Estates Mechanical Operative

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mechanical trades operative to professionally support and undertake maintenance work across Trust sites. The role involves complying with safety standards, assisting with maintenance programmes, and meeting NHSLA requirements.

The position operates at Band 3 with overtime and on-call allowances, and a 37.5-hour week. Training and development within Estates Operations are possible as part of the team.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical trades operations and maintenance within healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, including Heating and Ventilation systems and Medical Gas PPMs.
• Assist with management and implementation of planned engineering/building maintenance programmes to meet NHSLA requirements and service SLAs.
• Work within the Trust's labour control scheme, complete job dockets and timesheets, and process timesheets.

Skills

Mechanical trades

Job description

This role is Band 3 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

EF15QP

• To work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, Model Specifications, relevant Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice, British Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Actively participate in the operation of the Trusts labour control scheme by working within the scheme including completion of all paperwork required of the scheme (including completion of all job dockets and time sheets).
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, to include Heating and Ventilation system, Medical Gas PPM's and maintenance
• Ability to prioritise changing workloads and to act pro-actively to address work requests in conjunction with Estates Operations Manager/Mechanical Team Leader.
• Ability to understand maintenance policies.
• To assist other trades as required.
• Ability to work in unpleasant situations or environments.
• Ability to concentrate for several long periods to carry out required tasks and address any paperwork required for task.
• May occasionally be required to assist works in areas of uncontrolled hazardous i.e., steam leak, bodily fluids and raw sewage.
• Ability to carry out works in areas requiring emotional sensitivity e.g., mortuary, children’s ward, general wards and ITU.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade.
• Ability to process own timesheets and job dockets
• At all times to carry Trust communication device (two-way radio, mobile phones) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gordon Rennie Job title: Senior Estates Mechanical Engineering Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 740361

Gavin Tapping 07796 972954

Jerrin Johnson 07900 407260