Senior Multi-Skilled Technician

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Multi-Skilled Technician to join our Estates team. The role is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with shifts including weekends as required.

You will work with Team Leaders to plan maintenance, inspect, repair and install on Trust property, update CAFM records, and support compliant operation of buildings and services. Relevant electrical/mechanical qualifications are expected.

Qualifications

• Competent in using computers (MS Office) to interrogate the BMS.
• Experience in a maintenance environment.
• Understand operational procedures and safe working practices for plant and systems.
• Experience managing qualified labour and supervising others.
• Holding a current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine and complex maintenance on buildings, plant and services to support the estate maintenance.
• Plan with Team Leaders and supervise in-house and contract labour to ensure effective operations.
• Carry out inspections, tests, repairs and installations on Trust property and plant.
• Update the CAFM system in a timely and informative way and cover shift technician duties when needed.

Skills

BMS usage

MS Office

Teamwork

Rostered shifts

Communication

Education

Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship

City & Guilds – Electrical/Mechanical

HNC/HND or equivalent

Driving licence

Job description

Main area ESTATES Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (1 vacancy is to cover Saturday, Sunday & Monday - 12.5hr shifts. 2 vacancies are for normal working hours - Monday to Friday - 7.5hr shifts) Job ref 389-26-8270289

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Royal Infirmary Town Bradford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

Senior Multi-Skilled Technician

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Closing Date: 21.09.26(this may change dependent on response).

Shortlisting to take place following closing date commencing 22.09.26

Interview expected to take place in the week commencing 28.09.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role .

BTHFT are looking to recruit 3 x Senior Multi-Skilled Technicians. 37.5 hours per week.

You will need to work closely with the Team Leaders to plan and carry out engineering/building maintenance programmes and to help achieve compliance with legislative and performance standards. You will be required to undertake work as identified on allocated work orders, such as carrying out inspections, tests, repairs and installations on Trust property, plant and infrastructure. You will also need to update the Trust CAFM system in an informative and timely manner.

Heavily involved in the day-to-reactive maintenance service, you will need to ensure that we are providing an efficient and patient focused service to the Trust. You will need to possess strong team working traits, be flexible, calm under pressure and have excellent communication skills to effectively carry out demanding maintenance duties and investigative processes.

As part of the role you will be required to cover the shift technicians role should unplanned staff shortages occur during times of operational service pressure.

Main duties of the job

The postholders will be expected to carry out both routine and complex maintenance requests in an efficient and effective manner to support successful delivery of a customer focussed estate maintenance service for the Trust and support the Team Leaders in the management and supervision of in house and contract labour to ensure effective maintenance and operation of all buildings, plant and associated services.

Working for our organisation

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Person specification

Experience

• Competent in the use of computers (including Microsoft Office) in order to interrogate the Building Management System (BMS)
• Previously worked within a maintenance environment
• Have an understanding of the operational procedures and safe working practices of major items of plant and systems such as: - Steam raising plant & associated systems. - Steam and condense systems. - Heating and domestic water services. - Ventilation plant and associated systems inc refridgeration & chiller units) - Low voltage electrical distribution system and switchgear. - Emergency standby generating plant. - Fire alarm and detection systems. - Lighting systems (including emergency lighting.) - Lifts. - Nurse call system.
• Manage / co-ordinate the above as AP (or be working towards AP status with relevant training and experience) holding the delegated responsibility to supervise and monitor work carried out by others and manage interruptions to the system.
• Willingness to work both inside & outside in all weather conditions.
• Have an awareness of the operational procedures and safe working practices of major items of plant and systems, such as: - Gas distribution system. - Sterilisation and decontamination equipment. - Medical gas pipeline system and associated plant. - Diesel Oil systems. - Building Management System (BMS) - Security System.
• Experience must cover engineering and building techniques
• Experience of direct management of qualified labour force

Skills

• Ability to work as a team player or on own initiative.
• Prepared to work rostered shifts which ensures 24 hour on site cover by the Shift Technician Team.

Knowledge

• Ability to formulate solutions to improve performance, selection of suitable equipment and/or parts to repair plant, equipment and buildings..
• Demonstrate continual professional development and willing to undertake occupational training courses in order to fulfil and develop the duties of the post .

Qualifications

• Must have completed a recognised electrical or mechanical apprenticeship such as EITB, CITB or similar, approved apprenticeship scheme
• City & Guilds – Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Must have completed an appropriate multi-skilling course to City & Guilds level or equivalent, or must have appropriate multi-skilling experience.
• Formal training, ideally in an engineering discipline to HNC/HND level, or commensurate level of experience.
• Hold a current driving licence

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.

Please contact Mike Hannaway or Scott McDonald, Senior Estates Managers on 01274 364444