Multi-skilled Technician (Electrical): Sponsorship Available

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Job summary

The Trust are seeking a qualified Electrician 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 plus overtime + on call allowance + any call out payments.

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 and have undertaken an accredited apprenticeship. 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

You will 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 have some Competent Person duties for which training will be provided and will participate in the crafts persons on call rota. You will work closely with the Senior Technicians to improve planned maintenance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 4-year accredited apprenticeship training course, level 3 vocational qualification
  • 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.
  • An apprenticeship qualification in a mechanical, electrical or building related discipline
  • Post apprenticeship diploma, ONC or HNC or degree or an equivalent level of knowledge and experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance
  • Additional trade relevant certification e.g. Refrigeration, Pressure Systems, Fixed Wiring, gas appliances, alarm systems or other specialist areas

Experience

Essential

  • 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 of liaising with and supervising building and engineering contractors

Desirable

  • Computer systems experience
  • Previous experience in a hospital maintenance environment with exposure to all building and engineering aspects
  • Mentoring and Training experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the techniques and standards of building, mechanical or electrical engineering services and contract procedures with a minimum of 4 years continuous, relevant experience
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety Policy and Safe Working Procedures.
  • Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant Codes of Practice
  • Knowledge of operating a computerised building management system and/or panel drawings in diagnosing faults

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS Technical standards and HTM’s and where to find them

Skills

Essential

  • Able to read, understanding and analyse complex engineering systems and drawings
  • Ability to work under own initiative in a demand drive service
  • Effective planning skills
  • Supervisory of apprentices
  • Effective communication and inter-personal skills

Desirable

  • Familiarity with Microsoft software and general computer literacy.
  • Mentoring and training experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.