dictated by the requirements of the role.

Background

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026