Estates Officer Mechanical Operations

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Isle of Wight NHS Trust is recruiting an Estates Officer Mechanical Operations (Band 6) to join our busy Estates team at St Mary's Hospital, Newport. You will manage mechanical services across the hospital estate, including water systems, ventilation, steam, BMS and medical gas systems, ensuring safety, compliance and efficient operation.

The role requires specialist NHS estates expertise, a commitment to CPD, and the ability to work within an on-call rota as part of a wider corporate service.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Evidence of CPD and willingness to undertake further authorising qualifications
• Authorised Person for Piped Medical Gas System, Water Systems and Ventilation Systems
• Current driving license to drive 4 wheel vehicles including cars/vans

Responsibilities

• Responsible for specialist services e.g. water quality, steam systems, ventilation, BMS, medical gases and related hospital systems
• Ensure compliance with HSE regulations, codes of practice and DH guidance
• Develop policies to ensure Estates Department compliance and efficiency
• Provide leadership and contribute to multi-site corporate service arrangements

Skills

Mechanical engineering

CPD

Authorised Person for Piped MedicalGas

Authorised Person for Water Systems

Authorised Person for Ventilation

4x4 driving

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estates software

Job description

Main area Medical Gas / Ventillation Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part of On-Call rota) Job ref 470-8296252-CJW

Employer Isle of Wight NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St Mary's Hospital Town Newport, Isle of Wight Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Estates Officer Mechanical Operations

Band 6

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Estates Officer Mechanical Operations who wishes to join our busy team at #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "working together, improving together".

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Working for our organisation

As part of the Single Corporate Service, this role is a designated site-based role however the post
holder will be part of the Corporate Service team which provides a service across both Isle of Wight
NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
As the single corporate service will be delivered across both organisations, individuals may be
required to undertake business travel between sites. The frequency and arrangements will be
discussed on an individual basis and the staff mobility local agreement will apply.
For our leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, they will need to be visible and provide in
person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be responsible for the specialist service of the organisation e.g. water quality, steam systems, ventilation, BMS, ventilation, medical gases and any other systems or structure within the remit of the hospital buildings and grounds.

To provide management and assurance on all aspects of compliance within the Estates and Facilities Directorate in order to ensure that Patient, Staff and Visitor environments are safe, secure, and compliant with all statutory and mandatory legislation, and DH guidance.

To carry out these duties to ensure that the Estate is run in a way that optimises efficiency, effectiveness, and patient experience.

Ensure compliance with relevant legislation HSE regulations, codes of practise, technical guidance, Trust policies.

Develop policies for department to ensure that the Estate Department complies with all guidance.

Plus additional responsibilities. For full details, please refer to job description.

Person specification

Experience

• Degree level qualification in mechanical engineering or equivalent qualification and level of knowledge acquired through equivalent experience
• A willingness and ability to undertake further study to gain additional authorising experience/qualifications.
• Specialist training in NHS Estates related subjects
• Evidence of CPD
• Authorised Person for Piped Medical Gas System
• Authorised Person for water systems
• Authorised Person for Ventilation Systems
• Management Diploma (ILM) or equivalent
• Current valid driving license to drive 4 wheel vehicles including cars / vans
• Confined spaces training

Knowledge

• Computer programmes including ‘Microsoft Office Suite’ and other Estates related software
• Sound understanding of Health & Safety legislation
• Preparation of technical reports and specifications
• Construct ion (Design & Management) Regulations (CDM)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.