Maintenance Shift Technician

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Maintenance Shift Technician to join our in-house team. The role covers mechanical and electrical maintenance across hospital plant and equipment, with unsupervised work and a rotating 2 on-3 off-2 on schedule delivering 37.5 hours per week.

You will respond to outages and emergencies to sustain clinical services. Key responsibilities include fault finding, operating as the Competent & Appointed Person for boiler systems, and issuing

Responsibilities

• Test and fault-find on hospital engineering plant and equipment, including out-of-hours.
• Act as Competent & Appointed Person for safe operation of boiler and plant.
• Issue permits to work for staff and contractors.

Skills

Mechanical

Electrical

Maintenance

Job description

Maintenance Shift Technician - mechanical /electrical (Please note: previous applicants need not apply)

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

2 on-3 off-2 on rotating shift pattern days/nights 37.5 hrs based on a 4-week period

You would be performing unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and / or non-routine.

Responsibilities for testing and fault finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the hospital and out of hours , unsupervised.

To act as the '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.

At all times to carry Trust communication devices (pager / two-way radios / mobile phone) to facilitate immediate response to emergency situations.

To 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.

To issue permits to work for directly employed staff and contractors.

To 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