Specialist Craftsperson (Mechanical)

Job overview

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a fantastic opportunity for aspiring, customer focused, mechanical  maintenance professionals to be based at the Freeman Hospital. Working within a small multi-disciplinary team, the chosen applicant will help maintain the building services infrastructure at one of the Top 10 Hospital Trusts in the U.K.

On offer is:

• An attractive salary of up to £37,796 (dependant on previous experience) with enhancements available for shift working.
• Inclusion in one of the most generous pension schemes in the country with employer contributions of 9.3%.
• Clear career progression routes.
• Regular professional training with access to development training.
• A regular, consistent, working pattern as part of the shift rota.

• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• Interview Date: 26 August 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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Main duties of the job

To install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure.

Provide technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Undertake condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports

Act in the role of Competent Person/Responsible Person, as defined by Health Technical Memorandum, for at least two of the following areas:

• Water Safety
• Pressure Systems
• Medical Gases.
• Specialist Ventilation
• Decontamination.
• Confined Spaces
• Undertakes condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports.

Candidates must have completed a recognised mechanical or electrical engineering apprenticeship, be self-motivated with a desire to develop new skills and flexible to meet the demands of a large acute hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure.
• Provides technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• Act in the role of Competent Person/Responsible Person, as defined by Health Technical Memorandum, for at least two of the following areas:

• Undertakes condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports.

• Water Safety
• Lifting Equipment
• Pressure Systems
• Medical Gases.
• Specialist Ventilation o Decontamination.
• Confined Spaces

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.