maintenance trainee plumber

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Liverpool is seeking a Trainee Maintenance Plumber for a fixed-term position. The role involves planned maintenance and alterations of mechanical systems across their facilities, providing essential plumbing services. Candidates should have relevant plumbing qualifications and experience in a healthcare setting, with a focus on service quality. This full-time position offers an opportunity to grow professionally within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse faults and undertake rectifications.
• Highly motivated and professional individual.
• Ability to prioritise workloads.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned maintenance and alterations.
• Carry out essential plumbing maintenance tasks.
• Respond to active plumbing problems.

Skills

Sanitary plumbing

Installation & Maintenance of Domestic Heating Systems & Appliances

Demonstrable relevant experience in a healthcare setting

Education

Plumbing Advanced Craft Certificates

Plumbing Craft Certificate

Job description

Overview

Trainee Maintenance Plumber - Annex 21 - Royal Site

Band 4

Main area: Maintenance

Contract: Fixed term: 24 months

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 287-CEF-149-25-A

Department: LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site: Royal Liverpool Hospital

Town: Liverpool

Salary: £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (Annex 21 = 70% of Salary)

Closing: 04/09/2025 23:59

Job Overview

The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance trainee plumber. The role will undertake planned maintenance and alterations of essential mechanical systems across the diverse building services of the Trust estate. This includes Aintree, Royal Liverpool and Broad Green. You will need to have the ability to analyse faults, undertake rectifications and be able to advice on system improvements to ensure continuity and improvement of service. You will shadow a member of our mechanical team. We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement within their discipline and be proactive in providing a high level of service to staff, patients and site visitors.

Main duties

As a plumber within the Estates department, you will be responsible for carrying out essential alterations and maintenance of mechanical services within the trusts building portfolio. Typical duties within your role may include general plumbing maintenance tasks, PPMs, small installations and to respond to active problems.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

37.5 Hours per week

The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance trainee plumber. The role will undertake planned maintenance and alterations of essential mechanical systems across the diverse building services of the Trust estate. This includes Aintree, Royal Liverpool and Broad Green. You will need to have the ability to analyse faults, undertake rectifications and be able to advice on system improvements to ensure continuity and improvement of service. You will shadow a member of our mechanical team. We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement within their discipline and be proactive in providing a high level of service to staff, patients and site visitors. As a plumber within the Estates department, you will be responsible for carrying out essential alterations and maintenance of mechanical services within the trusts building portfolio. Typical duties within your role may include, general plumbing maintenance tasks, PPMs, small installations and to respond to active problems.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Course 596 Plumbing Advanced Craft Certificates (course ref. 596-2) Sanitary plumbing • Installation & Maintenance of Domestic Heating Systems & Appliances OR

• Course 596 Plumbing Craft Certificate (course ref 596-1) TOGETHER with Course 599 Construction Services Welding Advances Craft (course ref 599-2)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable relevant experience in a healthcare setting

Additional information

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Posts advertised to internal staff are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Other information

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. DBS fees vary by role and date. The organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to safeguarding and promotes equality and diversity. Flexible working options may be available from day one of employment. If you have any personal requirements to participate in recruitment, contact Recruitment Services.

Application details

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to assess themselves against gov.uk criteria.