Maintenance Shift Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as part of an in-house maintenance shift team to provide planned and reactive maintenance services across the Trust. The technician will perform unsupervised work, including testing and fault finding on engineering plant and equipment, and act as a 'Competent & Appointed Person' for boiler and other systems. Responsibilities include responding to urgent situations, issuing permits to work, and supervising contractors out of hours. The position requires a rotating shift pattern covering days and nights.
Essential criteria
- Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 and/or relevant experience in a similar role within building services (electrical and/or mechanical) trade
- Sufficient post qualification/ structured training experience in estates maintenance
- Experience of working in a challenging environment
- Previous knowledge of maintenance management systems
- Qualified to City & Guilds Level 3 and/or relevant experience in a similar role within building services (electrical and/or mechanical) trade
- Sufficient post qualification/ structured training experience in estates maintenance
- Experience of working in a challenging environment
- Previous knowledge of maintenance management systems
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Maintenance Shift Technician - mechanical /electrical (Please note: previous applicants need not apply)
We are seeking a team member to work as part of an inhouse maintenance shift team to provide a total planned and reactive maintenance service. You would be responsible for giving a Trust wide service in accordance with the duties and responsibilities given below.
2 on-3 off-2 on rotating shift pattern days/nights 37.5 hrs based on a 4-week period
Main duties of the job
You would be performing unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and / or non-routine.
Responsibilities for testing and fault finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the hospital and out of hours , unsupervised.
To act as the 'Competent & Appointed Person' for the Trust in safe operation and maintenance of boiler and other plant and systems.
Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance and repairs as directed, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
At all times to carry Trust communication devices (pager / two-way radios / mobile phone) to facilitate immediate response to emergency situations.
To provide a first line of response to maintain the delivery of clinical services and undertake 'first time fix' or instigate temporary measures to ensure clinical capacity is not disrupted where possible.
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