Maintenance Engineer Electrical Technician | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Poole is seeking an experienced individual for maintenance and repair roles. Key responsibilities include managing building engineering services with an emphasis on electrical and mechanical tasks. Applicants must have completed an Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship and hold a current UK driving licence, with the ability to participate in an on-call rota. The position offers a competitive salary package including overtime and vacation benefits.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Voluntary pension scheme

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Served an Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship.
• Relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.
• Must reside within half an hour normal travel time.

Skills

Experience in building engineering services

Wide experience in plant maintenance

Current UK driving licence

Education

Recognised Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

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

Requirements

• You must have served a recognised Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.
• You must hold a current UK driving licence and reside within half an hour normal travel time to fulfil on-call duties.
• This role is Monday – Friday with participation in an emergency on-call rota plus opportunities for overtime and weekend working.

Details

• Salary - Band 5 plus local RRP (£3,277 pa), with an approximate £1,000 pa on-call retainer, overtime, 27 days holiday & voluntary pension scheme.
• Base Location: Poole Hospital
• Interview Date: TBC

Additional context

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 teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

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. 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 Monday 29 Sep 2025