Maintenance Shift Technician

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Coventry is seeking a Maintenance Shift Technician with a mechanical bias. This role involves unsupervised maintenance and fault-finding on hospital equipment, emergency response, and supervising contractors. Applicants should have strong mechanical skills and the ability to operate under pressure. A commitment to the well-being of patients and safety standards is essential.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Compassionate work culture

Qualifications

• Ability to perform unsupervised work.
• Experience in maintenance and repairs in a clinical environment.
• Competency in operating and maintaining engineering plant.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance services in accordance with safety standards.
• Respond to emergency situations effectively.
• Supervise contractors on site.

Skills

Mechanical expertise

Fault finding

Emergency response

Job description

Maintenance Shift Technician - mechanical bias position (Please note: previous applicants need not apply)

To work as part of an inhouse maintenance shift team to provide a total planned and reactive maintenance service. To be responsible for giving a Trust wide service in accordance with the duties and responsibilities given below.

Shift pattern: 2 on-3 off-2 on rotating shift pattern days/nights, 37.5 hours based on a 4-week period.

• Perform unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and / or non-routine.
• Responsible for testing and fault finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the Hospital, out of hours and unsupervised.
• Act as 'Competent & Appointed Person' for the Trust in safe operation and maintenance of boiler and other plant and systems.
• Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance and repairs as directed, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
• Carry Trust communication devices (pager / two-way radios / mobile phone) to facilitate immediate response to emergency situations.
• Provide a first line of response to maintain the delivery of clinical services and undertake 'first time fix' or instigate temporary measures to ensure clinical capacity is not disrupted where possible.
• Respond to urgent situations such as lift entrapment and fire alarm calls etc.
• Issue permits to work to directly employed staff and contractors.
• Supervise contractors on site out of normal working hours.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it, and we're proud to have won awards for the services we provide. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, respect, collaboration, excellence and integrity.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joe Kelly Job title: Estates Officer Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07717726458