Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Electrical Bias)NHS

Job summary

Are you an experienced and qualified electrical craftsperson ready to make a difference in a healthcare setting? Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a proactive and highly skilled individual to join our dynamic Estates & Facilities team.

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your technical expertise within one of the region's largest healthcare organisations. You'll be part of a supportive and experienced team, working on a diverse range of electrical systems in a setting where your work has a direct impact on patients, visitors and colleagues every day.

This role offers:

• Recruitment & Retention Payment of £3,500 per annum in addition to annual salary
• On-call allowance of £2 per hour
• Enhanced rates of pay when attending a call-out:
• Before 6:00am and after 8:00pm on weekdays
• All hours during weekends
• https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/unsocial-hours-payments

Core hours are 8am-4pm Monday-Friday and there is an on call rota for 1 in 6 weeks (4pm-8am Monday-Friday, and 48 hours Saturday and Sunday).

Main duties of the job

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson with an electrical bias, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe and efficient environment for patients, staff, and visitors. You'll be responsible for planned preventative maintenance, defect response, and emergency repairs across a wide range of hospital systems and infrastructure.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform electrical maintenance and repair in compliance with BS7671 and NHS HTM standards.
• Support multi-trade maintenance tasks including minor improvements and capital works.
• Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota to respond to urgent maintenance issues.
• Carry out inspections and commissioning tests, providing a reliable audit trail.
• Operate the Building Management System (BMS) to monitor and control energy usage and equipment.
• Liaise with contractors, manage safety risks, and ensure statutory compliance across all tasks.

Why Join Us?

• Make a tangible impact in a healthcare setting.
• Work in a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Access to NHS benefits and pension scheme.
• Opportunities for continued professional development and training.

If you're looking for job stability as well as a challenging and rewarding role with excellent benefits and opportunities for development, we'd love to hear from you.

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

About us

As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!