# Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical/Electrical) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/multi-skilled-maintenance-craftsperson-mechanicalelectrical/0c978e8c-de6f-4482-9240-7361c6579065 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/multi-skilled-maintenance-craftsperson-mechanicalelectrical/0c978e8c-de6f-4482-9240-7361c6579065.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management - **Location:** Wansbeck General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Maintenance worker - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (On call as part of role) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T10:04:35.373Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/ASHINGTON/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHFM_Northumbria_Healthcare_Facilities_Management/Northumbria_Healthcare_Facilities_Management_Ltd/Northumbria_Healthcare_Facilities_Management_Ltd-v8242737 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8242737?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** http://www.nhfm.co.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Multiskilled Craftsperson to work from Wansbeck General Hospital. The successful candidate will work alongside the current multi skilled team to maintain Wansbeck General Hospital, Alnwick Community Hospital, the new and current Berwick infirmary and Rothbury Community Hospital sites. The post is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and will also take part in the emergency on call rota. The Post is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operation and maintenance of all building/engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed. The successful applicant will already have significant Mechanical & Electrical building services experience, be versatile, able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a multi-skilled Mechanical & Electrical service provision for the Estates Department to all Client departments and Directorates. - Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, where required, and work unsupervised. - Must demonstrate total commitment, versatility and flexibility whilst undertaking all tasks and delegated work as instructed by Estates officers and Supervisors. - To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ### 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** - Minimum BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, or have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience. - Recognised EITB Apprenticeship Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. **Desirable** - BTEC HNC ### Other requirements **Essential** - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role. ### Experience and knowledge **Essential** - Previous post apprenticeship experience - Experience of working on a wide range of highly complex mechanical and electrical plant undertaking planned maintenance and repairs. - Have experience of working on domestic heating, hot water, LPHW heating and domestic, steam systems and associated steam raising plant. - Have some experience of 400V emergency standby alternator sets. - Experience in hydraulic and pneumatic control systems. **Desirable** - Relevant experience and professional specialist knowledge of working on highly complex multi faceted equipment within a healthcare environment. - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools. - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods. ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3038) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2535) - [fit & proper person privacy policy (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2766) - [multi-skilled maintenance craftsperson (mechanical/electrical) (pdf, 263.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569154) ## 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.