Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Plumbing/Mechanical Maintenance Craftsperson

The closing date is 09 July 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Plumber/Mechanical Maintenance Craftsperson to work on the Maintenance Team at the Royal Gwent Hospital.

The main purpose of the role will be to provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors by ensuring all essential services are maintained to support clinical departments in their prime task of treating patients whilst ensuring all statutory legislation is complied with.

The post holder will ensure maintenance tasks are fulfilled to appropriate levels of quality in a compliant manner, performing engineering maintenance work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine.

You will be responsible for fault diagnosis, repair and calibration on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

As an Aneurin Bevan University Health Board employee, you will receive access to a wide range of exciting benefits and opportunities! We value the dedication of all our staff and want to make sure your hard work is rewarded.

Main duties of the job

To understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers, assistants and contractors.

To provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers.

To provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and Estates Officers.

To liaise with all levels of senior clinical and non-clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services (i.e. Heating, power, nurse call system, ventilation etc) and patient care.

To conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff are made aware in the locality are aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Details

Date posted

25 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

040-EA067-0625

Job locations

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road Newport

Newport

NP20 2UB


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • H&V Systems
  • LTHW Systems
  • DHW Systems
  • BMS engineering maintenance
  • Completion of a structured training programme

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Willing to develop individual knowledge
  • Current Full Driving licence

Desirable

  • Motivation skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • High level of knowledge and understanding of electrical/mechanical services/systems and working knowledge of other associated trades
  • Familiarity with approved guidance documents

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda
  • General awareness of other engineering maintenance related statutory legislation

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completed an accredited Mechanical apprenticeship training course to a minimum level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills e.g. air conditioning

Desirable

  • Evidence of significant CPD
  • JIB Registration

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Highly motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious
  • Participate in on-call and/or shift relief duties
  • Available to undertake overtime.

Desirable

  • Experience in team leading

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Welsh speaking
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • H&V Systems
  • LTHW Systems
  • DHW Systems
  • BMS engineering maintenance
  • Completion of a structured training programme

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised
  • Willing to develop individual knowledge
  • Current Full Driving licence

Desirable

  • Motivation skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • High level of knowledge and understanding of electrical/mechanical services/systems and working knowledge of other associated trades
  • Familiarity with approved guidance documents

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda
  • General awareness of other engineering maintenance related statutory legislation

Qualifications

Essential

  • Completed an accredited Mechanical apprenticeship training course to a minimum level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills e.g. air conditioning

Desirable

  • Evidence of significant CPD
  • JIB Registration

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Highly motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious
  • Participate in on-call and/or shift relief duties
  • Available to undertake overtime.

Desirable

  • Experience in team leading

Other

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Welsh speaking

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road Newport

Newport

NP20 2UB


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road Newport

Newport

NP20 2UB


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Estates Officer

Farid Din

Farid.Din@wales.nhs.uk

07766362051

Details

Date posted

25 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

040-EA067-0625

Job locations

Royal Gwent Hospital

Cardiff Road Newport

Newport

NP20 2UB


Supporting documents

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