Location
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
05 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Band 3 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.
Posted Date
22 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

12 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Physical Skills

    Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis

  • Physical Skills

    Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis

  • Physical Skills

    Work within clinical areas in close vicinity to patients.

  • Specific Skills

    Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement

  • Specific Skills

    Ability to work under pressure

  • Specific Skills

    Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers

  • Specific Skills

    Proactive, self-motivated

  • Specific Skills

    Team worker

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge of maintenance methodologies

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’

  • Qualifications & Training

    NC/HNC/HND in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience

  • Qualifications & Training

    Full Driving Licence

Desirable

10 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Specific Skills

    Ability to carry out mechanical and/or electrical related repair works to building services installations

  • Specific Skills

    Ability to carry out non-licenced asbestos work

  • Specific Skills

    Highly organised

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Experience in working in a similar role

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining

  • Qualifications & Training

    Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. First Aid, NEBOSH, IOSH, etc

  • Qualifications & Training

    Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP

  • Qualifications & Training

    Knowledge of Ventilation systems or medical gases.

Job overview

This role is Band 3 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

Main duties of the job

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  • To work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, Model Specifications, relevant Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice, British Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
  • Actively participate in the operation of the Trusts labour control scheme by working within the scheme including completion of all paperwork required of the scheme (including completion of all job dockets and time sheets).
  • Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, to include Heating and Ventilation system, Medical Gas PPM's and maintenance
  • Ability to prioritise changing workloads and to act pro-actively to address work requests in conjunction with Estates Operations Manager/Mechanical Team Leader.
  • Ability to understand maintenance policies.
  • To assist other trades as required.
  • Ability to work in unpleasant situations or environments.
  • Ability to concentrate for several long periods to carry out required tasks and address any paperwork required for task.
  • May occasionally be required to assist works in areas of uncontrolled hazardous i.e., steam leak, bodily fluids and raw sewage.
  • Ability to carry out works in areas requiring emotional sensitivity e.g., mortuary, children’s ward, general wards and ITU.
  • Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade.
  • Ability to process own timesheets and job dockets
  • At all times to carry Trust communication device (two-way radio, mobile phones) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

This role is full time – 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

  • A competitive salary of £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata;
  • Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
  • A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
  • An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

If this sounds like a role you could strive in, apply today!

Applicant requirements

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.

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This advert is for Estates Mechanical Operative with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Band 3 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.. The application deadline is 05 Nov 2026.

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