Maintenance Supervisor (Electrical) | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University Hospitals of Leicester; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the United Kingdom is looking for an Estates Supervisor (Electrical) to lead a multidisciplinary team in providing maintenance services across the organization. The ideal candidate will have sound engineering skills and experience in healthcare, ensuring compliance with safety standards while mentoring team members. This role is pivotal in supporting operational efficiency and safety in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Supervision of team members and contractors.
• Experience in healthcare engineering preferred.
• Ability to maintain safety standards in a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Supervise maintenance tasks ensuring compliance.
• Compile and monitor training programs for team members.

Skills

Sound engineering skills

Team leadership

Health and safety compliance

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

Overview

The Estates Supervisor (Electrical) leads 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 teamwork 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.

Strategy and Values

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
• research and education excellence

And we will 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.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate
• we are proud
• we are inclusive
• 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

https://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

Core duties

• Carry out work in accordance with current legislation, codes of practice and best practice guidance
• Work safely observing the Trust and department Health and Safety Policies and procedures.
• Work efficiently using technology to work within Service Level agreements and Key performance Indicators.
• Carry out tasks and communicate failures and non-conformities to line manager.
• To act in a professional manner when undertaking tasks and duties in contact with patients, visitors, contractors and staff.
• Contribute to the development of the CAFM systems ensuring relevant records are kept up to date and readily available.
• Financial management – assist in the management of the estates revenue and capital budgets in line with delegated authorisation limits and in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

Service Delivery & Development

• To undertake relevant research with other NHS organisations including Foundation Trusts to assist with learning and service development of the department to meet the needs of the Trust.
• To develop and implement benefit realisation plans to ensure the successful delivery of benefits from the deployment of revenue and capital investment.
• To continually review performance against KPI’s, proactively addressing areas of concern.
• Actively participate in the control and transfer of information systems including completion of all paperwork required (including completion of all job dockets and timesheets). To participate in regular team briefings.
• Understand and adhere to Trust policies and procedures pertinent to the role.
• Participate in the Trust Appraisal system and Personal Development planning

Governance

• Responsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of customer service are delivered by effective monitoring of internal and external service lines.
• Regular contact with nursing staff at ward level.

Patient/Customer Service

• Responsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of customer service are delivered by effective monitoring of internal and external service lines.
• Regular contact with nursing staff at ward level.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025