Maintenance Technician- Multi Skilled

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Engineering technician to maintain mechanical and electrical systems across the Trust’s estate. The role covers reactive tasks, planned preventative maintenance, and upgrades to support safe, reliable building services.

You will work to permit to work processes, risk assessments and on-call rota duties, with opportunities to contribute across sites and support critical hospital operations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake breakdown repairs and planned maintenance across mechanical & electrical building services.
• Perform testing and commissioning of equipment to verify safety and operation.
• Manage a wide range of maintenance tasks and respond to reactive faults.
• Assist in upgrades and expanding renewable technologies to reduce carbon footprint.
• Maintain safe working practices, use permit-to-work documents and complete risk assessments.
• Be available for additional hours and provide out-of-hours call-out cover as required.

Job description

As a Trust we are investing in the Estates Engineering infrastructure primarily in our mechanical & electrical engineering systems to provide the foundation for the Trust to achieve significant carbon reductions through the introduction of new renewable technologies.

The post holder will be employed to undertake wide and varied technical maintenance work which will be routine and varied in nature, which will include reactive work and planned preventative maintenance.

To ensure the optimum level of performance, safety and availability of the Trust’s Estate and associated infrastructure and building services.

Interviews to be held w/c 5th October 2026

The post-holder will problem solve complex technical issues whilst undertaking breakdown repairs, planned maintenance and upgrade work and a diverse range of complex building services to a technical level across both mechanical and electrical services.

Instruct others on the above features and other aspects of their work.

Perform a wide range of work to include other maintenance disciples.

Be Available To Work Additional Hours As Required.

Provide out of hours call out cover on a rota basis and where necessary

provide cover when there are gaps in the on-call rota.

The post-holder will use permit to works, risks assessments, orders, job documentation etc and complete them accurately and timely.

The post-holder will take reasonable care for their acts or omissions and work in a safe manner at all times

Maintain emergency / contingency systems to support critical services and minimise disruption to the normal operation of the hospital during emergency situations.

To test new or existing equipment and engineering systems to verify safety and operation.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tony Hemmings Job title: Electrical Services Maintenance Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01604634700