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Powering Healthcare. Supporting Lives.

Join West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as a skilled Electrician and help keep our facilities safe, reliable, and fully operational--supporting patient care every day.

About the Role

As part of our Estates & Facilities team, you'll deliver high-quality electrical maintenance across the Trust. From planned servicing to urgent repairs, you'll help create a safe, comfortable environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This varied role offers the chance to work independently and with multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

What We're Looking ForA proactive, organised electrician who takes pride in high standards. You'll be confident managing both planned and reactive work, with a strong focus on safety and teamwork.

What We Offer

• Permanent role in a supportive NHS Trust
• Ongoing training and development
• Collaborative team environment
• Varied, meaningful work
• On-call rota opportunities (after training) to enhance experience and earning

Sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa not AvailablePlease note that a Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults, carry out repairs, and calibrate electrical systems and equipment
• Maintain distribution systems, lighting, fire alarms, and building management systems
• Support generators, access control, and nurse call systems
• Work collaboratively with other trades and departments
• Ensure compliance with safety policies, British Standards, and HTM guidance

About us

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you BeKnown for?

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

Plus £4000 RRP

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

179-8363907-F

Job locations

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP332QZ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Recognised Trade Apprenticeship in Electrical discipline.
• A minimum qualification of City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering and/or NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation + AM2 (or equivalent)
• Current IEE Wiring Regulations

Desirable

• HNC Electrical Engineering
• HVAC qualification.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Completion of a structured training programme in Electrical Engineering
• To demonstrate relevant experience in an electrical & mechanical maintenance environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute hospital environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good organisational skills and the ability to address and develop solutions to problems.
• Effective communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills for material location in stores
• Knowledge of Electrical distribution, Standby Generators, Fire Alarm systems and Building Management systems
• Fully conversant with the Electricity at Work Regulations HSG 85.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
• Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
• An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to cope with demanding and stressful scenarios.
• A dedicated and committed member of the team.
• Ability to cope with new and changing demands.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours/duties

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Recognised Trade Apprenticeship in Electrical discipline.
• A minimum qualification of City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering and/or NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation + AM2 (or equivalent)
• Current IEE Wiring Regulations

Desirable

• HNC Electrical Engineering
• HVAC qualification.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Completion of a structured training programme in Electrical Engineering
• To demonstrate relevant experience in an electrical & mechanical maintenance environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute hospital environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good organisational skills and the ability to address and develop solutions to problems.
• Effective communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills for material location in stores
• Knowledge of Electrical distribution, Standby Generators, Fire Alarm systems and Building Management systems
• Fully conversant with the Electricity at Work Regulations HSG 85.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
• Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
• An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to cope with demanding and stressful scenarios.
• A dedicated and committed member of the team.
• Ability to cope with new and changing demands.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours/duties

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.

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP332QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP332QZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job responsibilities

Education & Qualification

Essential

• Recognised Trade Apprenticeship in Electrical discipline.
• A minimum qualification of City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering and/or NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation + AM2 (or equivalent)
• Current IEE Wiring Regulations

Desirable

• HNC Electrical Engineering
• HVAC qualification.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Completion of a structured training programme in Electrical Engineering
• To demonstrate relevant experience in an electrical & mechanical maintenance environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an acute hospital environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Good organisational skills and the ability to address and develop solutions to problems.
• Effective communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Basic IT skills for material location in stores
• Knowledge of Electrical distribution, Standby Generators, Fire Alarm systems and Building Management systems
• Fully conversant with the Electricity at Work Regulations HSG 85.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
• Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
• An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to cope with demanding and stressful scenarios.
• A dedicated and committed member of the team.
• Ability to cope with new and changing demands.
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours/duties