Estates Maintenance Worker Specialist - Mechanical Bias
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role involves providing multi-skilled electrical/mechanical maintenance services within Friarage Hospital, ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The post holder will be part of the Estates on-call team and will primarily focus on mechanical engineering with some site-specific electrical training. Duties include carrying out planned preventative maintenance, repairs, and installations across various engineering systems. The job requires lone working and the ability to work in restricted or unpleasant environments.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds NVQ level 3 and above Or relevant experience in a Hospital Estates environment with engineering training.
- Completion of recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship
- GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)
Desirable criteria
- First aid at work
- Competent persons Medical gas pipeline systems course
- Competent persons in ventilation systems
- Competent persons in water systems (legionella awareness)
- Competent person in Decontamination (sterilisers)
- Safe release of trapped passengers from lifts
- Btec onc/hnc in engineering
- First aid knowledge especially electric shock treatment
- knowledge of permit to work systems
- Knowledge of carrying out planned preventative maintenance on electrical / mechanical systems.
- Experience on heating and domestic hot and cold-water systems.
- Work activities relating to legionella for example tmv maintenance and water temperatures.
- Experience using ppm systems and permit to works.
- Experience within Healthcare environments.
- Working on HVAC systems, ventilation ahu systems
- Knowledge of a range of engineering systems i.e., Heating, Ventilation, Hot and Cold-Water systems , steam, decontamination.
- Computer literate and keyboard skills.
- Experience working within the industry.
- Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision.
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
- City & Guilds NVQ level 3 and above Or relevant experience in a Hospital Estates environment with engineering training.
- Completion of recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship
- GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)
- First aid at work
- Competent persons Medical gas pipeline systems course
- Competent persons in ventilation systems
- Competent persons in water systems (legionella awareness)
- Competent person in Decontamination (sterilisers)
- Safe release of trapped passengers from lifts
- Btec onc/hnc in engineering
- First aid knowledge especially electric shock treatment
- knowledge of permit to work systems
- Knowledge of carrying out planned preventative maintenance on electrical / mechanical systems.
- Experience on heating and domestic hot and cold-water systems.
- Work activities relating to legionella for example tmv maintenance and water temperatures.
- Experience using ppm systems and permit to works.
- Experience within Healthcare environments.
- Working on HVAC systems, ventilation ahu systems
- Knowledge of a range of engineering systems i.e., Heating, Ventilation, Hot and Cold-Water systems , steam, decontamination.
- Computer literate and keyboard skills.
- Experience working within the industry.
- Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision.
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
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.
Posted 0d ago · Closes in 15d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Estates Maintenance Worker Specialist - Mechanical Bias
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
To work in the engineering department of the Friarage hospital estates team.
To provide a multi-skilled electrical/mechanical maintenance service within the Friarage Hospital including activities which are often complex and/or non-routine to
ensure a safe environment for patients', staff and visitor's. This will include being part of the Estates on-call team out of hours for which additional payment applies. This post is more specific for mechanically trained persons and site specific electrical understanding/training will be undertaken.
Carrying out a large range of multi-skilled duties, the post holder forms part of a maintenance/installation team working across all engineering skills, liaising with management and staff at all levels throughout the Trust and other areas of responsibility.
The work does involve lone working which requires candidates to be able to identify various alarms and working in restricted places, it is therefore essential that candidates read the Job Description and are able to undertake all tasks required.
Users of the service should receive a high level of Customer Service in a polite efficient manner by staff with a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene
Main duties of the job
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.