Maintenance Technician Electrical | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment & Retention Premia

On-call allowance

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Technician to join the Estates Team at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital. You will diagnose faults, repair and maintain building services, plant and equipment, and deliver safe isolations within your craft.

The role is based at Luton and Dunstable with 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and participation in an on-call rota.

Qualifications

• Diagnose faults, carry out repair and maintain the building engineering services and equipment.
• Deliver safe isolations within your specialist craft skill set.
• Oversee others on fault-finding, repairs, maintenance and installation of complex plant and buildings.

Responsibilities

• To work using own initiative in completing projects as instructed by the Estates Managers & Officers.
• To carry out testing, servicing and maintaining various equipment (e.g. decontamination, medical gas systems and gas boilers).
• Identify, diagnose and rectify faults of a more complex nature in the buildings engineering services (fire alarms, Building Management System, steam boilers).
• Fabricate, assemble, erect, install and commission new work.
• Carry out periodic checking, servicing and testing of plant and equipment.
• Ensure the efficient running and operation of plant and equipment by monitoring and logging performance data.

Job description

Maintenance Technician Electrical | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 pa + £2,457.75 Recruitment & Retention Premia + on call allowance

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, reliable and flexible Electrical Technician to work as a key member of the Estates Team. You will play a proactive role within the team, delivering key objectives to meet both departmental and Trust requirements.

The post holder will assist the Estates Directorate to provide a comprehensive and responsive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust’s properties.

You will be a higher level multi-skilled hands on maintenance technician who is able to deliver the full range of duties associated with the post holder’s core trade.

Diagnose faults, carry out repair and maintain the building engineering services, plant and equipment.

Deliver safe isolations within your specialist craft skill set.

Oversee others on fault-finding, repairs, maintenance and installation of complex plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust.

Undertake Authorised Person duties.

This post will be based at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital covering services across the Trust’s Luton and Dunstable sites.

Hours are 37.5 hours week Monday – Friday and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To work using own initiative in completing projects as instructed by the Estates Managers & Officers

To carry out testing, servicing and maintaining various equipment. e.g. decontamination, medical gas systems and gas boilers

Identify, diagnose and rectify faults of a more complex nature in the buildings engineering services, including fire alarms, baby tag system, Building Management System, steam boilers and L.P.H.W. boilers.

Fabricate, assemble, erect, install and commission new work.

Carry out periodic checking, servicing and testing of plant and equipment, in accordance with planned maintenance programmes and schedules.

Ensure the efficient running and operation of plant and equipment by monitoring, servicing, adjusting and logging performance data.

The post will involve lifting and handling of heavy objects, using access equipment and working in enclosed spaces such as roof voids and service ducts etc.

Analysis of fault alarms from the Building Management System and fire alarm system. Investigate and rectify all fault conditions.

Comply with Health and Safety Executive procedures and regulations and the Trust’s Health and Safety policy, procedures and working practices.

Complete all relevant paperwork systems necessary in the running of the department.

Attend training programmes as suggested by Technical Services Manager towards fulfilment of the Technicians job role and self-development to improve skills and learn new techniques. Familiarise, train or instruct others, as appropriate.

Participate in on-call arrangements, as determined necessary in order to deliver the service, and use the communication system available.

To work in accordance with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.

To be a responsible team member who uses initiative and is flexible to the needs of the clients.

To undertake training to learn new skills in order to fulfil the requirements of the department.

To understand working practices of the Estates Maintenance Department.

To be familiar with the more complex operation of plant and equipment throughout the Trust in order to fault find and repair equipment.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 Oct 2026

£32,073 - £39,043 pa + £2,457.75 Recruitment & Retention Premia + on call allowance

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust