Maintenance Technician (Multi-skilled-Electrical Bias)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a time-served multi-skilled technician to join the on-site maintenance team at Stepping Hill hospital. The role covers reactive and planned maintenance to electrical distribution and healthcare systems across the Trust's premises, with responsibilities for IPS and UPS.

The candidate should have an electrical apprenticeship with City & Guilds and NVQ Level 3, plus experience with Building Management Systems, Lifts, Nurse Call and Pneumatic Tube System;

Qualifications

• Electrical apprenticeship completed with City and Guilds and NVQ Level 3.
• Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) and mechanical systems.
• Good communication and ability to work independently and in a team.
• Willingness to work overtime and be part of an on-call rota.

Responsibilities

• Reactive and planned maintenance of electrical distribution and systems.
• Maintain Nurse Call, Lifts, BMS, and Pneumatic Tube System; basic mechanical work.
• Support other disciplines and cover on-call/out-of-hours when required.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Multiskilled

Communication skills

On-call readiness

Education

Electrical apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Band 5 - 37.5 hours per week

Additional Supplementary Payment For On Call Rota

An opening has arisen for a time served multi-skilled technician to join the on-site maintenance team at Stepping Hill hospital.

The post holder will have operational maintenance duties including both reactive and planned maintenance to the electrical distribution and systems across the Trust’s premises including specialist healthcare systems such as IPS and UPS.

You will have responsibility for systems and equipment such as the Nurse Call, Lifts, BMS and Pneumatic Tube System this will include some basic mechanical work.

The post holder will have a recognised electrical based apprenticeship, including City and Guilds and NVQ level 3 qualifications. Additional experience of Building management systems, mechanical systems including steam raising and pressure systems will be a distinct advantage.

The successful candidate will be a self-motivated individual with excellent communication skills possessing the ability to work both as an individual using their own initiative and as part of a multi discipline team to deliver a safe and effective maintenance solution.

There will be a requirement to work overtime; both rostered and ad-hoc; to meet the needs of the Trust and its healthcare environment. There will also be a need to form part of the on-call response team to assist our out of hours staff where required.

The post holder will have operational maintenance duties including both reactive and planned maintenance to the electrical distribution and systems across the Trust’s premises including specialist healthcare systems such as IPS and UPS.

As part of the multi-skilled role there will be an expectation to provide additional support to other disciplines and to take maintenance responsibility for systems and equipment such as the Lifts, BMS and Pneumatic Tube System this will include some basic mechanical work.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ross Harrison Job title: Electrical Maintenance Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 419 5347