Estates Officer

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland’s Central Acute Estates Department at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, invites applications for an Estates Officer responsible for maintaining building services plant, equipment and specialist services. The role involves coordinating the maintenance team and external contractors to deliver a safe, reliable environment for patients and staff.

The successful candidate will become an Authorised Person for relevant systems after additional training, with duties at Victoria Hospital and

Qualifications

• Applicants must have trade experience in an engineering capacity.
• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary maintenance team.
• Experience working with budgets and meeting targets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain site services infrastructure including Steam Boilers & Pressure Systems, Ventilation, Fire Alarm and Electrical Systems.
• Provide and maintain safe and comfortable environments for patients, public and staff.
• Manage direct labour staff and external contractors to deliver maintenance services.
• Act as Authorised Person for systems after training and appropriate qualifications.
• Travel to other sites within West Fife and North East Fife sectors as required.

Skills

Engineering experience

Maintenance team leadership

Budget management

Right to work in UK

Job description

NHS Fife Estates Department are looking to employ an Estates Officer within their maintenance team to fulfil the role of Engineering Officer for building services plant, equipment and specialist services within the Central Acute Estates Department at Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy. To manage and provide an efficient and effective maintenance service for plant, equipment and services through the direct labour staff and external contractors.

The post will involve providing and maintaining safe and comfortable environments for patients, public, and staff, by maintaining site services infrastructure including, Steam Boilers & Pressure Systems, Ventilation Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, Electrical Systems.

The successful applicant will attain the position of Authorised Person for systems, some of as mentioned above, through additional training & off-site courses.

Applicants for the post must have trade experience in an engineering capacity, managing a multi-disciplinary maintenance team, as well as previous management experience of working with budgets and meeting agreed targets.

The post holder will initially be based at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy in the Central & Acute Sector but may be required to attend other sites in our West Fife and North East Fife Sectors, so must have their own transport to travel to these various sites

Informal Enquiries: Gordon Keatings, C&NE Fife Sector Estates Manager on Tel: [phone] or

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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