Specialist Electrical Craftsperson

Job overview

As well as their core specialist skill, an Electrical Craftsperson will perform work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine.

Installs, maintains, services and repairs full range of Estates services equipment

Provides technical advice to other Estates Maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures

Undertakes condition surveys and evaluates inspection reports

Responsible for calibration, fault finding and repair on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment. Example; Standby generators, 3 phase and single phase electrical circuits, Heating systems, Ventilation systems (including Theatre vent) and all other associated hospital plant and equipment.

Main duties of the job

Understand, diagnose and repair faults in electrical engineering plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise. Re-assemble, erect and install new work.

Understand the workings of all non-specialist and specialist electrical systems in Addenbrooke’s Hospital and associated properties. Competently deal with new or unusual complex situations as they arise.

Able to work in isolation or as part of a team to complete tasks within agreed timescales. Able to work autonomously across the Trust sites, ensuring patient, public and staff safety is paramount.

Participate in essential training required to ensure the trust is compliant with statutory regulations. Participate in personal development and on-going learning.

Provide and receive complex information regarding technical issues and safety requirements to various groups, such as staff, customers and contractors.

To liaise with engineering managerial staff regarding plant or equipment failures and to request the supply of goods and/or services as necessary.

Undertake essential repair works and general maintenance activities at the request of the Engineering Supervisor.

Following suitable site training, be able to cover for Shift Technicians in times of sickness or annual leave.

Additional training to BTEC level will be required to be able to maintain, fault find and carry out repairs to the following specialist plant and equipment:

Competent person LV systems, Confined spaces and ventilation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment - or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 1st October 2026

The interviews are due on 13th October 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

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.