Job reference: 242562
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 14/04/2026
Job Type: Support Services
Location: Queen Margaret Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37
Job posted date: 31/03/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Fife
Department: Estates

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NHS Fife requires a mechanical maintenance fitter, preferably experienced in hospital services, heating, ventilation equipment and associated plant.

You will join a small team responsible for providing technical support within Queen Margaret hospital and community properties.

You will be required to make safe, repair and maintain various mechanical services within Queen Margaret and the wider community.

You should have experience in the operation and maintenance of industrial plant, the ability to work unsupervised and keep accurate records.

For informal enquiries please contact Allan Keatings on 07812788544.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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