Maintenance Technician - Plumbing

NHS Property Services; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facilities provider in Woking is hiring a Maintenance Technician specializing in Plumbing. This role offers a competitive salary starting from £39,000 plus an on-call allowance in a supportive environment focused on ensuring excellent patient care. The position requires NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating Engineering and involves delivering various maintenance services and compliance with health and safety standards. Join a team dedicated to providing the best facilities to the NHS.

Benefits

On-Call allowance

Company van and tools provided

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Personal pension plan with contributions

Training and development opportunities

NHS Bluelight discounts

Qualifications

• Must have NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating Engineering or equivalent.
• Formal apprenticeship or craft training is essential.
• On-call availability and industry experience are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies.
• Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services.
• Fault finding, minor repairs, and maintaining services in critical environments.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating Engineering

Driving licence

Ability to work alone and in a team

Education

Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent

Tools

Technological devices for logging jobs

Job description

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Technician - Plumbing. This will be to join our team based in Woking Community Hospital.

This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, working 37.5 hours per week. Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

The starting salary for this role is from £39,000 (depending on experience) plus on call allowance.

This is a mobile role covering Surrey.

Requirements for the role

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing & Heating Engineering or equivalent.
• Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent

Additional Requirements

• Driving licence is essential
• Must be comfortable using technological devices to log jobs.
• On-Call availability
• Desirable to have industry experience
• Ability to work alone and / or as part of a wider team as this role will require you to work cohesively with other Technical Disciplines.

Please note, DBS Checks & DVLA checks will be required for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance in accordance with all NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHSPS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and any applicable aspects of HTMs
• Ensue that new or revised practice and policies are implemented within own work areas.
• Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), helpdesk or Technical Services Supervisor, ensuring that operational standards are always maintained.
• Duties may include (but not limited to) fault finding, minors repairs or installations and maintaining services and equipment within critical environments.
• You may be required to undertake tasks in disciplines other than your own.
• Ability to assess problems to determine the best course of action, this would include complex technical issues and be able to communicate technical and or complex information to various stakeholders.
• To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises where required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Benefits

• On-Call allowance (rota dependant)
• Company van and tools provided.
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays on top)
• Access to grouppersonal pension plan including SMART contributions into which the company will contribute up to 6% towards your savings,
• Training and development opportunities
• NHS Bluelight discounts.

Who are we?

We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS.

Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration without 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more.

Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do.

We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

Best of luck with your application!

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