Engineering Technician – Electrical

The Priory Hospital; St Helens; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in independent healthcare seeks a dedicated Engineering Technician to join their team at a leading hospital. This full-time role involves ensuring the highest engineering standards, providing maintenance support, and fostering a positive team ethos. You will be responsible for training and mentoring junior staff while maintaining compliance with health and safety guidelines. With a commitment to employee development, the organization offers competitive salaries and a range of benefits, including generous holiday allowances and private healthcare. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare engineering, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay

Non-contributory life insurance

Employee recognition programs

Industry-leading training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Current CSCS Card; ECS Card if electrically qualified.
• Time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Ensure completion of work orders for maintenance and support.
• Train and mentor site-based Technicians or Engineering Assistants.

Skills

Fault-finding techniques

Time management

Health and Safety guidelines

Technical support

Education

City & Guilds Part 3

ONC in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

NVQ Level 3

Tools

Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card

Electro-technical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card

Job description

Overview

Engineering Technician - Electrical

Location: Fairfield Independent Hospital

Contract: 37.5 Hours & Permanent

Fairfield Independent Hospital in St Helens, part of Circle Health Group, is Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare, performing more complex surgeries than any other private healthcare provider nationwide.

We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join our hospital team and the wider cluster engineering team. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours per week, requiring flexibility in shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Ensure prompt completion of all work orders for planned maintenance, reactive responses, specialist subcontract work, and remedial work.
• Provide routine and specialized engineering maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital site.
• Offer technical, health, safety, and environmental support, acting as an exemplar of company policies and procedures.
• Train, mentor, and assist site-based Technicians or Engineering Assistants.
• Provide engineering support and advice to hospital managers as needed.
• Maintain high engineering standards with integrity and foster a positive team ethos.
• Comply with all mandatory training requirements.

Candidate Requirements

• Current Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card at the appropriate level; if electrically qualified, a current Electro-technical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card is required.
• City & Guilds Part 3, ONC, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Willingness to act as AP and RP Medgas as required.
• Time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical discipline.
• Comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety guidelines, statutes, and ACOPs.
• Understanding of L8 Legionella ACOP within hospital buildings.
• Strong organization and time management skills, especially with multiple priorities.
• Sound fault-finding techniques and ability to read drawings.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group offers competitive salaries and benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
• Private Pension Scheme.
• Private Healthcare Scheme, covering pre-existing conditions.
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.
• Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
• Non-contributory life insurance.
• Access to discounts, rewards, and voluntary benefits through our engagement hub.
• Resources and services supporting wellbeing.
• Employee recognition programs.
• Industry-leading training and development opportunities.

Circle Health Group values diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment where colleagues can thrive and develop personally and professionally. Our principles include being selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious, and creative.

Learn more about our philosophy at: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy