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Plumbing & Heating Engineer (Mechanical Craftsperson)+ RRP £3,276.96NHS

Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3NR Permanent £28,392 to £31,157
Posted 28 September 2026 Closing date 12 October 2026
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station (0.9 miles, direct) Wymondham Abbey (Mid Norfolk Railway) (28.2 miles, direct) Barnards (12.8 miles, direct)

Job summary

Plumber / Heating Engineer (Mechanical Craftsperson) - Suffolk Based at Bury St Edmunds

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking for a skilled Plumber/Heating Engineer to join our existing multi-disciplinary professional maintenance team in providing a safe environment for all service users, staff and visitors across our Suffolk & Norfolk sites. Being based in Bury St Edmunds

The successful candidate would be flexible, enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident in being part of a teamthat provides a comprehensive maintenance service in a unique varied environment and ideally Gas Safe Registered, however this is not essential as we will support and provide relevant training for the right person.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Main duties of the job

Duties & Responsibilities Associated with this role include but are not limited to:

  • Providing a comprehensive service to include all aspects of planned, routine and reactive maintenance
  • The repair and maintenance of a wide rangeof mechanical services and equipment on site
  • Fault finding and diagnosis
  • Routine inspections to ensure our estate is safe and fullycompliant
  • Ensuring all work is performed in accordance with the requirements of Health & Safety and other relevant legislation
  • You will be required to participate as a member of the On-Call Team providing an emergency out of hours service on a rotational basis

Job description

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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  • Previous applicants need not apply *

About us

Benefits included with this role are:-

  • a Recruitment & Retention Premia (RRP) payment of £3,276.96 gross per annum pro rata applies to this position in addition to annual salary
  • starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
  • NHS pension - you are automatically enrolled, so no complicated paperwork and the NHS contributes 14% of your salary to your pension (the pension is optional, you are able to opt out if you wish
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • multiple work patterns available
  • a comprehensive training programme
  • opportunities for career development
  • a Trust vehicle will be provided to use during working hours
  • tools and equipment
  • Department uniform
  • support your health and wellbeing at work, including a complete occupational health and a free Physiotherapy service
  • FREE confidential counselling support
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work scheme
  • FREE on site parking
  • we will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)
  • Health Service discounts and many more
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