Maintenance Shift Technician

Title:

Maintenance Shift Technician

Closing: 05 February 2026

Mechanical bias position (

Please note:

previous applicants need not apply)

We are seeking a team member to work as part of an in‑house maintenance shift team to provide a total planned and reactive maintenance service. You would be responsible for giving a Trust‑wide service in accordance with the duties and responsibilities given below.

Shift Pattern: 2 on - 3 off - 2 on rotating shift pattern (days/nights), 37.5 hrs based on a 4‑week period.

You will perform unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and/or non‑routine.

• Testing and fault‑finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the hospital (out of hours, unsupervised).
• Act as the Competent & Appointed Person for safe operation and maintenance of boiler and other plant and systems.
• Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance and repairs as directed, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
• Carry Trust communication devices (pager / two‑way radios / mobile phone) at all times to facilitate immediate response to emergency situations.
• Provide a first line of response to maintain the delivery of clinical services and undertake ‘first‑time fix’ or instigate temporary measures to ensure clinical capacity is not disrupted where possible.
• Respond to urgent situations such as lift entrapment and fire‑alarm calls.
• Issue permits to work for directly employed staff and contractors.
• Supervise contractors on site out of normal working hours.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it, and we’re proud to have won awards for the services we provide. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, respect, collaboration, excellence and integrity.

• City & Guilds in either Electrical and/or Mechanical Services Level 3 or NVQ Level 3.
• Previous experience in a multi‑skilled maintenance position with a core skill in either Electrical or Mechanical Services.
• Previous experience in a Competent Person (CP) role, e.g. Low Voltage CP (HTM 06), Medical Gases CP (HTM 02), HVAC CP (HTM 03) etc.
• Previous experience in a shift technician role within a complex environment (i.e. Healthcare).
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to assist with emergency tasks such as fire alarms, heating failures, blocked drains and gritting of roads etc.
• Making areas safe following patient damage.
• Physically fit as the role will involve lifting and carrying.
• Excellent customer service skills, friendly and approachable.

• To undertake and be responsible for the following in conjunction with and as directed by the appropriate Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Maintenance Supervisor.
• Organise and prioritise own day‑to‑day duties to ensure safe efficient operation of plant.
• Diagnose and repair faults in engineering and/or electrical and/or plumbing installations, plant, and equipment to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
• Make the appropriate Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Team Leader aware of faults and breakdowns within the facility as appropriate in and out of normal working hours.
• Prioritise all emergency and non‑emergency out‑of‑hours calls to ensure the safety of staff, patients, and visitors and provide an effective service.
• Carry out PPM and reactive work across site as required.
• Maintain records for all major repairs completed and logbooks, feedback documentation including Works Orders, logging any defects or malfunctions in plant or equipment in a clear and concise manner.
• Carry out building surveys and…