Job Description

Contact information

If you have any queries, please contact:



claire.royle1@nhs.net


01924 543353

About the role

Power Up Your Career with Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Are you a skilled electrician with a passion for keeping essential healthcare facilities running smoothly? We're seeking a dedicated

Maintenance Electrician

to join our dynamic Estates Team.

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary

Excellent Benefits Package

Opportunities for Professional Development

A Rewarding Career

in a supportive and collaborative environment

To be Successful:

Qualifications:

City & Guilds Electrical Installation or equivalent and City & Guilds Wiring Regulations

Experience:

Proven experience in electrical maintenance in a commercial or industrial setting

Technical Skills:

Strong electrical knowledge and problem solving abilities

Safety-Minded:

A commitment to safety and quality standards

Team Player:

Ability to work effectively with colleagues and clients

This is a full time role, working 37.5 hours as required between 08.00am and 16:00pm over a 5 day period.

Main duties

As a Maintenance Electrician, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the reliable operation of our hospitals. Your responsibilities will include:

Electrical Maintenance:

Performing preventive and corrective maintenance on a wide range of electrical systems, including wiring, lighting, power distribution, and emergency systems.

Troubleshooting:

Diagnosing and resolving electrical faults efficiently to minimize downtime and disruption.

Technical Support:

Providing expert technical advice and assistance to colleagues and clients.

Safety Compliance:

Adhering to strict safety regulations and industry best practices.

Key requirements

To carry out a range of repairs, installation works and planned maintenance work on a multi-trade basis requiring specialist knowledge across a range of work procedures and practises. To diagnose and repair electrical faults on engineering installations, plant and equipment. Act as team leader as required, co-ordinating/directing the work of others. To undertake training and development to increase your knowledge and capabilities. To undertake a range of complex work of a multi trad nature. To use skills extended beyond the core trades to aid diagnosis and maintenance activities including installation, maintenance and testing of medical gases and associated equipment. To undertake the role of HTM Authorised Person in areas of core skills.

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.


We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.


If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance:

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It's important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Our benefits

Access to the NHS pension plan Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services Extensive benefits and support, including: Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme Cycle to work scheme Home electronics scheme Car lease salary sacrifice scheme Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality Career progression, training and support

Skilled worker sponsorship

You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our

careers site

.