Multi Trade Crafts Person - Fitter

NHS; Wirral; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Multi Trade Crafts Person - Fitter to deliver planned and reactive maintenance services across its facilities. The role requires advanced mechanical engineering qualifications, significant experience, and the ability to handle diverse tasks. Successful candidates will contribute to the smooth operation of health services while participating in an on-call rota. The position offers a salary between £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, plus an RRP of circa £5500 pa.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in mechanical fitting.
• Training in medical gas systems and customer service principles.
• Ability to work in a multi-skilled way and respond to on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient planned and reactive maintenance service.
• Execute maintenance work requests for hospital buildings.
• Participate in on-call rota providing trade cover.

Skills

Mechanical fitting expertise

Multi-skilled trades

Customer service principles

Education

Advanced City & Guilds in mechanical engineering

Engineering / Building based NVQ level 2 / 3

Tools

ECDL

Control systems

Job description

Multi Trade Crafts Person - Fitter

The closing date is 07 January 2026

A vacancy has arisen for a Multi Trade Craftsperson - Mechanical Fitter at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Working for the Operations and Maintenance Division, as part of a multi discipline team providing reactive and planned preventative maintenance to Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in providing and maintaining an efficient planned and reactive maintenance service to all wards and departments of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust also including other healthcare organisations who occupy WUTH site i.e. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, St Johns Hospice, Cheshire & Wirral NHS Microbiology Service.
• To execute, both planned and reactive maintenance, work requests as required, thereby contributing to the smooth running of the existing hospital buildings and services, in order to maintain an environment suitable for providing healthcare within major hospital.
• To carry out minor schemes and adaptations to wards and departments. This work may include the amendment of existing building layouts or the creation of new layouts and fixtures and fittings.
• Participation in an on‑call rota, which provides trade cover to both hospital on a 24‑hour 7 day per week basis.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the 'Multi-Trade Craftsperson - Fitter, position available with WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Advanced City & Guilds in mechanical engineering or equivalent which has been studied for whilst completing a recognised apprenticeship. (min 3 years) and a broad, post apprenticeship, experience (5 years) of work undertaken by mechanical fitting craftsperson
• Engineering / Building based NVQ level 2 / 3 qualification, outside of core trade, which allows the post holder to work in a multi‑skilled way. Those entering the service without these qualifications will need to complete relevant training within 12 months.
• Training in the following areas would be desirable: Computer/ keyboard skills ECDL First Aid
• Training in the following areas would be desirable: A sound understanding of control systems, Primary and secondary compensated systems. Zone valves and pumping sets. Medical Gas Systems Goods and passenger lifts Building management Systems Customer Service Principles and Practice Manual Handling Training Lift passenger release training

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearplus RRP of circa £5500pa