Maintenance Technician (NHS AfC: Band 5) - Estates Maintenance - Mersey and West Lancashire Tea[...]

Merseywestlancs; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an Electrically biased Maintenance Technician to support the Facilities Management team. This role includes ensuring the maintenance of hospital equipment and compliance with statutory requirements. With a focus on quality patient care, candidates are encouraged to apply if they possess the relevant qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Employee of the month recognition

27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance/building services environment.
• Must have relevant training and knowledge for the position.
• Capable of operating and diagnosing various equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out installation, repair, service, and calibration work on mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Participate in planned preventative maintenance schemes.
• Liaise with management and support staff on technical issues.

Skills

Logical fault-finding methodology

Ability to react to emergencies

Good communication skills

Physical fitness

Willingness to update skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship

H.N.C. or equivalent qualification

Job description

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

Main area Estates Maintenance Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working Hours: 08:00 - 16:00) Job ref 409-6978780-B

Site Southport Hospital Town Southport Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/06/2025 23:59

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Job overview

We currently have one vacancy within the Department of Facilities Management for an Electrically biased Maintenance Technician.

To provide technical support services for the reactive/planned specialist maintenance work on a variety of hospital plant and equipment to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements.

Please note, this post will be subject to Standard DBS Check

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have served a recognized and registered craft apprenticeship and will have gained or working towards a NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering and possess equivalent previous hospital maintenance experience.

The post holder would be expected to carry out maintenance duties in an efficient and effective manner to support the successful delivery of a customer focused estate maintenance service for the Trust.

Perform routine duties which may be delegated by the maintenance team leader with the minimum of supervision and have a flexible and positive approach to change.

The applicants must understand and competently work on a wide range of Building Services systems with the ability to service, test, diagnose, and repair mechanical / electrical, plant and equipment.

Applicants must have the ability to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on relevant.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

• 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, codes of practice, and legislation.
• Actively participate in the management, and operation of planned preventative maintenance schemes.
• Undertake the full range of technician’s duties, using hand and power tools and test equipment.
• Carry out test and fault diagnostic procedures using electronic instruments both on site and in workshop.
• Carry out manual handling of heavy objects (20kg) 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.
• The technician will be based at either Ormskirk or Southport but will be expected to work from any base to match the demands of the service.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Liaise 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 and Safety and Risk management.
• Carry out risk assessments for work carried out by self.
• 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.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• The post holder shall liaise with patients, nursing staff, management, contractors and other support staff to ascertain the extent of problems, and priority.
• 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.
• The post holder will be required to carry a mobile phone (provided by the Trust) to undertake duties via the Dept CAFM system and for general contact whilst on duty.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES

• The post holder will undertake specialist mandatory equipment training to enable the Trust to meet its obligations under its policies and legislation.
• The post holder will update knowledge of new techniques / equipment as necessary.
• The post holder will also cascade training to other estates personal as and when necessary.
• The post holder must have served a recognised Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship and have relevant experience.
• The post holder should be physically fit, able to move 20kg items and climb vertical ladders. Appropriate training will be given as necessary.

LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• The post holder will be required to participate in the Technicians 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 appropriate action. Escalate any situations to more senior managers as necessary. On Call duty will cover all properties maintained by the Trust, driving to the required sites as necessary.

Person specification

Qualifications

• A Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship
• H.N.C. or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Experience

• Relevant experience in a maintenance / building services environment
• Logical fault-finding methodology

Skills

• Ability to react to emergencies
• Good telephone / communication skills
• Physically fit, able to climb vertical ladders
• Willingness to update skills and training
• Ability to adopt a reasonable attitude to the duties of the post
• Ability to communicate and present a professional image when under pressure
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels
• Have excellent analytical skills

Other

• Full driving licence
• Ability to work flexibly

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England.

Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

As a Disability Confident Leader , we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, or require any disability reasonable adjustments, to the application process, please contact [e-mail]

We also commit to offering an interview to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details are shared with the recruiting manager. No equality information is shared at any time during the recruitment process with the recruiting manager or other people involved in the decision-making process.

The equality monitoring information you provide is used in the following situations: to review our recruitment practices; where a job is limited to a specific person to verify their eligibility to apply; and to offer disability reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

· All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

· There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.

· Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage.

Working for Team MWL

Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website

You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated and will check all applications against AI detection software.

Additional Information

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here .

An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.