Maintenance Technician

NHS Scotland; Scotland; On-site; CLP 37,097,000 - 49,462,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Building Services Technician to maintain mechanical, electrical and building fabric assets across its estates. You will diagnose faults, carry out planned and reactive maintenance, and ensure safe, compliant systems within NHS buildings.

The role requires an apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical bias with an HNC or equivalent, plus a valid driving licence. Experience in estates services and knowledge of statutory requirements are essential, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Experience in estates service environment.
• Knowledge of current statutory requirements.
• Experience planning work for PPM and reactive maintenance.
• Willingness to develop skills in complex air conditioning and related systems.
• Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building services, plant and equipment to a high standard.
• Diagnose, report and repair defects in engineering, electrical and building services.
• Plan day-to-day workload and manage materials, documentation and sign-off.
• Undertake minor alterations and ensure compliance with protocols and procedures.

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

To maintain a range of buildings services, plant and equipment, which can sometimes be complex and non-routine by diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur.

Maintain NHSL's mechanical, electrical plumbing, associated building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard.

This will include the planning and prioritising on a day-to-day basis of their workload and material management requirements to include documentation, completion and sign off.

In This Key Role, You Will

The post holder will provide technical expertise when required including operating and maintaining safe and efficient systems of work for all building services.

Diagnose, report and repair defects in engineering, electrical and building services to ensure statutory compliances are adhered to and maintained such as water management, low voltage and pressure/water system/heating ventilation and air condition systems.

Understand the working of building services and engineering systems in NHS buildings.

Undertake minor alterations and modifications to existing building systems and services in accordance with appropriate protocols and procedures. E.g. Safety valve going in a boiler – the post holder would have the required skills and training to assess the situation using their own initiative, act in an appropriate safe manner.

What You'll Bring

• Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent.
• Experience of working in an estates service environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements.
• Experience of inspecting and planning working in relation to PPM and Reactives.
• Postholders are also required to develop additional skills through training provided in other specialist areas e.g. Complex Air Conditioning systems as evidenced throughout the Job description. Such systems require additional theoretical knowledge in order to understand their function and complexity.
• Multiple additional courses are evidenced via training records that current Postholders have been required to undertake and maintain to ensure legislative compliance and can be made available upon request.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

• Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Ross Hogg, Senior Operations and Specialist Maintenance Manager on [e-mail].

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna Zastawnik-Baran, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail].

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack.

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.

Please note, CVs will not be accepted.