Skilled Tradesperson (Mechanical)

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Chesterfield is seeking a Skilled Tradesperson (Mechanical) to join their estates team. The ideal candidate will have a background in heating and/or plumbing, experience in maintenance roles, and strong team working skills. Responsibilities include providing maintenance services, supporting workshops, and participating in an on-call rota. The role offers a salary between £25,674 to £32,503 (pro rata), generous pension, and up to 33 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions

Up to 33 days of annual leave per year

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate significant experience in working with commercial heating, plumbing and ventilation systems.
• Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance service within the mechanical team.
• Support the building and electrical workshops as required.
• Work on tradesperson on-call rota.

Skills

Team working

Plumbing

Heating

Communication

Initiative

Education

NVQ3 in Plumbing/Heating

Significant post qualification training in plumbing, heating, ventilation or medical gas

Tools

Computer Aided Facilities Management software

Hand and power tools

Job description

Go back Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Skilled Tradesperson (Mechanical)

The closing date is 18 January 2026

We are looking for a Skilled Tradesperson with a background in heating and/or plumbing to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to work within our mechanical team in the estates workshop. The workshop provides a maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have good experience of working in a maintenance role and be comfortable in working to targets and working on your own.

The post-holder will be required to work on the tradesperson on-call rota for which additional payments will be made on top of the stated salary.

The post-holder will be required to support the building and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.

Up to 33 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays).

****Previous applicants need not apply****

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

Main duties of the job

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• NVQ3 in a Plumbing/Heating (or equivalent experience).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Significant post qualification training in plumbing, heating, ventilation or medical gas.

Experience

• Able to demonstrate significant experience in working with commercial heating, plumbing and ventilation systems, both in terms of maintenance and installation work.
• Experience of working as part of a team, supervising personnel when required.
• Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
• Experience working as a Medical Gas, Ventilation or Water Competent Person.Significant heating and or plumbing experience

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to utilise trade background to quickly learn new skills.Able to source information to understand how to correctly install materials and carry out installation work.
• Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required.
• Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard.
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
• Able to communicate effectively with customers in other departments and with hospital and RPC colleagues.
• Committed to continuous improvement and learning.
• Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.
• Able to work tactfully to resolve difficult conversations or matters.

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.

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£25,674 to £32,503 a yearpro rata per annum