# Multi Skilled Plumber

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Southampton
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 to £39,043

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T12:20:06.410Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9348-26-1034?employerCode=C9348
- **Application URL:** https://southernhealth.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/11422?instant=apply
- **Employer website:** https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

We are recruiting for Multi Skilled Plumber to join our team.

You will carry out and/or oversee the repair/maintenance/installation of complex plant and equipment across all Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWH) properties.

This will involve a multi-skilled approach as well as the full range of duties associated with the postholders primary trade as a Plumber or Mechanical Engineer. This will include planned preventative maintenance and reactive repair works across varying systems, potentially acting as an Authorised Person (AP) in one of either Water, Medical Gasses, Mechanical Pressure System, HVAC or Decontamination.

This will include the issuing of permits to work, carrying out system shutdowns in a compliant and recorded manner to assist with Maintenance works or larger Capital Project works.

### Main duties of the job

Ensure that Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and associated work is implemented efficiently to specified requirements and aid with improving these requirements on a continuous basis. To undertake the servicing of plumbing and mechanical plant as per the PPM schedule and works issued by your Estates Officer.

To carry out reactive repairs to plumbing, heating and ventilation systems to include:

* General fault finding and rectification following reported breakdowns

* The repair/replacement/installation of general plumbing fixtures such as taps, WC's, basins, supply services and waste pipework, valves and associated fittings

* Drainage

* Commercial Heating Systems

* Commercial Boilers

* Vented and unvented hot and cold water and heating systems

* AHU's (Air Handling Units)

* Fan motors (supply and extract)

* Smoke/Fire Dampers

* Booster Pumps

* Medical Gasses

### About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

### Details

- Date posted: 01 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Based on full time hours
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 348-FME-10422
- Job locations: Parklands Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 9RH, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

## Job Details

We are recruiting for Multi Skilled Plumber to join our team.

You will carry out and/or oversee the repair/maintenance/installation of complex plant and equipment across all Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWH) properties.

This will involve a multi-skilled approach as well as the full range of duties associated with the postholders primary trade as a Plumber or Mechanical Engineer. This will include planned preventative maintenance and reactive repair works across varying systems, potentially acting as an Authorised Person (AP) in one of either Water, Medical Gasses, Mechanical Pressure System, HVAC or Decontamination.

This will include the issuing of permits to work, carrying out system shutdowns in a compliant and recorded manner to assist with Maintenance works or larger Capital Project works.

## Job Description

Ensure that Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and associated work is implemented efficiently to specified requirements and aid with improving these requirements on a continuous basis. To undertake the servicing of plumbing and mechanical plant as per the PPM schedule and works issued by your Estates Officer.

To carry out reactive repairs to plumbing, heating and ventilation systems to include:

* General fault finding and rectification following reported breakdowns

* The repair/replacement/installation of general plumbing fixtures such as taps, WC's, basins, supply services and waste pipework, valves and associated fittings

* Drainage

* Commercial Heating Systems

* Commercial Boilers

* Vented and unvented hot and cold water and heating systems

* AHU's (Air Handling Units)

* Fan motors (supply and extract)

* Smoke/Fire Dampers

* Booster Pumps

* Medical Gasses

## Responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in Plumbing and Heating or mechanical services
- Good communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to understand and follow detailed technical instructions

**Desirable**

- Demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving
- Previous experience working in a healthcare setting
- Understanding of anti-ligature requirements

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Recognised and registered apprenticeship, or an NVQ/City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Plumbing, Plumbing and Heating, Ventilation or a Mechanical Engineering discipline
- A sound understanding of the basic principles of water, heating and ventilation systems
- Able to fault-find, diagnose and rectify plumbing/mechanical faults
- Driving license

**Desirable**

- Recognised and registered apprenticeship, or an NVQ/City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Plumbing, Plumbing and Heating, Ventilation or a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- WRAS certification/qualification
- Un-vented certification/qualification
- Computer literate with experience using a PDA device/CAFM system
- Authorised Person status in an appropriate mechanical discipline

### Additional Criteria

**Essential**

- Maintain a healthy, safe, and secure working environment.

## Documents

- [EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf (PDF, 1002 KB)](document:2942148)
- [Mechanical Multi-Skilled Technician - JD and PS.pdf (PDF, 253 KB)](document:2942147)

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