Estate Maintenance Multi-Skilled Tradesperson

Job summary

Are you a highly skilled, experienced maintenance professional?

We are looking for a qualified maintenance tradesperson with a mechanical bias to join the Estate Maintenance Service. We are based across a wide range of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Facilities and therefore a current UK (manual) driving licence is essential.

The Estate Maintenance Service provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.

You'll have completed a recognised electrical / mechanical or building services apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance.

You'll be working on a shift pattern with participation in an emergency on-call rota with opportunities for overtime.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

To maintain highly complex healthcare facilities to a high-quality standard to ensure compliance with the required standards; this in turn will ensure safe and suitable facilities for patients, visitors and staff

To undertake a wide scope of work, ranging from day-to-day routine maintenance to more complex and non-routine activity, requiring an intermediate/high level of theoretical and diverse practical knowledge.

Undertake essential diagnostic fault-finding investigations leading to repair works, using analytical cause and effect techniques and reading engineering system drawings. This requires making judgements involving a range of facts and a range of options.

Act as Competent Person (CP) for relevant systems such as LV/HV Electrical Systems and Lifts, Medical Gas Pipelines, Water and Ventilation Systems, etc and provide technical advice to other Estate Maintenance Department staff and contractors to compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Liaise and collaborate with external contractors and consultancies often requiring independent thinking and decision making within the limits of the role.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Details

• Date posted: 19 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 348-FME-12941
• Job locations: Rodney Road, Rodney Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO4 8SY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.