Job summary
- Main area
- Building Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 430-CORP25-178A
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Estates-Pay (Dept)
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/09/2025
Employer heading
Estates Electrician plus R&R
Band 4
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Estates Electrician plus R&R
Department Estates
Band 4 £27,485 - £30,162 per annum plus 30% R&R
Hours 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We are looking for an experienced electrician to join our on-site engineering team, you will preferably have a background in commercial electrical support, ideally supporting plant such as Air Handling Units (AHUs), Chillers, electrical control systems, pumps, motors, etc. Previous NHS experience is not essential although would be useful, full supplementary training will be provided. Full details can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.
Please note: This role includes the responsibility of being a member of the on-call team which operates out of hours, this is currently a 1 in 5 requirement of the role, full training and mentoring will be provided.
Also, whilst the core hours of this role are currently Monday to Friday, a shift pattern may be introduced in future which will change the core hours and days of working to include some weekend work which will attract weekend working supplements.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the Maintenance Manager, Darren Grace via the Estates Helpdesk (01908 996109)
Main duties of the job
To perform electrical maintenance, repair, and installation work, including activities which are technically intricate and/or non-routine:
• Fire Alarm Weekly Testing
• Emergency Lighting Testing and Repairs
• Generator Testing
• Boiler Plant Treatment checks
• Passenger Lift Release
• Nurse Call Systems repairs and reset.
• Air Handling Units – Electrical Fault Finding
• Sterilisation British Standard-European Norn (BS -EN 285) Health Technical Memorandum (HTM 01-01 (2010)) training to become a Competent Person.
• To undertake the day to day planned preventive maintenance duties and repairs, checks and testing of the complete spectrum of services found in a building services environment.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities
• As appointed Competent Person (Low Voltage) for the Trust
• To manufacture, assembles and install new equipment as necessary
• Be required to estimate the material requirements of a job, and advise accordingly
• Diagnose and repair faults on electrical installations, plant, and equipment
• Plans own workload on a daily basis, ensuring that planned maintenance is adhered to the schedule agreed. Able to plan their own workload.
• To always carry Trust communication devices, including a two-way radio (to facilitate immediate response to emergencies) and an electronic tablet (in order to receive and update reactive & PPM job tasks).
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- A minimum qualification of City & Guilds 236 at Part 2 or Equivalent
- Qualified to IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition BS 7671:2018
Desirable criteria
- BTEC, ONC in Electrical Engineering
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of a structured training programme in electrical Engineering for a minimum period of three years, with two years site experience
- Must have read and understood the ‘Electricity at Work regulations 1989’
- Knowledge of Electrical Distribution, Standby Generators, Fire Alarm Systems, Building Management Systems
- Full driving license (recognized by DVLA)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment
- Knowledge of HTMs and BS -EN
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to identify, analyses, and correct faults without recourse to others
- Ability to work at times without supervision
- Adaptable to change
Desirable criteria
- Able to adapt/carry out minor works relevant to other Trades when required
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- Able to work in a demand-driven environment and to tight deadlines
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as part of a team
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills/able to communicate with Trust staff and service users at all levels
- Able to clearly discuss technical issues with Managers and other team members, and to prepare basic written reports when required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Darren Grace
- Job title
- Maintenance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01908 986111
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