Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C8335213
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/11/2026
Employer heading
Maintenance Craftsperson - Plumber
Band 4
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Plumbing and Heating or equivalent recognised qualification
- Completed recognised apprenticeship in Plumbing or equivalent training and experience
- Demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Water Regulations qualification
- Legionella/Water Hygiene qualification or training
- Health and Safety qualification (e.g. IOSH or equivalent)
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on plumbing systems.
- Experience of fault finding, repair and installation of plumbing services.
- Experience working within a commercial, industrial or healthcare maintenance environment.
- Experience of working safely in accordance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.
- Experience of accurately completing maintenance records and documentation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within an NHS or healthcare environment.
- Experience of water hygiene, legionella control and associated monitoring activities.
- Experience using a CAFM system (e.g. Singu, QFM or similar).
- Experience working alongside contractors and specialist service providers.
- • Experience of water hygiene activities including temperature monitoring and flushing regimes
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of plumbing systems, water services and drainage systems
- Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation and safe systems of work
- Understanding of infection prevention requirements when working in a healthcare environment
- Ability to diagnose faults and undertake repairs independently
- Ability to work safely and comply with Health & Safety policies, permit-to-work systems and risk assessments
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Estates compliance requirements.
- Understanding of healthcare estate maintenance environments.
- Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs) relevant to plumbing and water systems.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English
- Basic IT skills for use of maintenance management systems
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Able to participate in the Estates on-call rota
Desirable criteria
- Able to undertake duties involving manual handling, working at height and within confined spaces following appropriate training
- Able to work flexibly to meet service requirements, including emergency callouts and planned shutdowns
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Tozer
- Job title
- Operations Manager - Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07823605601
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