Multi-Skilled Craftsperson (Electrical Bias)

NHS; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the healthcare sector seeks a Multi-Skilled Craftsperson with an electrical bias to deliver essential maintenance across various locations. The position requires strong mechanical skills, previous experience in healthcare, and the ability to work autonomously or as part of a team. This role offers competitive remuneration, development opportunities, and plays a crucial part in supporting patient care.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully time served craftsperson with a recognised apprenticeship.
• Mechanical repairs to NVQ level 2 or equivalent.
• Required to have good communication and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible and efficient repair and maintenance service across a wide range.
• Take responsibility for statutory inspections.
• Work independently or as part of a team.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Repairs

Interpersonal communication

IT skills

Education

Recognised Apprenticeship or Level 2 pass in electrical discipline

NVQ level 2 in Mechanical repairs or equivalent

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Multi-Skilled Craftsperson (Electrical Bias)

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Able to work as part of a team or on your own initiative, you will be expected to provide a flexible and efficient repair and maintenance service over a wide range of services, mechanical plant and equipment within a wide range of locations and complex conditions from Wards and Theatres to manufacturing areas and office locations.

Main duties of the job

Able to work as part of a team or on your own initiative, you will be expected to provide a flexible and efficient repair and maintenance service over a wide range of services, mechanical plant and equipment within a wide range of locations and complex conditions from Wards and Theatres to manufacturing areas and office locations.

You should be able to take responsibility and ownership for statutory inspections under your delegated area and keep records ensuring the trust complies with current legislation.

You should also possess good interpersonal and communication skills including IT and both written and verbal.

You should be able to work shifts and, with a clean driving licence and the use of your own vehicle, live within a 40-minute travelling radius of the Hospital.

Closing date of applications:29 June 2025

Interview date: TBC

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• A fully time served craftsperson that has followed a recognised Apprenticeship or obtained a minimum of a level 2 pass in a relevant electrical discipline
• Mechanical fault finding and repairs to NVQ level 2 or equivalent.

Experience/Knowledge

• Previous installation and maintenance operations on a large, complex and diverse estate.
• Experience in mechanical fault finding and repairs
• Previous experience within the Healthcare Industry.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

£31,607 to £34,686 a yearSalary Inclusive of a 15% Recruitment and Retention Premia