Mechanical Specialist (Plumber/Fitter) - Recruitment & Retention Bonus

Job summary

Have you considered developing your trade skills and knowledge in a supportive and challenging environment?

At North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, we will give you the best opportunity to succeed!

We are welcoming ambitious and dedicated Mechanical Specialists (Plumber/Fitter) to join our friendly and supportive in-house maintenance team on a full-time permanent role. You will be primarily based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon.

As a multi skilled hands-on maintenance mechanical professional, you will deliver a full range of duties associated with your core craft trade. You will demonstrate excellent knowledge of building heating, plumbing and ventilation systems and looking to utilise your experience in a challenging, but rewarding environment.

You will have good literacy skills and the ability to work on your own as well as part of a team. You must hold a relevant formal qualification and be conversant with the core regulations.

We can offer you more than just the agreed salary and the on-call enhancement rates. You will benefit from a £5,000 recruitment bonus paid over 12 months subject to NI and income tax.

If you are looking to progress your career in a healthcare environment, we are willing to support and invest in further education along with tailored career roadmaps.

Is this something you are looking for? Don't hesitate to find out more! For any additional information, please contact Arunas Paulauskas, Estates Hard FM Manager at arunas.paulauskas1@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will cover a range of maintenance work including planned and reactive maintenance, servicing, specialist testing, fault finding and repair of equipment and installation work.

You will diagnose faults, carry out repair and maintain the building engineering services, plant and equipment.

You will oversee others on fault-finding, repairs, maintenance and installation of complex plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust.

You will be expected to participate in the on-call rota service for out of hour's emergency calls.

You will carry out the work at the request of supervision or, in the absence of supervision, at the request of management and you will use your initiative to perform minor repairs or essential emergency work without being told provided it is safe to do so.

You will comply with operational, technical and health & safety standards and procedures.

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.Benefits to youo 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);o NHS Pension Scheme:o Flexible working opportunities;o Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;o Career development and training;o Wellbeing support and activities;o In-house physiotherapy Service;o On-site canteens with subsidised meals;o Subsidised staff parking (currently free).o Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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