Estates Multi-Skilled Technician - Mechanical Bias

Spacecreators bv; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Salisbury is seeking a highly skilled individual to assist their Estates Department. The role involves supervising trade staff, carrying out maintenance work, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 per year and provides opportunities for professional development within a supportive work environment.

Benefits

35 days paid holiday (pro-rata)

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

On-site benefits including car parking and leisure centre

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge and experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing.
• Experience in developing a safe system of work.
• Skill in maintenance, fault finding, and diagnostic procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise estates trade staff and contractors as needed.
• Carry out inspections, tests, and repairs on Trust property.
• Organize and coordinate workload and manage assigned trade staff.

Skills

Mechanical/Electrical Engineering knowledge

Fault finding and diagnostic skills

Health and Safety knowledge

Planning and organizing maintenance work

Education

EITB, City & Guilds, NVQ level 4 or equivalent

Tools

BMS systems

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Job Summary

To assist the Estates Officer (Operations) and be responsible for assisting in the provision of a high quality, efficient, responsive, flexible & effective estates service to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, working as part of the Estates Department Team.

Main Duties of the Job

• Supervision of Estates Trade Staff teams as appropriate
• Supervision of contractors as appropriate
• Carry out inspections, tests, repairs, installations, as directed on Trust property, plant and infrastructure
• Undertake work as identified on allocated works dockets, completing the works and updating the Trust CAFM system in a timely manner
• Organise and coordinate own workload and manage assigned trade staff workload as required
• Report faults identified either when carrying out routine checks/Planned preventative Maintenance or in the course of the normal working day
• Identify parts and/or equipment required to carry out designated work and use Estates Stores system to obtain required items in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions
• Investigate technical failures as directed and identify appropriate permanent repair required, to ensure ongoing reliability and statutory compliance
• Be part of the Estates escalation process and assist other estate staff at all levels with technical works and problem solving where requested
• Carry out internal audits of Estates teamwork and practice
• Participate in Estates on‑call rota

About Us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super‑regional specialist services such as Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We offer a range of NHS discounts, a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro‑rata), a generous pension scheme and on‑site benefits including car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and has easy access to London and local airports; the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away and Bournemouth is also accessible.

Details

• Date posted: 15 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata if part time
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 269‑9352
• Job location: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Odstock Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8BJ

Person Specification

Essential

• Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing
• Demonstrable in‑depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. BMS, decontamination etc.)
• Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’
• Knowledge of the application of Health and Safety legislation, ACOPs, guidance and rules, NHS technical standards (e.g. Health Technical Memoranda) and Trust policies, basic life support and emergency aid and where required a readiness to train
• Skill in maintenance, fault finding and diagnostic procedures, test & repair work on a very wide range of complex engineering services & equipment, with the ability to work unassisted in varying, often technical environments whilst complying with Health & Safety / environmental regulations and standards
• Ability to plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work

Desirable

• Trained in Health & Safety, i.e., NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc.
• Registration with approved organisations, i.e., UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
• Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP
• Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury, Wiltshire
SP2 8BJ

Website: https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/