Maintenance Supervisor (Electrical)

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks an Estates Supervisor (Electrical) to lead a multidisciplinary team in providing maintenance services across wards and departments. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with safety standards while mentoring team members and managing training programs. It’s essential to have solid engineering skills and the ability to work flexibly, including participating in the out-of-hours on-call service. This position offers a rewarding challenge in a supportive environment focused on quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising teams in a healthcare or similar environment.
• Capable of maintaining and reviewing pre-planned maintenance programs.
• Able to work flexible hours, including on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Supervise team members and contractors while providing training.
• Act as Authorised Person for specific maintenance responsibilities.
• Participate in the Estates out of hours on-call service.

Skills

Sound Engineering skills

Team leadership

Mentoring skills

Job description

Job Overview

The role of the Estates Supervisor ( Electrical) is to lead a multidisciplinary team providing a comprehensive Healthcare engineering maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures. You will encourage team working, by providing the varied skills that support the department's philosophy and flexible working. Training will be available in elements required but the post holder will have sound Engineering skills and be expected to acquire the skills required to support this flexibility in a safe and professional manner. The post holder will be expected to work across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• The core duty of the role is to supervise team members and contractors, provide practical instruction to staff and contractors and to act as mentor for team members and apprentices to assist in their development and to compile and monitor training programmes.
• Act as Authorised Person/Responsible Officer in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. Medical Gases, HV, LV, Lifts.
• Maintain, operate & review the pre-planned maintenance programme to review & revise procedures and working practices where required.
• The post holder will be required to participate in the Estates out of hours on‑call service.

Strategic Goals

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030).

• high‑quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
• embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Values

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust provides world‑class healthcare services to the community, backed by a strong commitment to innovation, excellence and patient safety.