Maintenance Craftsperson - Plumber

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPE provided

Flu vaccinations encouraged

Travel expense policy

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Plumbing Technician to maintain and repair plumbing and water systems across the Trust estate. The role involves fault finding, reactive and preventative maintenance, and strict adherence to health and safety standards in a healthcare setting.

You will work across multiple sites within a busy NHS environment, ensuring statutory compliance, accurate documentation, and collaboration with Estates teams and external contractors.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing and Heating or equivalent.
• Apprenticeship in Plumbing or equivalent training.
• Health and Safety qualification (IOSH) or equivalent.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide reactive and planned plumbing maintenance across the Trust estate.
• Inspect, test, fault-find, repair and install hot and cold-water services, drainage systems and sanitaryware.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and statutory compliance activities.
• Support water hygiene and legionella control programmes, including monitoring, flushing and remedial works.

Skills

Plumbing systems

Water services

Health & safety

Fault finding

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing & Heating

Plumbing apprenticeship

IOSH/Health & Safety qualification

CPD commitment

Tools

CAFM systems

Job description

Site Wycombe Hospital Town High Wycombe Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 03/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/11/2026

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The post holder will carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, fault finding and installation work on a range of plumbing and mechanical systems across the Trust estate. The role supports the delivery of a safe, compliant and operational healthcare environment for patients, staff and visitors. The post contributes to statutory compliance, service continuity and the effective maintenance of clinical and non-clinical areas.

Main duties of the job

Provide a comprehensive reactive and planned plumbing maintenance service across the Trust estate. Undertake inspections, testing, fault-finding, repairs and installation work on hot and cold-water services, drainage systems, sanitaryware and associated plumbing systems. Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and statutory compliance activities in accordance with Trust procedures and relevant legislation. Support water hygiene and legionella control programmes, including monitoring, flushing and remedial works. Respond to plumbing emergencies and support service continuity across clinical and non-clinical areas. Complete maintenance records and documentation accurately using the Trust's CAFM/Singu system. Assist with service shutdowns, isolations and reinstatements to minimise disruption to services. Work collaboratively with Estates colleagues, contractors and users to maintain a safe, compliant and operational healthcare environment.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

Person specification

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing and Heating or equivalent recognised qualification
• Completed recognised apprenticeship in Plumbing or equivalent training and experience
• Demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional development
• Health and Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH or equivalent)

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on plumbing systems.
• Experience of fault finding, repair and installation of plumbing services.
• Experience working within a commercial, industrial or healthcare maintenance environment.
• Experience of working safely in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.
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• Experience of accurately completing maintenance records and documentation.
• Experience working within an NHS or healthcare environment.
• Experience of water hygiene, legionella control and associated monitoring activities.
• Experience using a CAFM system (e.g. Singu, QFM or similar).
• Experience working alongside contractors and specialist service providers.
• Experience of water hygiene activities including temperature monitoring and flushing regimes

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of plumbing systems, water services and drainage systems
• Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work
• Understanding of infection prevention requirements when working in a healthcare environment
• Ability to diagnose faults and undertake repairs independently
• Ability to work safely and comply with Health & Safety policies, permit-to-work systems and risk assessments
• Knowledge of NHS Estates compliance requirements.
• Understanding of healthcare estate maintenance environments.
• Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs) relevant to plumbing and water systems.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English
• Basic IT skills for use of maintenance management systems

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
• Able to participate in the Estates on-call rota
• Able to undertake duties involving manual handling, working at height and within confined spaces following appropriate training
• Able to work flexibly to meet service requirements, including emergency callouts and planned shutdowns

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.