Plumbing & Heating Engineer — Flexible Maintenance Tech

NSFT; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRP payment

NHS Pension

Trust vehicle provided

Job summary

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking for a skilled Plumber/Heating Engineer to join our maintenance team in Suffolk, based at Bury St Edmunds. The role involves supporting a safe environment across our sites, with flexible patterns and opportunity for development.

Gas Safe registration is preferred but not essential as training will be provided. We offer a competitive Band 4 salary of £28,392–£31,157 plus an RRP payment of £3,276.96 pro rata, 27–33 days leave, NHS

Qualifications

• Qualified plumber/heating engineer with relevant trade certs.
• Gas Safe registration or willingness to train.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive mechanical maintenance: planned, routine, and reactive.
• Repair and maintain mechanical services and equipment on site.
• Fault finding and diagnosis.
• Perform routine site inspections for safety and compliance.
• Ensure work complies with health and safety regulations.
• Participate in on-call rota for emergency out-of-hours work.

Skills

Work at height

Education

CITB / EITB apprenticeship

City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering Parts 1-3

Plumbing NVQ 1-3

BTEC / ONC in Mechanical Engineering

ACS Gas Qualified

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking for a skilled Plumber/Heating Engineer to join our maintenance team in Suffolk, based at Bury St Edmunds. The role involves supporting a safe environment across our sites, with flexible patterns and opportunity for development.

Gas Safe registration is preferred but not essential as training will be provided. We offer a competitive Band 4 salary of £28,392–£31,157 plus an RRP payment of £3,276.96 pro rata, 27–33 days leave, NHS