Electrician - Synchronicity Care Ltd

The closing date for this vacancy is 13 May 2026

Job summary

Are you looking for a rewarding career opportunity working for an excellent service provider supporting essential NHS services?

Synchronicity Care Limited (SCL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, delivering high-quality Estates and Facilities services across Trust sites.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and skilled Electrical Craftsperson to join our Estates team based at Darlington Memorial Hospital. The role offers a varied workload, supporting critical electrical and mechanical systems in a busy healthcare environment. You will be part of a professional, supportive team ensuring that hospital facilities remain safe, compliant and fully operational for patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of electrical services within the hospital estate, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and Trust safety standards.

You will investigate and resolve faults, inspect and test electrical systems, and carry out minor installation and improvement works. The role also requires flexibility to support other Estates disciplines when required, participation in on-call and shift rotas, accurate completion of electronic job records, and effective communication with clinical and non-clinical staff. Maintaining a strong focus on safety, service continuity and customer care is essential.

About us

SCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) set up to deliver a range of non-clinical services The company is a separate legal body to CDDFT.

SCL offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ to the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

A Competitive salary
Access to a pension scheme – National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CDD Services will pay a 3% contribution (this is over and above the minimum contribution rate at the present time)
Night Shift Working Allowances (where appropriate)
Bank Holiday Working Allowances (where appropriate)

Bank work is offered on an ‘as and when’ basis with no guaranteed hours and will be paid on a pro-rata hourly rate for hours worked only

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Electrical Craftsperson will undertake planned preventative maintenance, breakdown repairs and fault-finding on electrical and associated mechanical plant and systems across Trust sites. This includes, but is not limited to, electrical distribution, lighting systems, fire detection, standby generators and nurse call systems.

The role involves carrying out testing, inspection and certification in line with current legislation and standards, completing minor installation and improvement works, and responding to urgent maintenance requests to ensure the continuity of clinical services.

The post holder will work both independently and as part of a wider Estates team, often in sensitive patient environments, restricted spaces or challenging conditions such as plant rooms and service ducts. Occasional participation in mechanical or building maintenance tasks may be required in line with service needs.

You will be expected to comply fully with Health & Safety legislation, Trust policies and SCL safety standards, maintaining awareness of risks at all times. Responsibilities also include mentoring apprentices, act as Authorised Person (AP)/ Responsible Person where appointed providing guidance to non-technical staff on the safe use of equipment, completing work records electronically, and participating in outofhours on-call and shift rotas.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

City & Guilds Craft Certificate (Electrical) or NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance
18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
Electrical Apprenticeship
Relevant health & safety training

Desirable

BTEC ONC or equivalent electrical/mechanical qualification
Further specialist electrical training (e.g. inspection and testing)

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Fault finding and testing of electrical systems
Understanding of health & safety legislation
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff
Ability to work safely in sensitive patient environments

Desirable

Crosstrade skills including basic mechanical or building maintenance

Special Requirements

Essential

Eligible to live and work in the UK
Willingness to participate in oncall and shift rotas
Ability to work in adverse conditions and at height or in confined spaces

Experience

Essential

Experience of electrical maintenance work
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Experience of customer-facing service delivery

Desirable

Experience in a hospital or similar complex environment
Experience working across multiple Estates disciplines

Statutory Registration

Essential

Full UK driving licence

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.