Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical/Electrical)

Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Hexham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rates of pay

Enhanced pay for evenings/nights/week-

NHS Agenda for Change terms including

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Multiskilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical/Electrical) at Hexham General Hospital. The role involves maintaining building services, joining a dedicated team and contributing to on-call cover across Hexham and Haltwhistle sites.

The post is full-time (37.5 hours), with on-call requirements and a Band 5 salary range of £32,073 – £39,043 per annum.

Qualifications

• BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge/experience.
• Recognised EITB Apprenticeship in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering.
• BTEC HNC qualification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment.
• Participate in the Estates on-call rota and out-of-hours duties as directed.
• Install, service, test, diagnose, repair and calibrate M&E plant and equipment.
• Organise and prioritise workload, work unsupervised when required.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Develop skills through on-the-job training and knowledge sharing.

Education

BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Recognised EITB Apprenticeship Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

BTEC HNC

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical/Electrical)

Band 5

Main area Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (On call as part of role) Job ref 319-8281296JN

Site Hexham General Hospital Town Hexham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions ( https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook ) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
• A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Multiskilled Craftsperson to work at Hexham General Hospital. The successful candidate(s) will work alongside the current multi skilled team to maintain the Hexham Hospital site including the Haltwhistle Memorial Hospital site. The post is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and will also take part in the emergency on call rota.

The post holder is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be required to participate in the Estate's on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.

The successful applicant will already have M&E Building Services experience, be versatile, able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a multi-skilled Electrical & Mechanical service provision for the Estates Department to all Client departments and Directorates.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, where required, and work unsupervised.
• Must demonstrate total commitment, versatility and flexibility whilst undertaking all tasks and delegated work as instructed by Operations and Project Officers and Supervisor.
• Understand the complete workings and operation of all building services Mechanical & Electrical plant and equipment located in NHS buildings.
• Install, service, test, diagnose, repair and calibrate advanced Mechanical & Electrical plant and equipment.
• Deal with new situations as they arise and impart knowledge onto others to further their development.
• Undertake training as and when required to obtain, maintain and develop skills and knowledge base.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Minimum BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, or have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Recognised EITB Apprenticeship Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
• BTEC HNC.

Other requirements

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of working on a wide range of highly complex mechanical and electrical plant undertaking planned maintenance and repairs
• Have experience of working on domestic heating, hot water, LPHW heating and domestic, steam systems and associated steam raising plant
• Have some experience of 400V emergency standby alternator sets
• Experience in hydraulic and pneumatic control systems
• Relevant experience and professional specialist knowledge of working on highly complex multi faceted equipment within a healthcare environment
• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
• Computer literate with experience of working on Building Management Systems and other Estates related monitoring and testing systems

The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

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.