Estate Maintenance Multi-Skilled Tradesperson
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustPortsmouth, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust based in Portsmouth. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 1 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Are you a highly skilled, experienced maintenance professional? We are looking for a qualified maintenance tradesperson with a mechanical bias to join...
To maintain highly complex healthcare facilities to a high-quality standard to ensure compliance with the required standards; this in turn will ensure safe and suitable facilities for patients, visitors and staff
To undertake a wide scope of work, ranging from day-to-day routine maintenance to more complex and non-routine activity, requiring an intermediate/high level of theoretical and diverse practical knowledge.
Undertake essential diagnostic fault-finding investigations leading to repair works, using analytical cause and effect techniques and reading engineering system drawings. This requires making judgements involving a range of facts and a range of options.
Act as Competent Person (CP) for relevant systems such as LV/HV Electrical Systems and Lifts, Medical Gas Pipelines, Water and Ventilation Systems, etc and provide technical advice to other Estate Maintenance Department staff and contractors to compliance with safety standards and procedures.
Liaise and collaborate with external contractors and consultancies often requiring independent thinking and decision making within the limits of the role.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.
We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.
Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.
Essential: - An engineering background with either a time served apprenticeship, a City & Guilds Level 2* or 3 NVQ / Diploma, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate engineering discipline.; - Applicants with a City & Guilds Level 2 qualification in an engineering discipline will be considered pending demonstratable experience.; - BS7671 (Current Edition) of IET Wiring Regulations; - Able to fault-find, diagnose and rectify electrical faults.; - Knowledge of Health & Safety.; - Driving License.
Essential: - Good communication skills; - Continuous ongoing assessment and on-the-job training to maintain competence.; - A flexible approach, reliable nature and a conscientious attitude to work.; - Demonstrate the ability to understand and follow detailed technical instructions.
How this role compares
We hold 1,160 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 67% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,943 of them in South East.
You have 11 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has 105 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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