Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Engineering - FH
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Rota)
- Job ref
- 317-2026-11-12-DR-A
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/04/2026
Employer heading
Specialist Craftsperson (Mechanical) - Shifts
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a fantastic opportunity for aspiring, customer focused, mechanical maintenance professionals to be based at the Freeman Hospital. Working within a small multi-disciplinary team, the chosen applicant will help maintain the building services infrastructure at one of the Top 10 Hospital Trusts in the U.K.
On offer is:
- An attractive salary of up to £39,043 (dependant on previous experience) with enhancements available for shift working.
- Inclusion in one of the most generous pension schemes in the country with employer contributions of 9.3%.
- Clear career progression routes.
- Regular professional training with access to development training.
- A regular, consistent, working pattern as part of the shift rota.
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- Interview Date: 28 April 2026
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Responsible for calibration, fault finding and repair on a wide range of
engineering plant, equipment and complex engineering infrastructure such as Piped Medical Gasses, Domestic Hot & Cold Water Systems, heating and cooling systems, ventilation systems (including specialised theatre ventilation), and all other associated hospital plant and equipment.
Candidates must have completed a recognised mechanical or electrical engineering apprenticeship, be self-motivated with a desire to develop new skills and flexible to meet the demands of a large acute hospital.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure.
- Provides technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
- Act in the role of Competent Person/Responsible Person, as defined by Health Technical Memorandum, for at least two of the following areas:
o Water Safety
o Lifting Equipment
o Pressure Systems
o Medical Gases.
o Specialist Ventilation
o Decontamination.
o Confined Spaces
- Undertakes condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- BTEC, HNC/HND or Approved Apprenticeship, City and Guilds or NVQ 3 Technicians Certificate or equivalent qualificationsin relevant topics plus significant technical experience
- Comprehensive post apprenticeship experience in hospital maintenance environment.
Desirable criteria
- Qualification and experience mechanical / motor con BTEC or City and Guilds in Medical Gas Pipeline and Vacuum Systems and BTEC or City & Guilds in Decontamination Equipment and Sterilisation.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Expertise and a full understanding of complex mechanical healthcare related infrastructure.
- Thorough working knowledge of Building Management Systems.
- Have a detailed working knowledge of the following: o Ventilation and cooling systems. o Steam generation and distribution. o MTHW & LTHW generation and distribution. o DHW & DCW generation and distribution. o BMS control systems. o Pneumatic systems.
- An understanding of key legislation relating to the maintenance of facilities.
- Experience of working in an industrial environment.
- Electrical/mechanical services systems maintenance.
Desirable criteria
- Mechanical testing and inspection.
- Knowledge of Healthcare Technical Guidance.
- Hospital experience.
- Working with natural gas systems
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to make workload assessments and allocation.
- Ability to evaluate and solve problems in situ
- Ability to communicate verbally by phone and in writing to Senior Management and clinical users throughout the Trust.
- PC and IT literate. Ability to use tools and test equipment.
- Fit and mobile.
Desirable criteria
- Pipe welding, steriliser maintenance
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
- Lyndon Nelson
- Job title
- Specialist Engineering Manager (Mechanical)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 9177190
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