Maintenance Operative

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Maintenance Operative to join their team. The role involves undertaking planned and reactive maintenance tasks in a hospital setting, including mechanical and electrical services. Candidates should have skills in engineering, customer care, and maintenance of building systems. A good general education and a willingness to learn are essential. This position offers competitive pay and employee benefits including NHS pensions and onsite facilities.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Onsite parking for £50 a year

Qualifications

• Experience in an Acute Hospital environment is preferred.
• Good communication skills in verbal, written, and IT.
• Willing to undertake additional training.

Responsibilities

• Undertake Planned Preventative and Reactive maintenance tasks.
• Conduct emergency light testing and minor plumbing repairs.
• Maintain and repair Estates plant and equipment.

Skills

Basic Engineering / Building work

Mechanical or Electrical maintenance

Customer care

Ability to use hand/power tools

Education

Basic Building / Engineering qualifications to NVQ level 2 or 3

Good level of general education including English and Math

Tools

Fire Door Maintenance

PAT testing Certificate

Legionella Awareness

Job description

We are seeking a Maintenance Operative for our maintenance team comprising various trades, working in a Hospital environment.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking Planned Preventative and Reactive maintenance tasks to mechanical and electrical services and the building fabric.

Ideally you will have a background in mechanical or electrical maintenance and be able to carry out emergency light testing, PAT testing, Legionella monitoring tasks, water treatment sample testing and dosing, lamp / tube replacements, minor plumbing, engineering and building fabric repairs.

Staff are expected to undertake works associated with other trades, depending upon their skills.

You will need to be able to drive, have good communication skills: Verbal, Written and IT to react with both staff and clients to ensure a delivery of services, you will also be expected to undertake any necessary training that might be required in order to undertake the role.

A recognised qualification in a Mechanical, Electrical or Building discipline would be an advantage, but not essential, training can be provided for the right candidate

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Experience

• Basic Engineering / Building work in an acceptable, similar environment
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Basic Engineering and Building maintenance skills including use of non-specialist, hand / power tools and equipment
• Ability to maintain and repair Estates plant and equipment using correct tools and equipment
• Have knowledge of COSHH and how to apply it to the task
• Have transferable practical skills and abilities within the building, plumbing and electrical trades
• Able to give and receive training appropriate to responsibilities and service needs including those outlined within the 'Desirable' section of the Person Specification as required under the Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF)
• Working knowledge and experience of other trades' skills
• Working knowledge and experience of: Air conditioning and refrigeration MPHW & steam boilers and systems Building Management Systems (BMS) Control Systems Emergency electrical generating and standby plant Sterilisers Piped Medical Gases Natural Gas Systems Pneumatics Low Pressure Hot Water Systems Hydraulic Systems Fire Fighting Systems Sterilising/Decontamination Water Regulations
• Customer care

Other

• Ability to travel across sites in an efficient and timely basis
• Prepared to work overtime as appropriate

Qualifications

• Good level of general education including English and Math
• Willingness to undertake additional training in line with service needs as listed under desirable
• Within one year of recruitment obtain the following: Fire Door Maintenance/ inspections PAT testing Certificate Legionella Awareness Boiler house Awareness Boiler water treatment testing Ladder Inspection certificate COSHH Awareness Emergency Lighting testing IOSH working safely PASMA certification Asbestos Awareness Emergency passenger lift releasee
• May hold licence for Category C vehicles
• Basic Building / Engineering qualifications to NVQ level 2 or 3
• Confined Spaces
• Breathing Apparatus
• European Computer Driving License (ECDL) level Module 7
• HTM 01 Decontamination HTM 02 Medical Gases HTM 03 Heating and Ventilation HTM 04 Water Systems HTM 05 Fire HTM 06 Electrical Systems HTM 07 environment and Sustainability HTM 08 Specialist Services
• IPAF

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata