Job overview

Job Overview: Mechanical Craftsperson

Join our dynamic team as a Mechanical Craftsperson, where your core skills will shine in a role that involves complex and non-routine tasks. You'll have the opportunity to install, maintain, service, and repair a diverse range of estates services equipment, playing a vital role in our operations.

Your responsibilities will include calibration, fault finding, and repair across a wide spectrum of engineering plant and equipment, including medical gas systems, heating and ventilation systems, steam, and domestic water services—among other essential hospital plant and equipment.

Join our team in Building and Estate Maintenance (BEM) and become part of an engaging and supportive work environment that values your expertise and contributions. Here are a few reasons why you should consider working with us:

·         Impactful Work: Your role directly contributes to the maintenance and safety of essential facilities, ensuring a reliable environment for both staff and patients. 

·         Collaborative Team Culture: You’ll be part of a diverse and dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation. We value open communication and encourage everyone to share ideas.

·         Work-Life Balance: We understand the importance of balance and offer flexible working arrangements to help you manage your personal and professional life effectively.

Main duties of the job

Key duties and responsibilities

To understand, diagnose and repair faults in mechanical engineering plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise. Re-assemble, erect and install new work. 

To understand the workings of all non-specialist and specialist mechanical systems in Addenbrooke’s Hospital and associated properties. Competently deal with new or unusual complex situations as they arise. 

Be able to work in independently or as part of a team, to complete tasks within agreed timescales. 

Be able to work autonomously across the trust sites, ensuring patient, public and staff safety is paramount.

Willing to participate in essential training required, in order to ensure the trust is compliant with statutory regulations. As well as being able to participate in personal development and on-going learning. 

Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections and commissioning tests in accordance with Maintenance Manuals and Trust procedures. This includes the planning and organisation of complex activities such as shutdowns and interruptions to power supplies or service.

Consistently follow detailed engineering drawings and specifications. Must be able to use all relevant tools and equipment, including specialist testing instruments within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works. 

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organization irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.