Maintenance Craftsman (Mechanical) (Shift Working)

Job overview

Are you a highly skilled, experienced maintenance professional? #TeamUHD are looking for a maintenance craftsman (mechanical) to join the Estates department.

Estates 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 mechanical or building services apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance. This could be BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.

We’re looking for someone with a current UK (manual) driving licence and resides within half an hour normal travel time to fulfil on-call duties.

You'll be working Monday – Friday with participation in an emergency on-call rota with opportunities for overtime and weekend working

So why join us?

• Enhanced annual leave starting at 27 days (PLUS Bank Holidays)

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• NHS discounts with a Blue Light Card

Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum (Band 5) plus local RRP (£3,277 pa) and an approximate £1,000 on-call retainer. As this is a shift-working position, enhancements are payable in line with Agenda for Change, which is estimated to add around £5,000–£6,000 per annum to total earnings.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 16th January 2026

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.