Hospital Maintenance Technician - Shift (Mechanical/Electrical)

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Maintenance Shift Technician to join the in-house team. The role covers mechanical and electrical plant across the Trust, with a 2 on-3 off-2 on rotating days/nights pattern totaling 37.5 hours per week.

You will perform unsupervised maintenance, test and fault-find on hospital systems, issue permits to work, and supervise contractors out of hours to ensure continuity of clinical services.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical plant systems.
• Ability to fault-find and diagnose faults on hospital equipment.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance in a complex facility.

Responsibilities

• Test and fault-find on hospital engineering plant and equipment.
• Act as Competent & Appointed Person for boiler and plant safety.
• Issue permits to work for directly employed staff and contractors.
• Supervise contractors on site during out-of-hours periods.
• Respond to emergencies and maintain clinical service delivery with first-time fixes where possible.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Emergency response

Job description

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Maintenance Shift Technician to join the in-house team. The role covers mechanical and electrical plant across the Trust, with a 2 on-3 off-2 on rotating days/nights pattern totaling 37.5 hours per week.

You will perform unsupervised maintenance, test and fault-find on hospital systems, issue permits to work, and supervise contractors out of hours to ensure continuity of clinical services.