Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) (Shift Working

Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) (Shift Working) Band 5

Main area Mechanical Maintenance Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift working position, Participation on the mechanical on call rota) Job
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Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site The Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £32,073 - £39,043 please refer to job advert for further details Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/08/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Are you a highly skilled, experienced maintenance professional ? #TeamUHD are looking for a maintenance technician ( mechanical ) to join the Estates department on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.

Estates provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.

You ’ll have completed a recognised m echanical or b uilding s ervices apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance . This could be BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.

We’re looking for someone with a current UK (manual) driving licence.

You’ll be working on a shift pattern with participation in an emergency on-call rota with opportunities for overtime.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and…