Multi-Skilled Craftsperson (Electrical Bias)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Walton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Estates Manager to lead flexible and efficient repair and maintenance across electrical and mechanical plant throughout wards, theatres, manufacturing areas and offices.

This role includes on-call responsibilities, requires a valid driving licence and use of your own vehicle, and you will manage statutory inspections to keep the trust compliant, while delivering a flexible repair service and using IT to coordinate

Qualifications

• Ability to take responsibility for statutory inspections and maintain compliant records.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, including IT, written and verbal.
• Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative and provide flexible repair services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical/mechanical repairs and servicing across NHS retained estates.
• Handle on-call responsibilities and attend hospital within required timescales.

Job description

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 on electrical and mechanical plant and equipment within a wide range of locations and complex conditions from Wards and Theatres to manufacturing areas and office locations.

Candidates who have applied for this vacancy within the last 3 months and were unsuccessful at any stage of the recruitment process should not reapply unless you can demonstrate additional relevant skills, qualifications or experience acquired since your previous application.

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.

This role includes on-call responsibilities. To meet service needs, you must be able to attend the hospital within an appropriate timeframe when called and hold a valid driving licence, and have use of your own vehicle.

You will be responsible for carryout electrical/mechanical repairs and servicing across our NHS retained estates.

Closing dates of application:05 November 2026

Interview date: TBC

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Richard Hill Job title: Senior Estates Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01283 7046523