Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson - Mechanical

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson – Mechanical (NHS AfC Band 5). The role focuses on reactive and planned maintenance of complex mechanical plant, HVAC, plumbing and associated systems across the estate.

You will join a dynamic estates team, with training opportunities and participation in an on-call rota. Based at Halton Hospital, the post may require coverage across Trust sites.

Qualifications

• Accredited, apprentice trained and/or extensive experience in a mechanical trade (ideally plumbing).
• In-depth knowledge of HTMs, ACOPs and Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.
• CPD with current legislative training certification updates.

Responsibilities

• Undertake reactive and planned maintenance, service, test and inspection of complex engineering plant and equipment.
• Maintain air handling units, plumbing works including drainage and sewerage systems, heating and ventilation, hot and cold water systems.
• Work with CAFM and other specialist software; join on-call rota with additional payments.
• Based at Halton Hospital; may cover all Trust sites as required.

Skills

Mechanical trades experience

HTM/ACOPs knowledge

Hospital environment experience

Education

BTEC/ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical

NVQ Level 4 or equivalent

AP status with Level 5 qualification

NEBOSH/IOSH or equivalent

Job description

Main area Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson - Mechanical Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hour post Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to participate on the on-call rota) Job ref 370-ANC5EST-2458

Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Halton Hospital Town Runcorn Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson - Mechanical

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson – Mechanical (Fitter), to join our estates department.

The post holder should posses mechanically bias (HVAC / plumbing) skills, knowledge and experience and work as part of the estates team to deliver a comprehensive estates maintenance service, ensuring compliance with Trust standards, procedures, and legislation across the estate portfolio.

This is an exciting time to join the estates team and there is real opportunity to help shape our service delivery, in-line with Trust values, to provide an outstanding healthcare environment for our patients.

You will join a dynamic multidiscipline team, operating in a busy, fast-paced environment that provides a diverse workload, you will have the support and opportunities through training to develop new skills to enhance your personal development.

Main duties of the job

To undertake reactive and planned maintenance, service, test and inspection of complex engineering plant and equipment, servicing of air handling units, plumbing works including drainage and sewerage systems, heating and ventilation, hot and cold water systems and other mechanical systems, ensuring they are maintained to a high standard and in compliance with statutory regulations.

You will work alongside other trades to deliver a quality service using CAFM and other specialist software systems. You will join our out-of-hours on call service for which you will receive additional payments. The post will be based at Halton Hospital, but there is expectation for the role to cover all Trust sites where required.

Working for our organisation

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone

Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working

Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all

One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.

We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job description outlines the current main responsibilities of the post. However, the duties of the post may change and develop over time and this job description may, therefore, be amended in consultation with the post holder.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

Person specification

Experience

• Accredited, apprentice trained and/or extensive experience in a mechanical trade - ideally plumbing
• In depth knowledge and experience of the Health Technical Memoranda, ACOPs, Health and Safety at Work Act and all relevant legislation.
• Experience of working in hospital environment.

Qualifications

• BTEC, ONC, City & Guilds in a Mechanical discipline acquired through an accredited training provider achieved via a recognised apprenticeship
• NVQ Level 4 and / or equivalent experience plus relevant additional training
• Authorised Persons (AP) in one or more Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) with relevant Level 5 qualification signed off by Trust Authorising Engineer
• Evidence of CPD with current legislative training certification updates
• AP status to be maintained through CPD and 3 yearly accreditation
• NEBOSH, IOSHH or equivalent
• Work in accordance with various Technical Standards
• Ability to work without supervision
• Ability to supervise contractors and other Trust staff
• Ability to write formal risk assessments as part of project management reports
• Ability to complete management reports and financial reports for project management on small projects

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.