# Mechanical Craftsperson

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St George's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £34,186 - £37,389 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T13:50:37.483Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/St_Georges_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Energy_Engineering/Energy_Engineering-v8260203
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260203?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Mechanical Craftsperson is crucial in maintaining and repairing mechanical systems at St George’s Hospital. The role involves diagnosing faults, performing planned and reactive maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety standards to provide a safe and operational environment.

### Main duties of the job

The Mechanical Craftsperson diagnoses and repairs mechanical and plumbing faults, performs maintenance tasks, and supports the operation of HVAC, water safety, and medical gas systems. The role includes using control systems, developing risk assessments, and providing technical support to contractors.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Reporting to the Mechanical Supervisor/Technician, the Mechanical Craftsperson is responsible for maintaining mechanical systems, including HVAC, water safety, and medical gas services.

Key duties include performing fault diagnosis, planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and supporting capital projects. The role also involves maintaining accurate records and providing technical support to staff and contractors.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Application Evidence - Demonstrates ability to respond effectively to engineering emergencies, service failures and major incidents whilst remaining calm under pressure
- Application Evidence Demonstrates strong commitment to Health & Safety, risk assessment and safe systems of work in high-risk environments
- Demonstrates initiative, adaptability and resilience when managing competing priorities and working under pressure

**Desirable**

- Specialist competencies such as Confined Spaces, Legionella Control, PSSR, Steam Systems, HTM Competent Person Ventilation or similar technical accreditation

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a commercial or industrial mechanical/ mechanical engineering maintenance environment
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams

**Desirable**

- Working with IT based systems

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship and relevant Level 3 qualification (NVQ/City & Guilds or equivalent)
- Experience maintaining, fault-finding and repairing mechanical building services and plant equipment
- Knowledge of steam systems, PSSR requirements, water systems and safe systems of work
- Demonstrates effective communication, teamwork, professionalism and commitment to Trust Values and CPD

**Desirable**

- Previous NHS, healthcare or critical infrastructure engineering experience
- Experience working on steam boilers, pressure vessels, calorifiers or water safety systems
- Experience using CAFM systems, BMS systems and electronic maintenance records
- Additional specialist training (HTM Competent Person, Legionella, Health & Safety, supervisory training)

## Documents

- [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2465)
- [person specification (pdf, 246.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573817)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411)
- [mechanical craftsperson jd (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573816)
- [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045)

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