# Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-craftsperson-mechanical/cc3dc64c-406e-4658-9003-aa6e252a4a65 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-craftsperson-mechanical/cc3dc64c-406e-4658-9003-aa6e252a4a65.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Bolton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Maintenance worker - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T08:40:39.566Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates/Estates-v8211611 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8211611?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsperson to join our Estates team on a permanent basis. This position is well-suited to a confident, hardworking person who is looking to gain experience in a hospital setting. The ideal candidate will be skilled in maintenance, fault finding, test and repair work on a wide range of engineering/ plumbing services and equipment. This role is subject to Standard DBS disclosure. Job Role: - Undertake essential reactive, and emergency repair work, alterations and general maintenance to the building infrastructure using specialist knowledge of engineering and or plumbing equipment and infrastructure - Liaise with the Planning and Scheduling Manager and/or Estates Officer with regards to Engineering / Plumbing repairs and maintenance, and to request the supply of appropriate materials - Construct, assemble, erect, and install minor works for the upgrade and alteration, and alterations to assist the maintenance and development of services. Ensuring the provision of a safe, secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors ### Main duties of the job - Arrange transport of equipment, materials, and tools from the workshop, or stores to a point of work identified by their supervisor. - Daily duties will involve the frequent movement of heavy items of materials and equipment (in excess of 15Kg) with, or without lifting aids in accordance with the guidance provided within the Trust’s ‘Lifting and Handling Training Manual’. - Duties will involve working within areas such as operating theatres, mortuaries, laboratories, or patient diagnostic areas where local policies must be adhered to. In addition, duties will be undertaken within clinical environments which may involve witnessing patients in various stages of their illness / recovery. Works undertaken in such areas must be sensitive to the patient’s condition, whilst working in a safe and secure working environment Qualifications, Experience and Skills: - ‘Time served’ apprentice, NVQ III or City & Guild Level 3 in Plumbing or engineering - In depth knowledge of all relevant legislation and technical guidance - Ability to work unassisted in varying technical environments whilst complying with Health and Safety/ environmental regulations and standards - Full UK Driving Licence - Able to participate in outside of normal hours on call rota - Extensive knowledge of mechanical and/ or plumbing systems ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details regarding this role please view the job description and person specification attached. Please note, interviews will included a skills assesment. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - 'Time served' apprentice, NVQ 3 Plumbing or Engineering or City & Guild Level 3 Plumbing or Engineering - Full, clean UK Driving Licence **Desirable** - HND in Building Services plus specialist training and experience to graduate level, or gained through a relevant apprenticeship - Specialist knowledge gained through training, short courses or CPD - Authorised/Responsible and/or Competent Person in one or more of the following specialism’s: Heating and Ventilation Systems, Decontamination, Safe Water Systems, Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS), Confined Spaces ### Skills & Ability **Essential** - Skilled in maintenance, fault finding, test and repair work on a wide range of complex engineering/plumbing services and equipment - Ability to work unassisted in varying, technical environamnets whilst complying with Health & Safety/environmental regilations and standards - Able to participate in outside of normal hours on-call rota ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - In depth knowledge of all relevant legislation and technical guidance - Extensive knowledge of mechanical and/or plumbing systems - Significant experience working in a complex engineering/ building environment **Desirable** - Extensive knowledge of the mechanical and/or plumbing sytems in NHS premises - In depth knowledge of all relevant Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) - Previous experience of working within acute NHS premises - Significant experience working in a complex engineering/building environment ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 720.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10518986) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.