Estates Officer - Electrical

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for an Estates Officer - Electrical at Royal Lancaster Infirmary. You will take responsibility for the electrical infrastructure, act as AP for LV/HV, supervise electrical maintenance, and ensure compliance with HTM and H&S standards.

The role is permanent and full-time (37.5 hours per week) within a collaborative Estates team, with opportunities for professional development across hospital sites in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay.

Job description

Estates Officer (Electrical) - Royal Lancaster Infirmary NHS AfC: Band 6 Main area

Job title: Estates Officer Grade
Recruitment source: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 435-1LSC-UHMBT-104-26
Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata (Yearly)
Closing: 18/09/2026 23:59

Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc) – The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication. We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high‑quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high‑quality experience wherever they work. One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups - including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview: The Estates department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is a group of highly skilled electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineers, creative building craftpersons, and dedicated support staff.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Estates Officer - Electrical to join us.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the electrical infrastructure at RLI. This includes taking on the role of electrical LV and HV AP (Authorised Person), Ventilation AP, passenger lift AP, and being responsible for the electrical permit to work system for the site.
• The role involves managing internal and external labour ensuring their compliance with HTM and H&S regulations.
• To manage all electrical aspects of property maintenance for trust properties and other organisation's properties on behalf of the Trust.
• To supervise and carry out line manager duties for trade staff.
• To participate in the training of junior staff and apprentices to ensure they receive work experience, upskilling, and competency based task training.
• To ensure materials, technical information, and access, is available for trade staff and contractors to fulfil their duties.
• To assist, and deputise for, the site Engineering Managers and Building Managers as required.
• To carry out estates surveys, estates returns, manage minor project works, and assist in the monitoring of energy usage.

Working for our organisation - Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

• A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
• Cutting‑edge facilities and technology
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant‑led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non‑life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

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