• Job Description

  Req#: C9408-25-0386?language=en&page=744&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  A vacancy has arisen for a Maintenance Plumber at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Working for the Operations and Maintenance Division, as part of a multi discipline team providing reactive and planned preventative maintenance to Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals.

  Main duties of the job

  • To undertake on-call duties within the trade group, as required, to ensure that emergency repairs occurring, on either hospital, are attended to outside of normal working hours. Increased responsibility is expected to reflect no on site supervision. (see extra factual information).
  • To test, repair all aspects of Hot & Cold water installations. Including; pipe work, storage tanks, blending valves etc.
  • Undertaking the regular chlorination of water storage tanks establishing that the levels of free residual chlorine are within safe limits prior to reintroducing the tank into service, water temperature checks and collection of water samples for biological testing within all trust premises.
  • Repair and servicing of all types of sanitary appliances including; taps,cisterns, showers, baths, W.C.'s, urinals etc
  • Installation and maintenance (fault finding) of electric waterheaters and storage heaters.
  • work on steam boilers and pressure systems.
  • to service and repair all gas equipment including boilers and other appliances, pipe work including all associated valves & fittings. The control and safe use of gas systems within hospital properties where guidance from peers is unavailable. Completing appropriate documentation as necessary e.g. landlord certificates. In accordance with current CORGI regulations. Maintaining WHT CORGI registration status. (See extra factual information).

  About us

  All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

  Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

  We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

  We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

  The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

  Details

  Date posted

  09 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum plus £3,300 (circa) flexibility Pay + on-call allowance

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  408-25-191-B

  Job locations

  Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge Hospital

  Arrowe Park road

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the 'Multi-Trade Craftsperson- Plumber' position available with WUTH.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the 'Multi-Trade Craftsperson- Plumber' position available with WUTH.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • Advance Craft / City & Guilds L3 Plumbing or equivalent which has been studied for whilst completing a recognised apprenticeship.

  Desirable

  • Engineering / Building based NVQ level 2 / 3 qualification, outside of core trade, which allows the post holder to work in a multi-skilled way.

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Customer Service Principles and Practice
  • Work as part of a team and on their own
  • Flexible approach to working
  • Manage and work to PPM deadlines
  • Self-Motivated, honest, and reliable

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • The post holder must be able to demonstrate a wide technical knowledge and broad experience of all aspects of work undertaken by Plumbing maintenance craftsmen.
  • Reading and interpreting technical drawings and manufacturers technical literature as and when required.

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • The post holder will be required to be able to work with an appropriate degree of sensitivity and compassion when asked to work near patients / public in various settings with various levels of acuity.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • Advance Craft / City & Guilds L3 Plumbing or equivalent which has been studied for whilst completing a recognised apprenticeship.

  Desirable

  • Engineering / Building based NVQ level 2 / 3 qualification, outside of core trade, which allows the post holder to work in a multi-skilled way.

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Customer Service Principles and Practice
  • Work as part of a team and on their own
  • Flexible approach to working
  • Manage and work to PPM deadlines
  • Self-Motivated, honest, and reliable

  Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

  Essential

  • The post holder must be able to demonstrate a wide technical knowledge and broad experience of all aspects of work undertaken by Plumbing maintenance craftsmen.
  • Reading and interpreting technical drawings and manufacturers technical literature as and when required.

  Other Requirements

  Essential

  • The post holder will be required to be able to work with an appropriate degree of sensitivity and compassion when asked to work near patients / public in various settings with various levels of acuity.

  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

  Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge Hospital

  Arrowe Park road

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

  Address

  Arrowe Park & Clatterbridge Hospital

  Arrowe Park road

  Wirral

  CH49 5PE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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