Maintenance Technician Electrical

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join the Estates Team at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. The role covers the full range of electrical maintenance across Trust properties, with on-call duties and some weekend/evening work while on call.

The post requires hands-on skills in diagnosing faults, repairs, and safe isolations within the craft. You will work within a proactive Estates Directorate to support hospital services and ensure patient

Qualifications

• Hands-on electrical technician with building services experience.
• Able to diagnose faults and carry out repairs.
• Authorised Person duties and overseeing others when needed.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and repair building engineering services and equipment.
• Deliver safe isolations within electrical craft scope.
• Oversee fault-finding and maintenance across hospital sites, including installations.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

On-call rota

Supervision

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, reliable and flexible Electrical Technician to work as a key member of the Estates Team. You will play a proactive role within the team, delivering key objectives to meet both departmental and Trust requirements.
The post holder will assist the Estates Directorate to provide a comprehensive and responsive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust’s properties.
You will be a higher level multi-skilled hands on maintenance technician who is able to deliver the full range of duties associated with the post holder’s core trade.
Previous applicants need not re-apply
Diagnose faults, carry out repair and maintain the building engineering services, plant and equipment.
Deliver safe isolations within your specialist craft skill set.
Oversee others on fault-finding, repairs, maintenance and installation of complex plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust.
Undertake Authorised Person duties.
This post will be based at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital covering services across the Trust’s Luton and Dunstable sites.
Hours are 37.5 hours week Monday – Friday and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nilesh Sida Job title: Senior Estates Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01582 497028