Advanced Engineer - Mechanical

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in the UK seeks a motivated mechanical engineer for maintenance and installation work within healthcare settings. The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications and a proactive attitude, working under guidance to ensure patient and staff safety. This rewarding role requires self-motivation, good communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and in teams. Join us for training and development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical maintenance and installation within NHS properties is essential.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work in a mechanical setting.
• Computer literacy is required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical maintenance and installation work on various systems.
• Assist other trades and undertake tasks to maintain building services.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Installation work

Self-motivation

Communication skills

Education

Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training

NVQ3, BTEC or Equivalent

Tools

Hot & Cold Water Systems Certification

Disinfection of Water Supplies Certification

Job description

The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftsperson, and dedicated support staff. We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic person to join us. You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in a mechanical trade such as plumbing and heating, mechanical fitting, or associated plant maintenance and fault finding. This is a highly rewarding role. Working under the Mechanical Estates Officer, the successful candidate will embark on a challenging adventure, safely, efficiently, and with patient and staff safety at the heart of their focus.

Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to carry out mechanical maintenance and installation work within acute and community NHS properties. This will be on water systems, heating and pressure systems, and steam production. There may also be additional work on systems such as ventilation, air conditioning, medical gases, and other healthcare related mechanical services - with full training. The successful candidate must be able to self-motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be a good communicator on all levels. Flexible working will be required where you will assist other trades and undertake other tasks to maintain the building services. A healthcare background would be advantageous but not essential - as specific training will be provided.

Essential criteria

• Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training.
• NVQ3, BTEC or Equivalent.
• AP/CP training in related subjects.

Desirable criteria

• City and Guild qualifications in relevant subjects.
• Certificate in Hot & Cold Water Systems (BS2/H).
• Certificate in Disinfection of Water Supplies (WN18).
• Knowledge/experience of steam plant and other pressure systems.
• Experience of safe systems of work in a mechanical setting.
• Experience of hot and cold water systems including Legionella control and prevention.
• Experience of BMS systems.
• Experience of hospital systems and equipment, policies and procedures.
• Experience of commercial or industrial large scale mechanical plant.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with other members of the department, other (non technical) Trust staff, patients, visitors, public utilities and emergency services as required.
• Ability to deal with information sensitively and confidentially.
• Computer literate.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication. We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work. One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups - including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

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.

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) also as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. RLI provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay. Please note: Although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, the role is based at, and working on behalf of, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust properties through the OneLSC Corporate Collaboration.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the anonymous criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.