Specialist Electrical Craftsperson

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced Specialist Electrical Craftsperson (Band 5) to join our Estates team at Addenbrooke's Hospital. You will install, maintain, service and repair a wide range of hospital electrical plant and equipment, providing technical guidance to staff and contractors to ensure safety standards are met.

The role involves diagnosing faults, conducting condition surveys, and supporting calibration and repairs on essential systems

Qualifications

• BTEC HNC / HND / Approved Apprenticeship or equivalent in relevant topic.
• Qualification and experience in Fire Alarms, Control Systems or Mechanical / Motor Con BTEC or City and Guilds in Medical Gas Pipeline and Vacuum Systems and Decontamination Equipment.
• Electrical or Mechanical Testing and Inspection knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand, diagnose and repair faults in electrical machinery and equipment.
• Install, maintain, service and repair hospital electrical plant and systems.
• Provide technical advice to Estates Maintenance staff and contractors to ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Fault finding

Installation

Maintenance

Communication

Teamwork

Education

BTEC/HNC/HND or equivalent

Fire Alarms/Control Systems qualification

Electrical/Mechanical testing & inspection

Tools

Building Management Systems

Nurse call systems

Job description

Main area Specialist Electrical Craftsperson Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-F-CVA1088-RE

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Town Cambridge Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata ( plus £5,000 RRP) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

As well as their core specialist skill, an Electrical Craftsperson will perform work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine.

Installs, maintains, services and repairs full range of Estates services equipment

Provides technical advice to other Estates Maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures

Undertakes condition surveys and evaluates inspection reports

Responsible for calibration, fault finding and repair on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment. Example; Standby generators, 3 phase and single phase electrical circuits, Heating systems, Ventilation systems (including Theatre vent) and all other associated hospital plant and equipment.

Main duties of the job

Understand, diagnose and repair faults in electrical engineering plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise. Re-assemble, erect and install new work.

Understand the workings of all non-specialist and specialist electrical systems in Addenbrooke’s Hospital and associated properties. Competently deal with new or unusual complex situations as they arise.

Able to work in isolation or as part of a team to complete tasks within agreed timescales. Able to work autonomously across the Trust sites, ensuring patient, public and staff safety is paramount.

Participate in essential training required to ensure the trust is compliant with statutory regulations. Participate in personal development and on-going learning.

Provide and receive complex information regarding technical issues and safety requirements to various groups, such as staff, customers and contractors.

To liaise with engineering managerial staff regarding plant or equipment failures and to request the supply of goods and/or services as necessary.

Undertake essential repair works and general maintenance activities at the request of the Engineering Supervisor.

Following suitable site training, be able to cover for Shift Technicians in times of sickness or annual leave.

Additional training to BTEC level will be required to be able to maintain, fault find and carry out repairs to the following specialist plant and equipment:

Competent person LV systems, Confined spaces and ventilation.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 9th November 2026

Interviews dates to be confirmed

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• BTEC HNC / HND / Approved Apprenticeship, City and Guilds or NVQ III Technicians Certificate or equivalent qualification in relevant topic
• Qualification and experience in Fire Alarms, Control Systems or Mechanical / Motor Con BTEC or City and Guilds in Medical Gas Pipeline and Vacuum Systems and Btec or City and Guilds in Decontamination Equipment and Sterilisation
• Electrical or Mechanical Testing and Inspection

Experience

• Able to make workload assessments and allocation
• Experience of working in an industrial environment; Electrical / Mechanical Services Systems Maintenance
• Comprehensive post apprenticeship experience in a Hospital maintenance environment
• Experience of working with Electrical or Mechanical systems
• Hospital experience
• Working with natural gas systems
• NHS Experience

Knowledge

• Expertise and a full understanding of Electrical or Mechanical Services and Electrical Control Systems
• Full understanding of UPS, IPS and generator standby power systems
• Working knowledge of hospital equipment
• Electrical knowledge of Nurse call systems
• Working knowledge of ventilation and cooling systems
• Working knowledge of steam systems, cooling systems and BMS control systems
• Working knowledge of Building Management Systems

Skills

• Quality Electrical or Mechanical work
• Fault finding, installation and maintenance
• Administration duties such as updating worksheets / job tickets
• Data input / completion of PPM worksheets
• Quality Electrical or Mechanical Work
• Fault finding, Installation and Maintenance
• Ability to communicate verbally, by phone and in writing to Senior Management and clinical users throughout the Trust.
• Capable of standing in for Supervisor to prioritise work to the rest of the team and to issue job tickets when required
• Able to work as part of a team or in isolation
• Able to evaluate and solve problems in situ
• Pipe Welding

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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.