Multi-Skilled Tradesperson; Mechanical Fitter

Multi‑Skilled Tradesperson (Mechanical Fitter)

Closing date: 15 March 2026

We are looking for a Multi‑Skilled Tradesperson to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to work within our mechanical team in the estates workshop. The workshop provides a maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have good experience of working in a maintenance role and be comfortable working to targets and on your own.

The post‑holder will be required to work on the tradesperson on‑call rota for which additional payments will be made on top of the stated salary.

The post‑holder will be required to support the building and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.

Up to 33 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays).

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship; any applications requiring sponsorship will not be considered.

In this role, you will be responsible for completing all planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks across plumbing, heating, and ventilation systems, ensuring full compliance with statutory requirements, HTMs, and relevant codes of practice. You will undertake significant system alterations, including major pipework modifications, installation of commercial valves, and the replacement of AHU coils and pump sets. The post requires strong fault‑finding abilities on complex heating, domestic hot water, and ventilation systems, using the Building Management System where appropriate.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it.

By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

• Able to demonstrate significant experience in working with commercial heating, plumbing and ventilation systems, both in terms of maintenance and installation work.
• Experience of managing more junior trades staff and/or apprentices.
• Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
• Experience working as a Medical Gas, Ventilation or Water Competent Person.
• Experienced and able to carry out work in at least two of the following areas – Natural Gas (Domestic), Natural Gas (Commercial), Medical Gas CP, Water Systems CP, Ventilation CP, Pressure Systems CP, Refrigeration, Building Management Systems

• NVQ3 in a Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Significant post qualification training in plumbing, heating, ventilation or medical gas.

• Able to utilise trade background to quickly learn new skills.
• Able to source information to understand how to correctly install materials and carry out installation work.
• Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required.
• Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard.
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to…