Building Services Technician (Plumbing bias) - Scarborough

York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP; Bridlington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Bridlington is seeking a highly motivated Building Technician with a plumbing bias to join their maintenance team. You will support various engineering services across Trust facilities, participating in an on-call rota and contributing to improving quality and safety. Qualifications include relevant certifications in plumbing or engineering. This role offers access to NHS benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance environment is essential.
• Must be reliable, resilient, and able to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call/out of hours rota.
• Work cooperatively as part of a maintenance team.

Skills

Good general knowledge of building services

Ability to work cooperatively

Education

BTech, City and Guilds Craft Certificate or NVQ 3 in plumbing/engineering

Job description

Overview

The Estates Department are looking to recruit a highly motivated Building Technician, (Plumbing BIAS), to work as part of a multidisciplinary maintenance team primarily within the Scarborough/Bridlington area. The department provides management, development, maintenance and operational support for the Trust's buildings and engineering infrastructure. The role is critical to the Estates Department's very busy maintenance support service, and is demanding covering a wide range of engineering services for you to hone your skills on. The role offers a significant opportunity to contribute to the smooth functioning, and maintenance, of a range of engineering services in the Trust's clinical, and non-clinical facilities, within a very busy directorate, and to be part of a team that is constantly working to improve the quality and safety of the Trust's healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be based at Scarborough Hospital but must be willing to work at any of the Trust's sites. You must be flexible regarding hours of duty and will be expected to undertake appropriate training, including Health and Safety training.

The role requires working cooperatively as part of a team, comprising skilled and semi-skilled maintenance colleagues, and demonstrated experience of working within a maintenance environment. The candidate should be reliable, resilient, enthusiastic, motivated and able to work under pressure, with minimum supervision. The role also involves participating in an on-call/out of hours rota, for which an additional payment will be made. They must have the ability to transport themselves and equipment throughout the community over the course of a normal working day.

Qualifications

• Good general knowledge of building services and engineering maintenance, backed up by BTech, City and Guilds Craft Certificate or NVQ 3 qualification in a plumbing/engineering discipline (preferably plumbing).
• Ability to work co-operatively as part of a team and with maintenance colleagues.

Benefits

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support relocation expenses for hard to fill positions
• A variety of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from the Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance

For further information on the benefits available please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages. To find out more about working for our Trust, please visit:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd