General Maintenance Assistant – Electrical (Shift Working)

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated General Maintenance Assistant with electrical expertise to join their Estates team. This role involves maintaining and repairing essential electrical systems within a vibrant hospital environment, ensuring safety and compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be a proactive team player, capable of working independently and communicating effectively with diverse staff and patients. With a commitment to fostering a supportive workplace, this organization offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the community while enjoying the stunning natural beauty of the surrounding area.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical maintenance work in a building services environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence and relevant certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for servicing and maintaining electrical systems in the hospital.
• Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs unsupervised.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

Problem-solving

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

NVQ3 in Electrical Maintenance or equivalent

18th Edition IEE regulations

City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing certificate

City & Guilds 2377 certificate of competence

Tools

Hand and Power Tools

Mobile Elevating Working Platforms

Job description

General Maintenance Assistant – Electrical (Shift Working)

Band 3

Main area: Electrical Maintenance

Grade: Band 3

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns detailed in the Job Description)

Job ref: 153-CO04206

Department name: UHD - General Recruitment Site, Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Town: Bournemouth

Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa pr (plus shift allowance)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing Date: 20/02/2025 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

Job Overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a General Maintenance Assistant - Electrical (Shift working) to work as part of their Estates team on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.

The General Maintenance Assistant Electrical (Shift working) works as part of a team that covers the hospital electrical systems 7 days per week and is responsible for the day-to-day repairs, operation, and first line response of the Trust electrical equipment and systems.

You will operate and maintain the Trust's electrical equipment & systems including but not limited to lighting and emergency light systems, fire alarms, nurse call, and other electrical systems and equipment found in the healthcare environment, in an economic, efficient, and safe manner, in accordance with legislation and agreed standards.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a keen understanding of all modern general electrical maintenance activities, both reactive and planned; they will require a willingness to learn, be a dedicated team player, and have a proven track record.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main Duties of the Job

• The post holder will be responsible for the servicing, maintenance, and repair of the Electrical building services installations within the trust in line with current policies and procedures.
• Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work including planned preventive maintenance work and labouring including electrical shutdowns.

The post holder will have a full Driving licence (vehicle group A).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience of carrying out electrical maintenance work of a semi-skilled nature in a building services environment, to an NVQ3 level or equivalent.
• Full UK Driving Licence (Manual)
• 18th Edition IEE regulations.
• City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing certificate.
• Certified training in confined space working.
• City & Guilds 2377 certificate of competence for the inspection and testing of electrical equipment.

Experience

• Experience of maintenance engineering trades in a range of settings.
• Able to work unsupervised in a variety of situations which will require interaction with staff from other departments and patients/patients' families.
• Able to communicate clearly and accurately both in verbal and written form.
• Be computer literate and able to record data i.e. temperatures/times, meter readings, etc. in databases.
• Working in a Healthcare Environment.
• Background in building services or construction.
• Working at heights from mobile elevating working platforms.
• Proven ability to demonstrate good problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Be able to plan and organise day-to-day tasks or activities and reschedule where necessary.
• To demonstrate a multi-skilled approach to work.
• Familiar with hand and power tools.
• Ability to work from drawings without supervision.
• Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic electrical installations, plant, and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
• Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings, and specifications appropriate to original trade.
• Have an excellent understanding of the relationship of other Estates staff work to their own.
• Ability to liaise with clinical and non-clinical staff of all levels.

Knowledge

• Basic electrical theory.
• Basic electrical fault finding and testing.
• Safe isolation disconnection and reinstatement of electrical equipment.
• Good knowledge of general engineering techniques.
• General knowledge of other trades allied to building services.
• Health & Safety training.
• Understanding of Confined spaces, Lifting & handling, COSHH, Mobile platforms, and Asbestos awareness.

Other Requirements Specific to the Role

• Able to set deadlines and timescales for managing own workload.
• Able to be flexible with start/finish times on occasion.
• Willingness and ability to carry out tasks allied to building services, if required.

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivated, able to work individually and as a team member, willing to take on new ideas and training as necessary.
• Enthusiastic, diligent, and willing to take on new ideas and training as necessary.
• Excellent communication skills as well as being courteous, tactful, and well presented.
• Able to liaise with Managers and Hospital Staff of all levels.
• Numerate.
• Self-Motivated.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Language Requirement

• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.