Location: Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, FK5 4EB
Salary: £31,537 - £34,303 per annum
Schedule: Full time Permanent 36 hours per week – Week 1- Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm & Friday 8am-2.30pm, Week 2 - Monday 8am-2.30pm Tuesday – Friday 8am-4pm.
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Plumber in our Estates and Facilities team, you’ll play a vital role in keeping a busy acute hospital running safely and smoothly. Your work will help ensure patients, colleagues and visitors can rely on safe, compliant and well-maintained water and plumbing systems every day.
Working at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, you’ll contribute to a positive impact on healthcare delivery by maintaining critical infrastructure that directly supports patient care. From planned preventative maintenance to reactive repairs, your skills will help protect water safety, support infection prevention, and create an environment where clinical teams can focus on what matters most.
What you’ll do as a plumber
You’ll be entrusted to:
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Deliver planned preventative maintenance on plumbing systems and equipment, ensuring compliance with statutory and operational requirements
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Carry out reactive plumbing maintenance, including repair and replacement of pipework, sanitaryware, valves and associated systems
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Service, maintain and test thermostatic mixing valves in line with NHS Health Technical Memoranda
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Support water safety activities such as temperature monitoring, flushing regimes and legionella prevention
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Accurately complete maintenance and compliance documentation using the CAFM system
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Work closely with estates colleagues, contractors and clinical teams to minimise disruption to patient care
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
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A completed plumbing apprenticeship and/or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Plumbing and Heating (or equivalent)
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Proven experience in plumbing maintenance within a large building or estate environment
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Hands-on experience servicing and maintaining thermostatic mixing valves
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A good understanding of legionella control, water hygiene and compliance requirements
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The ability to use CAFM systems and confidently complete digital maintenance records
Vetting and checks:
This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme, which involves a detailed check of spent and unspent convictions and other relevant information to ensure safeguarding compliance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can provide any necessary support to help you carry out your responsibilities. Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
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Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews
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Pension: Competitive contributory pension scheme with employer contributions, designed to be broadly comparable to other public sector pension arrangements
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Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
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Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
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Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, simply health cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres
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Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
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Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community
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Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.
Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
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Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).
For support with your application, please contact [email protected].
