Estates Craftsperson Mechanical

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust – Estates Craftsperson (Mechanical)

The closing date is 19 January 2026

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation. If you hold a graduate visa, you may apply provided you have at least six months until your visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

The Trust is looking to recruit an Estates Craftsperson (Mechanical) to work within the Estates Team at our new clinical diagnostic centre in Hanley CDC. This follows an initial training period with the Retained Estates Team at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

You will be enthusiastic and keen to work within a large team to provide a high level of service. Your duties include carrying out maintenance and repairs to the hospital, as well as supporting other tradesmen within the Estates Department.

The candidate will ideally have experience with mechanical repairs and services, and must be an effective team worker.

Earn up to £30,487 per annum.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification, or contact the hiring manager for further details about this vacancy.

Qualifications:

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• Meets essential qualifications
  

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• Working experience in the role
  
• Experience in a large public sector environment or equivalent
  

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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• £27,485 to £30,162 a year + 16% R&R premium
  

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.