Job requirements
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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the techniques and standards of building, mechanical or electrical engineering services and contract procedures with a minimum of four years continuous, relevant experience.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of Health & Safety Policy and Safe Working Procedures.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant Codes of Practice
- Knowledge
Knowledge of operating a computerised building management system and/or panel drawings in diagnosing faults
- Experience
Must be able to demonstrate suitable post apprenticeship experience in non-routine maintenance of complex engineering plant and equipment with a broad understanding of other trade disciplines.
- Experience
Experience of liaison with and supervising building and engineering contractors.
- Qualifications
An apprenticeship qualification in a mechanical, electrical or building related discipline.
- Qualifications
4-year accredited apprenticeship training course, level 3 vocational qualification. City & Guilds or equivalent qualifications alongside to support the NVQ level 3
- Qualifications
Post apprenticeship diploma, ONC or HNC or degree or an equivalent level of knowledge and experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance
- Qualifications
Other training related to healthcare engineering systems. Accredited HTM Competent Person course or appropriate M&E maintenance experience and willingness to undertake CP training as required.
- Qualifications
Additional trade relevant certification e.g. Refrigeration, Pressure Systems, Fixed Wiring, gas appliances, alarm systems or other specialist areas
- Qualifications
Level 3 Joinery qualification
- Skills/ Abilities
Effective communication and inter-personal skills.
- Skills/ Abilities
Able to read, understand and analyse complex engineering systems and drawings.
- Skills/ Abilities
Effective planning skills.
- Skills/ Abilities
Ability to work under own initiative in a demand driven service.
- Skills/ Abilities
Supervisory of apprentices
- Skills/ Abilities
Able to travel within the geographical work area in a timely and effective manner
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of NHS Technical standards and HTM’s and where to find them
- Experience
Computer systems experience
- Experience
Previous experience in a hospital maintenance environment with exposure to all building and engineering aspects.
- Experience
Mentoring and Training experience.
- Skills/ Abilities
Familiarity with Microsoft software and general computer literacy.
- Skills/ Abilities
Mentoring and training experience.
Job overview
The Trust are seeking one qualified trades person (Joiner) to join the Estates Maintenance Team working at our Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber sites. You will be part of a great team who are responsible for the delivery of a comprehensive maintenance and installation service across the Trust’s estate. The post attracts a band 5 salary.
The Trust and the Head of Service are committed to technical development of our staff with great opportunities for further training and support in career development.
Applicants must hold NVQ level 3 qualifications in a trade and have undertaken an apprenticeship in a mechanical/joinery or building related discipline. You will be carrying out maintenance and installation work across our Trust properties and work with a variety of our specialist contractors and engineers on a variety of systems. Our aim is to provide our patients and staff with compliant, safe, and pleasant environments to work in. You will enjoy working with all our clinical staff, nurses, doctors, and corporate staff to support them in their work.
Main duties of the job
To carry out the repair, maintenance or installation of all plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all Trust properties. This will consist of planned preventative maintenance (PPMs), testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and minor works.
You will be employed to work appropriate to your core skills around building and engineering plant and equipment maintenance. You will progressively be trained, where required, to acquire other skills with the intention of reaching levels of multi trade flexibility and competence. You will work closely with the Senior Technicians to improve planned maintenance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
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.
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This advert is for Multi-skilled Technician (Joiner) with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Estates technician role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.
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