Skilled Tradesperson Mechanical (Plumber)

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Vacancy Reference 185-1491-14458

Apply for this job Positions Available: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 1 Salary Range: Band 3: £25,760 - £27,476 + RRP £1,900 per annum Weekly Working Hours: 37.5 Location: North Devon District Hospital, Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, Devon Closing Date: 04/11/2026 Job Category: Maintenance & Repair Region / Division: Northern Services - Agenda for Change Staff Group: Estates & Ancillary

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Role Summary

The post holder will originate from a Mechanical Services background with training and experience relative to working on all types and age of general buildings.   Have the ability to be customer facing and be able to project the aims and services provided by the Maintenance Team in a diplomatic and sensitive manner.

To be able to offer solutions, effect routine repairs reactively to plumbing systems and heating system pipework and radiators, macerator units and their drainage systems (training provided) and to carry out PPM’s, such as:

• General Plumbing Services
• All types of local heating and storage vessels
• All types and grades of drainage equipment
• Plumbing control equipment, blending valves, isolation valves etc...
• Heating thermostatic valves and heating equipment
• Macerator repair and maintenance (training provided)
• (There is no requirement for unsupervised works on Boiler plant, heat Exchanger plant or BMS control systems and actuators.)

About the Role

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More detail about the role

The post holder will be responsible for carrying out the day to day mechanical work in planned preventative maintenance, repair, alteration and new works of the mechanical systems and fixtures maintained by the Maintenance Department.

The post holder as a part of their duties must provide the trust with suitable assurance, which is to be communicated by regular and professional feedback of all issues to the works supervisor

As a part of the Maintenance Team, the post holder will support the provision of a high quality, flexible, proactive customer orientated service.  The post holder will ensure that the work they carry out is done effectively to ensure that patie