Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2025-473
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess Of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/08/2025
Employer heading
Water Safety Technician (Plumber)
Band 4
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Estates Department would like to appoint a Water Safety Technician (Plumber)
You will work predominantly days, based on site at The Countess of Chester Hospital. There will be the opportunity to work overtime, which will attract enhanced rates of pay. You will also be part of a team providing on call cover during periods of sickness and annual leave (after a probationary period) and again this will attract an additional on call payment plus any additional hours worked and mileage reimbursement.
This role receives an additional recruitment and retention payment of £3277 per annum. The Trust offers a generous benefits package including a career average pension scheme and annual leave entitlement commencing at 27 days increasing to a maximum of 33 days per annum plus bank holidays with service.
The Estates Department values the importance of enabling their team to personally grow and develop within the Trust. The team is very flexible and supportive and work together collaboratively internally and externally to achieve its goals, so it is exciting time to join them.
You will become an active member of the team working to promote good working practice, minimise downtime and assist in improving standards. You will be capable of interacting with staff at all levels on a day-to-day basis and will need to possess excellent communication skills.
Main duties of the job
1. You will undertake work in a safe and effective manner, complying with all relevant safety legislation and procedures; to comply with ESTATES DEPARTMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES MANUAL on any work undertaken.
2. As a Water Safety Technician, you will be required to test water temperatures, fit POU Filters, change shower heads and disinfect and chlorinate pipework plus take water samples.
3. You will carry out maintenance tasks including statutory, mandatory, planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
4. You will undertake the unblocking of drains both internal and external, in some cases working closely with specialist contractors, often without supervision.
5. You will have a wide knowledge of all types of plumbing and drainage systems including direct and indirect heating calorifiers, gas fired boilers and steam systems and be capable of undertaking necessary repairs.
6. You will understand and identify issues addressed on Legionnaire and Pseudomonas Risk Assessments.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised craft apprenticeship in plumbing and appropriate BTEC Level or City & Guilds certificate plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Legionella Training
- Additional experience/training in adjacent trades of joinery, mechanical engineering.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a multidiscipline organisation
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment
Skill and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable criteria
- Manual Handling training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carl Lloyd
- Job title
- Estates Officer (Building)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244365315
- Additional information
For further information or an informal chat, please contact Carl Lloyd on 01244 365315
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