Maintenance Craftsman - Plumber

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen within London North West Healthcare NHS Trust for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Estates department as a Band 4 Multi-skilled Crafts Person (Plumber).

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen within London North West Healthcare NHS Trust for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Estates department as a Band 4 Multi-skilled Crafts Person (Plumber).

You'll be required to oversee repairs as well undertake planned and unplanned maintenance. The role also involves the installation of all plant and equipment associated within the hospital premises. The aim of the department is to develop a fully flexible workforce and as such you will be expected to undertake tasks of other trades where reasonable and safe for you to do so.

To be considered for shortlisting you must have a National Qualifications Framework level 3 (ie ONC/BTEC/C&G TEC or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline, have completed a structured training program in engineering i.e. a recognised and registered apprenticeship, and have post training experience. Additionally a full driving licence is required.

Successful applicant will require good communication and customer care skills to work with various levels of staff across the organisation and be expected to carry out all duties in an efficient and effective manner with minimum supervision.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
• We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.