Maintenance Technician

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a skilled Estates Technician to join the facilities team. The role involves installing, repairing, servicing and calibrating a wide range of mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment, and maintaining building services in accordance with health and safety standards.

You will participate in planned preventive maintenance, perform craftsperson duties with tools and diagnostic equipment, and assist in the management of on-going

Responsibilities

• Carry out installation, repair, service and calibration of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment, building services and plant in line with applicable standards.
• Participate in management and operation of planned preventive maintenance schemes.
• Undertake craftsmans duties using hand and power tools and test equipment.
• Handle manual handling of heavy objects (25kg) as required to maintain plant and equipment.
• Communicate with patients, nursing staff, management and contractors to identify problems and priorities.
• Contribute to on-call system and respond to out-of-hours emergencies as first point of contact.

Job description

Management Responsibilities Laise with trust management, Nursing personnel, Support personnel, Statutory bodies and specialist contractors to advise on the best course of action to be taken in situations as they arise and carry out recommendations where this is within their capabilities. Follow and ensure compliance with all trust procedures and policies including Health & Safety and Risk management. Carry out risk assessments for work carried out by self. Participate in the management on call system and be the first point of contact for out of hours emergencies. Manage in an effective manner the emergency call by taking the appropriate action. Escalate any situations to more senior managers as necessary. Leadership Responsibilities Lead and communicate relevant specialist knowledge to other estates staff as and when necessary. Carry out priority assessment of workload and carry out tasks according to priority. Engineering & Building Responsibilities Carry out installation, repair, service, and calibration work on a wide range of complex, mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment, building services and plant in accordance with relevant Health technical memoranda, water bylaws, British standards, code of practise and legislation. Actively participate in the management, and operation of planned preventive maintenance schemes. Undertake the full range of craftsmans duties, using hand and power tools and test equipment. Carry out test and fault diagnostic procedures using electronic instruments both in site and in workshop. Carry out manual handling of heavy objects (25kg) as required (after suitable training) to keep plant and equipment running as required. Carry out cleaning, decontamination, specialist fault diagnosis and repairs of patient related and specialised equipment. Communication Responsibilities The post holder shall liaise with patients, nursing staff, management, contractors and other support staff to ascertain the extent of problems and priorities. The post holder shall produce a record of the results of equipment testing in an appropriate form and give the results to the site management. Carry a radio or similar communication device as and when required. Training Responsibilities The post holder will undertake specialist mandatory equipment training to enable the trust to meet its obligations under its policies and legislation. Update Knowledge of new techniques/equipment as necessary. The post holder will also cascade train either other estates as and when necessary. General Responsibilities Participate in the technician on call system covering all properties maintained by the trust, driving to the requires sites as necessary. The daily Technician is expected to cover for periods of shift technicians absence.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust