Estates Mechanical Operative

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Discounts for travel, shopping, ins.

Development opportunities

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Estates Mechanical Operative to support and undertake mechanical trades and maintenance across Trust sites. The role covers non-routine tasks, compliance with safety standards, and involvement in planned maintenance programmes to meet NHS standards.

The post is Band 3 with 37.5 hours per week, with overtime and on-call allowances. The Trust offers a competitive salary and pension benefits, plus discounts and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• HTM's/HBN's, Model Specifications, regulations and British Standards guidance.
• Participation in Trust labour control scheme and completion of paperwork.
• Planned Preventative Maintenance including Heating, Ventilation and Medical Gas PPMs.
• Ability to prioritise changing workloads with Estates Operations Manager/Mechanical Team Leader.
• Understand maintenance policies and assist other trades as required.
• Ability to work in challenging or unpleasant environments and high safety demands.
• Maintain concentration for long tasks and manage task paperwork.
• Carry Trust communication device at all times for emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Work in accordance with HTMs, HBNs and related standards.
• Operate within the labour control scheme and complete job dockets and timesheets.
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance for building services systems.
• Prioritise workload changes with the Estates Management team.
• Support other trades as required and maintain safe systems of work.
• Work in clinical areas and potentially in hazardous environments.

Skills

Independent work

Work under pressure

Safety judgement

Proactive

Mechanical repair

Asbestos awareness

Highly organised

Timesheets

Education

NC/HNC/HND in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering

Full Driving Licence

Health & Safety training (First Aid/NEBOSH/IOSH)

HTM/HBN knowledge or experience

Ventilation/Medical gas knowledge

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Mechanical Operative

The closing date is 05 November 2026

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.

Main duties of the job

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• 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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

• A competitive salary of £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata;
• Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
• A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
• An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• NC/HNC/HND in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Full Driving Licence
• Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. First Aid, NEBOSH, IOSH, etc
• Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either a CP or AP
• Knowledge of Ventilation systems or medical gases.

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
• Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work'
• Experience in working in a similar role
• Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering
• Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation
• Knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining

Specific Skills

• Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
• Proactive, self-motivated
• Ability to carry out mechanical and/or electrical related repair works to building services installations
• Ability to carry out non-licenced asbestos work
• Highly organised

Physical Skills

• Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
• Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
• Work within clinical areas in close vicinity to patients.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£25,760 to £27,476 a yearper annum pro rata