# Maintenance Technician (Multi-skilled (Mechanical & Plumbing Bias) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-technician-multi-skilled-mechanical-and-plumbing-bias/8a4d6593-475a-4e93-85b1-cfe98ea318ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-technician-multi-skilled-mechanical-and-plumbing-bias/8a4d6593-475a-4e93-85b1-cfe98ea318ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Stepping Hill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Estates technician - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus rostered Saturday overtime) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T11:20:42.723Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates/Estates-v8175209 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8175209?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Maintenance Technician (Multi-skilled (Mechanical & Plumbing Bias) ### Band 5 - 37.5 hours per week This is an exciting opportunity to join the Estates team at Stepping Hill Hospital. We are seeking a highly motivated, appropriately skilled, reliable and enthusiastic Plumber/Mechanical Engineer that is able to work well under pressure to carry out plumbing/mechanical maintenance within a hospital environment. The successful applicant will have a recognized apprenticeship and hold a City & Guilds Certificate or equivalent NVQ qualifications. The post holder will be required to undertake rostered overtime. ### Main duties of the job The post is at Stepping Hill Hospital but you may be asked to work at other sites within the Trust. Experience working in an Acute Hospital maintenance environment would be an advantage, as would familiarity with large commercial/industrial estates. You will be part of a multi trade team delivering a quality service to support patient services within the Trust. There will be a requirement to work overtime; both rostered and ad-hoc; at short notice as required to meet the needs of the Trust and its healthcare environment. There will also be a need to form part of the on-call response team to assist our out of hours staff where required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ### 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 ### Knowlege **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively (written) - Knowledge of Health & Safety and Risk Management Techniques **Desirable** - Working Knowledge of Hospital Services ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant Works Maintenance Background - Experience of Plant Equipment **Desirable** - NHS Estates Background - Experience of Building Management Systems - Relevant Experience in Plumbing Post qualification, ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Current Driving Licence ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Apprenticeship - NVQ Level 3 or higher in Plumbing Studies or equivalent experience - Good Education Standard **Desirable** - HNC/ONC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 465.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10477911) ## 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.