Maintenance Technician; mechanical | University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Overview

Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician - Mechanical Bias

To carry out the repair, maintenance or installation of all plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all Trust properties. This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and minor works. This work will be undertaken on a partial shift system.

The role will involve routine maintenance, installation and repair work on a wide range of mechanical engineering systems.

• Domestic hot and cold water systems and plumbing services.
• Steam boilers, steam and condensate systems.
• Low temperature hot water heating systems, pumps and controls.
• Ventilation, air handling and chilled water systems.
• Hydrotherapy pool and water treatment plant maintenance.
• Compressed air systems.
• Site transport vehicle maintenance.
• Legionella and pseudomonas control.
• Compliance with current water regulations.
• Medical gas systems

The suitable candidates shall have successfully completed a recognised mechanical craft apprenticeship or relevant experience. All applicants shall have suitable relevant maintenance experience (previous NHS experience would be an advantage) and be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation and Safe Working Practices.

The successful candidate will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota and a partial shift system. Must be able to attend within 30 minutes. The post is site based but the successful candidate may be required to work at any Trust property and therefore are required to hold a full driving licence.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026