Multi Trade Crafts Person - Fitter | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 plus RRP of circa £5500pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 January 2026 |
| Location: | Wirral, CH49 5PE |
| Company: | Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7656856/408-25-1084 |
Summary
A vacancy has arisen for a Multi Trade Craftsperson - Mechanical Fitter 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.
• To participate in providing and maintaining an efficient planned and reactive maintenance service to all wards and departments of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust also including other healthcare organisations who occupy WUTH site i.e. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, St Johns Hospice, Cheshire & Wirral NHS Microbiology Service.
• To execute, both planned and reactive maintenance, work requests as required, thereby contributing to the smooth running of the existing hospital buildings and services, in order to maintain an environment suitable for providing healthcare within major hospital.
• To carry out minor schemes and adaptations to wards and departments. This work may include the amendment of existing building layouts or the creation of new layouts and fixtures and fittings.
• Participation in an on-call rota, which provides trade cover to both hospital on a 24-hour 7 day per week basis.
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.
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the 'Multi-Trade Craftsperson - Fitter, position available with WUTH.
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026
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