Electrical Officer

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Estates Electrical Service Manager to lead the day-to-day operational management of the hospital electrical network across acute sites. You will develop an efficient, cost‑effective, electrical infrastructure with a mix of in-house and contracted teams.

The role requires strong leadership, knowledge of 18th Edition regulations, and alignment with Atlas and Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering with relevant senior-level experience.
• Professional registration with a relevant body (CIBSE/IHEEM) or equivalent.
• Knowledge of 18th Edition Regulations and electrical safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the continuous improvement of estate electrical services to support strategic goals.
• Coordinate with Atlas teams (Capital, Property, Community Estates) for interfaces and projects.
• Ensure procurement, design, and management of minor electrical projects in line with policies and guidelines.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

18th Edition Regulations

CIBSE/IHEEM membership

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SOP documentation

Job description

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

Please note that this role is advertised on behalf of Atlas BFW Management Ltd (Atlas), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and as such, successful applicant(s) will be on Atlas Terms and Conditions. For further information about Atlas, please visit: www.bfwml.co.uk

The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to day operational management of the estates electrical service covering acute hospital sites and will therefore be a skilled professional with significant experience in the leadership of estates electrical services within an organisation of comparable size and complexity. Together with managerial responsibility for the estates electrical staff at all levels, the post holder is expected to develop and provide an efficient, cost effective, electrical infrastructure, which is both customer focused and fit for purpose, utilising a combination of in-house and independent contractors and professionals.

The frequently fast changing, dynamic acute working environment, requires the post holder to demonstrate the ability to respond and adapt flexibly to the needs of the service. Therefore, they must have a high level, practical and theoretical knowledge of estates electrical services, the associated compliance legislation and be comfortable dealing with a wide range of stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

Lead on the continuous improvement of cute electrical estates services to facilitate delivery of and the company’s wider strategic goals in order to enhance the client and staff experience. Ensure full liaison is undertaken with colleagues from other Atlas teams, including the Capital, Property and Community Estates teams, to effectively manage the associated interface relating to any electrical developments, implementation and / or maintenance matters. Including providing technical information and helping to ensure standardisation of equipment and parts and compatibility with the existing hospital services and equipment. Ensure, that all minor electrical related projects are procured, designed and managed to comply with all Atlas Standing Orders, relevant health and Safety Guidelines, other statutes, acts, Institute guidelines, industry legislation and any related NHS guidance information.

Working for our organisation

As experts in healthcare facilities and property management, we deliver fully-managed healthcare facilities services and property management solutions to clients throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This means that we are part of the Trust’s group and the wider NHS family, but we are a separate Limited Company, with our own business plan, board, management structure and staff.

Any profits that we make are used to help grow our business, provide additional employment,

Our healthcare facilities services and property management solutions encompass: Capital Developments, Estates Management, Facilities Management, Medical Engineering and Property

Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ensure that work is undertaken in line with appropriate policies, procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Have responsibility for ensuring that divisional policies, procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are kept up to date.

Ensure that the ordering, receipting, storage and controlled usage of any materials required for both the acute estates services (procurement/requisitioning), is undertaken via the appropriate systems and in line with agreed SFIs, policies and procedures.

Ensure that all official records are maintained as appropriate.

When required, deal and respond efficiently with any concerns or complaints in line with the Atlas complaints procedure. Where required, represent Atlas with active participation in both national and regional level external working groups. Undertake benchmarking exercises with appropriate datasets to seek continuous improvement ideas.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or HNC / ONC equivalent qualification / experience in Electrical Engineering related discipline.
• have equivalent level of experience of specialist Electrical Engineering related discipline, working at a senior level
• Qualified in line with 18th Edition Regulations.
• Current professional registration member of relevant professional body, e.g. Chartered Institution of Building Services
• Engineers (CIBSE), Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM)

Knowledge & Experience: Genera

• The ability to think strategically and develop plans.
• Experience of working within a complex and challenging environment, managing relationships with multiple stakeholders.
• Good level of competence and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite of programmes, in particular Excel, word and PowerPoint.
• Experience of Business plDetailed knowledge and awareness of legislation relating to Electrical Estates management anning

Knowledge & Experience: General

• Good level of competence and proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite of programmes, in particular Excel, word and PowerPoint.
• A high standard of written skills, evident in report writing.
• Good information presentation skills, evident in use of graphics and design of reports.
• The ability to interpret and understand highly complex statistics and sensitive or contentious information.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £24, Standard DBS check £24 and Enhanced DBS check £45.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £15. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.