Craftsman (Mechanical Engineering): Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Job summary

To carry out Engineering Maintenance work on all Mechanical Services, Systems, Plant and Equipment (Planned and Breakdown) in addition to Mechanical Installation works in accordance with the current Regulations.

The Estates team pride themselves on being able to tackle any job to keep clinical services operational. We do this with continued development through training and mentoring in the varied systems we are responsible for.

£28,392 – £31,157 Per Annum. Additional payment of £3277 Recruitment & Retention

Main duties of the job

This role requires a time served mechanical engineering apprenticeship or equivalent. This is an entry level trade position into hospital engineering where successful candidates would take part in additional training to enable them to carry out varying maintenance tasks in all mechanical hospital engineering disciplines.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • CPD, Short courses, and Self study
  • Proven technical ability
  • Thorough knowledge of electrical and mechanical building services, techniques and standards
  • Sound proven knowledge of trade principles and practice
  • Understanding of relevant health & safety legislation.
  • Fully conversant with the Legislation governing the safe working practices relevant to the department
  • Electrical / Mechanical fault finding
  • Ability to read and implement engineering drawings
  • An appreciation of other building services and trades.

Desirable

  • Understanding of other building services trades
  • Willingness to work towards Specialist Grade with relevant training
  • Working proven knowledge of computerised building management system

Qualifications

Essential

  • City & Guilds Mechanical Craft certificate or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship
  • WRAS Approved water services
  • Health & Safety qualification

Desirable

  • First aid course
  • Relevant Health & Safety qualification or equivalent
  • Proven evidence of CPD

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • An understanding of risk assessment procedures
  • Team player
  • PC skills
  • Organisation/time management skills
  • High level of technical ability
  • Ability to prioritise own workload
  • Good communication skills at all levels, across all disciplines together with tact & diplomacy
  • Fault diagnosis and repairs on complex systems. Producing and receiving electronic and written information and the ability to convey test results and fault-finding criteria to the relevant department.
  • Good people skills including ability to work with persons of other disciplines both inside and external to the trust

Desirable

  • Proven working knowledge of AutoCAD,

Disposition and motivation

Essential

  • Resourceful, driven, can do attitude
  • Able to work well within a busy environment
  • Highly motivated and works own initiative
  • Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities and variations to workload

Circumstances

Essential

  • Flexibility in approach to hours of working, to include shift, overtime where necessary, & emergency call out.
  • Rotation of duties where possible. Work outside of office hours and contributing to site services on-call rota
  • Ability to travel between multiple sites

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: 9 November 2026

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