South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tradesperson

The closing date is 12 December 2025

Job summary

To work as part of a managed team. Work to be of both complex and non-complex nature, responsible for minor repairs and routine planned preventative maintenance activities, as directed by management, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures, and taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.

Main duties of the job

Work as a team and also independently on mechanical systems where appropriate to do so, for routine fault finding, testing, replacing, isolation, modifying, inspecting, improving, installing, maintaining, and repairing of most mechanical systems with the exception of medical gas pipeline systems, gas boilers, steam boilers, and steam and condensate systems.

Work with other team members in carrying out routine fault finding, testing, replacing, isolation, modifying, inspecting, improving, installing, maintaining, and repairing and other Tradespersons who are undertaking mechanical/electrical installations

Undertake minor non-complex installations as directed by Team leader/Estate officer/ and Senior Estate manager.

Actively participate in the operation of the Trusts labour control scheme by working within the scheme including completion of all paperwork required of the scheme. (Including completion of all job dockets and timesheets).

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Leading Your Team to Success

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7418016

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in maths and English (A-C/4-9) or functional skills level 2
  • city and guilds NVQ level 2 in plumbing or mechanical discipline
  • Completion of recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship

Desirable

  • Competent persons HVAC
  • Competent persons LV CP
  • Competent persons water systems
  • Legionella awareness training
  • working at height training
  • Confined spaces course
  • first aid at work training certificate
  • safe release of trapped passengers
  • BTEC, ONC in Engineering or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Experience

Essential

  • First aid knowledge especially electric shock treatment
  • Health and Safety Training
  • Manual Handling Training
  • Knowledge of carrying out planned preventative maintenance on electrical / mechanical systems.
  • Experience on heating and domestic hot and cold-water systems.
  • Work activities relating to legionella for example tmv maintenance and water temperatures.
  • Experience using ppm systems and permit to works.

Desirable

  • Working on HVAC systems, ventilation ahu systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience working on a range of systems i.e., Heating, Ventilation, Hot and Cold-Water systems.
  • Computer literate and keyboard skills.
  • Demonstrate experience working within the industry.
  • Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision.

Personal attributes

Essential

  • ability to work as a team
  • able to work at heights
  • able to work in confined spaces
  • able to work to deadlines
  • to work on call rota

Desirable

  • flexibilty to work out of normal working hours
  • availability to do overtime
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE in maths and English (A-C/4-9) or functional skills level 2
  • city and guilds NVQ level 2 in plumbing or mechanical discipline
  • Completion of recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship

Desirable

  • Competent persons HVAC
  • Competent persons LV CP
  • Competent persons water systems
  • Legionella awareness training
  • working at height training
  • Confined spaces course
  • first aid at work training certificate
  • safe release of trapped passengers
  • BTEC, ONC in Engineering or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Experience

Essential

  • First aid knowledge especially electric shock treatment
  • Health and Safety Training
  • Manual Handling Training
  • Knowledge of carrying out planned preventative maintenance on electrical / mechanical systems.
  • Experience on heating and domestic hot and cold-water systems.
  • Work activities relating to legionella for example tmv maintenance and water temperatures.
  • Experience using ppm systems and permit to works.

Desirable

  • Working on HVAC systems, ventilation ahu systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience working on a range of systems i.e., Heating, Ventilation, Hot and Cold-Water systems.
  • Computer literate and keyboard skills.
  • Demonstrate experience working within the industry.
  • Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision.

Personal attributes

Essential

  • ability to work as a team
  • able to work at heights
  • able to work in confined spaces
  • able to work to deadlines
  • to work on call rota

Desirable

  • flexibilty to work out of normal working hours
  • availability to do overtime

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Estate Manager

Lewis Fernandes

lewis.fernandes@nhs.net

01609764001

Details

Date posted

28 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7418016

Job locations

Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG


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