Maintenance Technician (Electrical Bias) (On-Call) (LW)

NHS Scotland; Windygates; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife Central & North-East Fife Sector is seeking an experienced maintenance professional to join its team. The role involves installing and modifying a wide range of electrical and mechanical systems across healthcare facilities, including air conditioning, generators, and building management systems.

The candidate should hold an appropriate recognised electrical apprenticeship and IEE Regulations 18th Edition qualifications, with experience spanning mechanical and plumbing disciplines.

Qualifications

• Completion of an appropriate recognised electrical apprenticeship with qualifications.
• Experience in working across mechanical and plumbing disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Install and modify domestic electrical systems.
• Work on air conditioning and air handling units, generators, boiler plants.
• Maintain fire alarms and CCTV systems.
• Utilise building management systems for control and monitoring.
• Work on domestic hot/cold water and heating systems.

Skills

Domestic electrical systems

Air conditioning & air handling

Fire alarm systems

CCTV systems

Building management systems

Education

Electrical apprenticeship

IEE Regulations 18th Edition

Tools

SHTM 03/04/06

PVG eligibility process

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join our Maintenance Team within the NHS Fife Central & North-East Fife Sector.

You should have completed an appropriate recognised electrical apprenticeship with qualifications and experience in working within the confines of other trades ie mechanical and plumbing disciplines.

The duties involve installation and modifications to domestic electrical systems, air conditioning & air handling units, generators, boiler plants, fire alarms, CCTV systems, building management systems, domestic cold & hot water systems, heating systems, etc, etc. You will be qualified to IEE Reg’s 18 Edition as well as qualifications relevant to mechanical and plumbing disciplines. You will become proficient with SHTM’s 03, 04, & 06 as well as other healthcare technical manuals to allow you to achieve Competent Person qualification.

A Full Driving Licence is essential.

This post is based at Cameron Hospital, but you are required to work anywhere in the Central & North East Fife Area.

Your salary is dependant on the level of qualifications, knowledge and experience of multi-trade abilities.

For informal enquiries please contact Neil Adamson, Estates Officer Engineering on 01334 696018.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior To appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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