Plumber (Multi Skilled)

NHS; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare service provider in Rochdale is seeking a full-time Multi Skilled Plumber to join their Estates Department. This role includes providing comprehensive plumbing services across all wards and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 Plumbing qualification, post qualification experience, and strong communication skills. This position offers competitive benefits, career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment dedicated to improving community health.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience working as a plumber.
• Current full driving licence.
• Good level of written and verbal English skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive plumbing services to all wards and departments.
• Ensure compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
• Provide emergency response and undertake on-call duties.

Skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Computer literacy

Ability to work to deadlines

Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation

Education

City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating

Recognised Apprenticeship

Multi-skill qualification (NVQ level 1 or 2 in another trade)

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Plumber (Multi Skilled)

The closing date is 28 December 2025

The Estates Department are looking to enhance their maintenance team and would like to add a full time, Band 5, Multi Skilled Plumber to their team of staff.

You will work as a member of the Estates team across multi-disciplined trades.

Main duties of the job

You will provide comprehensive plumbing services to all wards and departments in a multi-disciplined environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

You will provide emergency response and undertake on-call duties as part of the on-call team to ensure that emergency repairs occurring out of normal hours are attended to. You must possess a level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent.

Please refer to the job description for a full list of duties.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 Plumbing and Domestic Heating
• Recognised Apprenticeship
• Multi-skill qualification i.e., NVQ level 1 or 2 in another trade or a multi-skill qualification

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Post qualification experience working as a plumber.
• Current full driving licence
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Have a good level of written and verbal English skills.
• Computer literate and keyboard skills including understanding the use of outlook, handheld devices
• Working in a team
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital/Healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of various Health & Safety Legislation as applicable to core trade
• Experience of working on a range of systems i.e., Heating, Ventilation, Hot & Cold Water Systems.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust