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Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical

NHS

London

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days ago

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Job summary

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical to support the maintenance operation of various building services in a busy hospital environment. The role involves performing maintenance, repairs, and supporting the hospital's technical operations while ensuring quality patient care. Candidates should possess a recognized apprenticeship and Gas Safe registration.

Qualifications

  • Recognized apprenticeship in mechanical craftsmanship.
  • Gas Safe registration required.
  • Versatile and flexible with relevant experience.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out planned maintenance and repairs on various hospital systems.
  • Supervise apprentices and maintenance support workers.
  • Provide non-clinical advice on equipment use after repairs.

Skills

I.T. Skills
Able to read drawings
Ability to use precision equipment

Education

Completion of a recognised and registered apprenticeship in City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate or equivalent
Gas Safe registration

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical

The closing date is 17 July 2025

To undertake a technical role in the maintenance operation and installation of the range of building services, equipment and systems with a mechanical bias but applying basis on other trades fields as required. Having a team approach in providing quality maintenance service whilst supporting the hospital in providing excellent care

Main duties of the job

a) To carry out the planned maintenance of the Hospital plant and equipment in accordance with planned maintenance dockets and unplanned work dockets. To record work completed and time taken for each docket.This to include: - Steam raising plant, steam distribution pipework, condense return systems, calorifier pumping sets, central heating systems, hot and cold-water distribution, gas boilers, air conditioning systems, plumbing systems, air compressors, drainage systems, sewers and roof repairs.

b) To diagnose and repair faults on the above plant and equipment in response to emergency calls. To assist Estates Officers in carrying out fault diagnosis and subsequently to carry out repairs or modifications.

c) To modify existing plant, equipment, controls and distribution systems. This to include, if necessary, testing of systems and completion of documentation.

d) To install temporary installations when appropriate and safe to do so.

e) To manufacture or modify equipment and parts as required from drawings and sketches using tools and equipment as appropriate.

f) To undertake testing as part of any planned maintenance and following minor installations or modifications.

g) To prepare or assist in the preparation of plant for statutory inspections.

h) To supervise the work of apprentices and assistants.

i) To undertake lift rescues.

For remaining duties please see attached JD

About us

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung center in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment, and research

Job responsibilities

Communication

Provide and receive complex information to inform Work colleagues, patients, clients and contractors with barriers to understanding. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect)

Provide general non- clinical advice to clients on use of equipments, after repair or installation of that equipment.

Follows policies in own role: comment on policies relating to the Department and proposes changes.

Resource management

Responsible for repair and maintenance of physical assets. Maintain, repair hospital equipment. Judgement involving a range of facts, which require analysis and comparison of a range of options. Problem solving and analysing faulty equipment, interpret operational manuals, establish best solution for the problem, the value of the resources; and the degree to which it is shared with others.

Demonstrates activities to new starters. Supervises maintenance support workers.

Information management

Complete timesheets, information of job cards, parts required to complete the job. Re-programming Trend Building Management computer, generating information, creation, updating and maintenance of information databases or systems and the degree to which it is shared with others.

Research and development

Undertake surveys and audits as applicable to own work and testing of new machinery and equipment, whether it is an integral part of the work or research for personal development purposes and the degree to which it is shared with others.

Person Specification
Qualifications
  • Completion of a recognised and registered apprenticeship in City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate, Construction Industry Training Board (C.I.T.B.) or equivalent experience in trade.
  • Gas Safe registration
Experience
  • Relevant experience having demonstrated versatility and flexibility.
  • Boiler House certificate.
Skills
  • Able to read drawings, understand technical manuals.
  • Ability to use precision equipment.
  • I.T. Skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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