Job Description

The Freeman hospital is seeking a dynamic, forward thinking electrical engineering supervisor to lead our electrical maintenance team within a complex and fast-paced healthcare environment. This role is ideal for an ambitious, innovative professional; who is eager to drive excellence in a vital support service at one of the United Kingdom's most renowned hospitals. The Supervisor will ensure compliance with all safety standards and procedures whilst ensuring completion of all statutory, mandatory and policy PPMs; as well as managing general repairs. If you are passionate about engineering and operational excellence, we want to hear from you.
What we are offering is as follows:

• An attractive salary with enhancements available for overtime working
• Inclusion into the highly regarded NHS pension scheme
• Professional development training
• Potential for progression

Further details:

• Interview date: 20 January 2026
• 37 hours 30 minutes/ week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job

• Responsible for organising and assigning PPM tasks issued by the Estates Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) System including any follow-up actions
• Management of day-to-day hand-held devices for each crafts-person
• Management of KPI's
• Responsible for organising and assigning reactive breakdown tasks and ensuring completion in an efficient and timely manner
• Work alongside Estates Officers and ensure that all shifts are continually covered by internal resource
• Work alongside Estates Officers to support all team member including dayshift crafts-persons, shift crafts-persons and apprentices
• Provide estates officers with weekly updates concerning outstanding PPMs and breakdown tasks.

About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Details
Date posted
30 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
317-2026-01-02-DR
Job locations
Freeman Hospital
317 01 Freeman Hospital
NE7 7DN
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the direct technical supervision of specialist craftspersons, in the planned maintenance of and emergency response to, complex engineering infrastructure to ensure the effective performance of all building services, plant, equipment, structures and fabric to ensure the Trust Estate is maintained in a safe condition.
This will include:
o Acting as Authorised Person (Limited Duties) as defined by Health Technical Memorandums for the Low Voltage Distribution Systems across the Estate.
o Responsible for the management and supervision of Competent Persons in the completion of technically specialist tasks.
o Day to day management of software and hardware systems used by the maintenance compliance function.
o Quality Inspection
o To manage minor works projects as directed.
o Participate in the emergency shift cover rota to provide for the maintenance out of hours shift rota on an ad hoc basis to ensure cover is provided in the event of unplanned circumstance

• Manage minor works projects as directed.
• Provide Estates support to Capital Projects and other organisations when required.
• Raise and approved orders within defined parameters in line with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Monitoring the performance of the maintenance teams, identifying performance targets and providing regular reports on performance which identify areas for improvement
• Providing regular highlight reports for compliance areas as required.
• Identify and deliver cost improvement opportunities and service efficiencies that may improve the organisations operations.
• Ensure that all risks and issues are identified, addressed and mitigated or notified appropriately.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the direct technical supervision of specialist craftspersons, in the planned maintenance of and emergency response to, complex engineering infrastructure to ensure the effective performance of all building services, plant, equipment, structures and fabric to ensure the Trust Estate is maintained in a safe condition.
This will include:
o Acting as Authorised Person (Limited Duties) as defined by Health Technical Memorandums for the Low Voltage Distribution Systems across the Estate.
o Responsible for the management and supervision of Competent Persons in the completion of technically specialist tasks.
o Day to day management of software and hardware systems used by the maintenance compliance function.
o Quality Inspection
o To manage minor works projects as directed.
o Participate in the emergency shift cover rota to provide for the maintenance out of hours shift rota on an ad hoc basis to ensure cover is provided in the event of unplanned circumstance

• Manage minor works projects as directed.
• Provide Estates support to Capital Projects and other organisations when required.
• Raise and approved orders within defined parameters in line with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Monitoring the performance of the maintenance teams, identifying performance targets and providing regular reports on performance which identify areas for improvement
• Providing regular highlight reports for compliance areas as required.
• Identify and deliver cost improvement opportunities and service efficiencies that may improve the organisations operations.
• Ensure that all risks and issues are identified, addressed and mitigated or notified appropriately.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent knowledge gained through experience in an electrical engineering discipline.
• Post graduate knowledge through training or significant relevant post qualification experience

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Specialist knowledge of complex engineering systems in a healthcare environment.
• Understanding of the safe management of electrical distribution systems as outlined in the Health Technical Memorandum suite of documents and other related legislation.
• Understanding of the requirements of legislation around the building services in a healthcare environment including but not limited to, HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER, EAWR, PSSR, Control of Asbestos, etc.
• Capable of managing a multi-trade workforce and equipment, on a wide range of technical, plant equipment and services.
• Fully conversant with the latest Trust Codes of Practice/all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures
• An awareness of Computer Aided Facilities Management systems.
• Experience in the supervision of teams of technical craftspeople in the delivery of planned maintenance and emergency response to a range of complex engineering systems.
• Knowledge of Management of Planned Maintenance Schedules in line with statutory, mandatory and best practice requirements.
• Previous experience in managing compliance areas such as legionella, ventilation, asbestos and electrical at management level
• Broad knowledge of H&S legislation and requirements in compliance and maintenance services. HTM's, HBN's, emergency procedures and systems

Desirable

• In depth knowledge of contractual procedures and Trust SFIs relating to major and minor capital projects, maintenance & service contracts.
• Understanding of the requirements for Health Technical Memorandum Authorised Person Electrical Distribution Systems (HV).

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to communicate highly technical information to technical and non-technical individuals including clinical staff and external agencies
• Ability to write technical reports
• Excellent communication and leadership skills required to communicate with multi-disciplinary internal and external agencies, consultants and other specialists.
• Must be able to negotiate and have developed skills to convey new policy/procedure changes around specialist services and speak publicly when required.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent knowledge gained through experience in an electrical engineering discipline.
• Post graduate knowledge through training or significant relevant post qualification experience

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Specialist knowledge of complex engineering systems in a healthcare environment.
• Understanding of the safe management of electrical distribution systems as outlined in the Health Technical Memorandum suite of documents and other related legislation.
• Understanding of the requirements of legislation around the building services in a healthcare environment including but not limited to, HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER, EAWR, PSSR, Control of Asbestos, etc.
• Capable of managing a multi-trade workforce and equipment, on a wide range of technical, plant equipment and services.
• Fully conversant with the latest Trust Codes of Practice/all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures
• An awareness of Computer Aided Facilities Management systems.
• Experience in the supervision of teams of technical craftspeople in the delivery of planned maintenance and emergency response to a range of complex engineering systems.
• Knowledge of Management of Planned Maintenance Schedules in line with statutory, mandatory and best practice requirements.
• Previous experience in managing compliance areas such as legionella, ventilation, asbestos and electrical at management level
• Broad knowledge of H&S legislation and requirements in compliance and maintenance services. HTM's, HBN's, emergency procedures and systems

Desirable

• In depth knowledge of contractual procedures and Trust SFIs relating to major and minor capital projects, maintenance & service contracts.
• Understanding of the requirements for Health Technical Memorandum Authorised Person Electrical Distribution Systems (HV).

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to communicate highly technical information to technical and non-technical individuals including clinical staff and external agencies
• Ability to write technical reports
• Excellent communication and leadership skills required to communicate with multi-disciplinary internal and external agencies, consultants and other specialists.
• Must be able to negotiate and have developed skills to convey new policy/procedure changes around specialist services and speak publicly when required.

Skills Required