Maintenance Craftsman Multi-skilled (Mechanical biased)

Job summary

To carry out Engineering Maintenance work on all Mechanical Services, Systems, Plant and Equipment (Planned and Breakdown) in addition to Mechanical Installation works in accordance with the current Regulations. Training may be provided where required.

The Estates team pride themselves on being able to tackle any job to keep clinical services operational. We do this with continued development through training and mentoring in the varied systems we are responsible for.

This a great opportunity to work for a public sector employer offering generous pension contributions, good prospects for future development, cycle to work schemes and plenty of opportunity to enhance the advertised earnings through overtime and on call duties. This is also an oppurtunity for someone with exisiting plumbing or mechanical experience to gain insight and experience of working with the specialist hospital systems we manage and maintain.

Main duties of the job

This role requires a time served mechanical engineering/plumbing apprenticeship or equivalent. This is a trade position in hospital estate engineering, successful candidates would take part in additional training to enable them to carry out varying maintenance tasks in all mechanical hospital engineering disciplines

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

• Date posted: 23 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year + 15% RRP (RRP = £4258 to £4673 per annum) + on call payments
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: C9365-26-0483
• Job locations: The Alexandra Hospital, Woodrow Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7UB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title:Maintenance craftsman Multi-skilled (Mechanical biased)

Pay Band:Band 4 + 15% RRP

Hours:37.5per Week

Contract:Permanent

Location / Department:Estates

Accountable to:Estates Officer

Reports to:Assistant Estates Officer

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Key Working Relationships:

Internal:

Liaise and co-operate with all estates personnel and persons carrying out duties prescribed by the Estates Manager/Estates Officer or their representative.

Develop and maintain a close working relationship with all departmental heads, modern matrons and ward sisters. Promote and maintain good working relationships with all Trust staff.

External:

Promote and maintain a good working relationship with all relevant external service engineers/contractors and service providers.

Liaise where necessary with other NHS Trusts and organizations such as Community Trusts, Police and the Fire Service.

Where necessary promote and maintain a good working relationship with all relevant material/spares suppliers and equipment manufacturers.

Risk Assessment:

The post holder will be working in an environment containing the following hazards

Automatic machinery

Chemicals

Noise

Height

Biological

Electrical

Moving machinery

Agricultural machinery

Confined spaces

Hot Surfaces in Boiler house & Plant Rooms Manual Handling

Job Purpose:

Provide a Prevantive and reactive maintenance service to Kidderminster Hospital and the Estate, grounds and gardens

Key Duties:

1. Carry out Mechanical planned preventative maintenance work in accordance with Estates schedules and accepted good working practices in order to ensure safe and reliable engineering services.

2. Where necessary, carry out fault diagnosis and repairs to the hospitals mechanical installations and plant, including ventilation, heating, air conditioning, water systems so as to maintain a safe and reliable service.

3. Overhaul, renovate and repair worn, failed or damaged mechanical plant and installations

4. To carry out any necessary mechanical engineering tests or measurements, in compliance with accepted standards, good industry practice and the Estates Department schedule of inspection.

5. Become familiar with and when adequately trained carry out basic electrical fault diagnosis and repairs

6. Participate fully in all relevant estates procedures and ensure completion of all necessary documentation in accordance with Estates Department policies.

7. Where instructed install and test new mechanical installations in accordance with the current standards, good industry practice and hospital standards

8. When required advise others on the correct operation of equipment to which you are conversant.

9. Record work information as required for operation of the Planet FM management system.

10. Wear the appropriate protective clothing and footwear, uniforms, safety wear and equipment as deemed appropriate to the job and as required by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Estates Department.

11. Where necessary induct and instruct other staff on duties in support of your own.

12. When required give assistance and support to other trade disciplines within the Estates Department to ensure an efficient estates service is provided.

13. To become fully conversant with the function of all mechanical and electrical systems within the remit of the Estates Department.

14. When required provide assistance to the electrical and building trades staff.

15. When required participate in the gritting and snow/ice clearance of the Hospital roads and pavements.

16. Be able to read, understand and work from engineering and architectural drawings.

17. To carry out all duties in a safe manner, having regard for the safety of others.

18. To undergo all necessary update and health & safety training

19. To carry out routine testing of essential systems and equipment e.g. fire alarm, nurse call systems, steam raising boiler plant, hospital generators, etc., recording results in accordance with Estates Department policy and procedures.

20. Become conversant with the hospitals Building Management System to an extent that alarms can be interpreted, actioned and reset.

21. Participation in response/emergency teams for fire, major incident and any other requiring an Estates Department input.

22. When required drive the Trust vehicles.

23. To assist in the upkeep of a small mechanical material store and to identify and if necessary order components required to complete repairs.

24. To be responsible for the upkeep, tidiness and maintaining of a safe working environment in the workshops and engineering plant rooms.

25. Where necessary undertake training and operate any computerized systems that are used within the Estates Department.

26. To liaise closely with all modern matrons, ward sisters and heads of departments with regards to electrical maintenance and other relevant estates matters.

27. When required oversee mechanical contractors working on site (This may involve organizing the isolation of mechanical systems for work to be carried out, to include the issuing of relevant permits etc.)

28. To assist in maintaining the documentation associated with the Hospitals mechanical systems.

29. Carry out the execution of any other duties as relevant to the Estates services, which may be allocated by management.

30. Be prepared to be available, within reason, to work at short notice, out of normal hours, in emergency situations.

31. Carry out emergency lift procedures, as and when required.

General Duties:

Maintenance craftsmen will be employed on work appropriate to their core specialty. However, they will be progressively trained to acquire elements of each others skills with the intention of achieving a competent and flexible work force