Mechanical Technician | South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

South West London and St Georges Mental Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater London is seeking a Mechanical Technician to join their multi-tasking maintenance team. This role involves providing technical expertise and ensuring the delivery of safe and quality maintenance services across various properties owned by the Trust. The candidate will participate in meetings, liaise with contractors, and promote effective communication within the facilities department. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new hospital's development aimed at providing excellent mental health services.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Variety of benefits for a positive environment

Responsibilities

• Attend pre-contract and progress meetings for specialist advice on mechanical regulations.
• Participate as a member of the PEAT, advising on maintenance issues.
• Liaise and negotiate with contractors regarding minor project work.
• Manage effective communication and team briefing with staff.
• Communicate tactfully and diplomatically in difficult situations.
• Arrange deliveries with various agencies and contractors.
• Attend regular meetings with departmental colleagues and Ward Managers.
• Promote safe and quality Maintenance Services across the Trust.
• Enforce statutory and mandatory requirements for Maintenance services.

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking to recruit a Mechanical Technician to work as a member of a multi-tasking maintenance team providing professional and technical expertise within an effective and efficient customer focused maintenance service to provide a fit for purpose estate and environment to all Trust owned, leased or rented properties.

This is an exciting time to join the trust as we are starting a completely new hospital on both major sites in the next three years so it will be a leading mental health hospital.

The post holder is accountable within the facilities Department to ensure adequate processes and procedures exist for the improvement, promotion and delivery of safe, quality and value for money services. This responsibility extends to contributing to all necessary auditing procedures and ensuring the Maintenance Department promotes itself through effective communication to all customers.

Initially based at Springfield Hospital and will be required to be based or work in any property owned, leased or rented by the Trust.

About the Trust

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for attending pre contract and progress meetings to provide specialist advice on potentially complex matters such as mechanical regulations.
• To participate as a member of the PEAT, advising on maintenance issues.
• To be responsible for liaising and negotiating with contractors regarding minor project work.
• To manage a process of effective communication/team briefing, with staff under sphere of responsibility.
• To communicate with all disciplines in an effective manner using tact and diplomacy in often difficult situations ensuring confidentiality is maintained when appropriate.
• To communicate with various agencies, contractors and staff to arrange deliveries ensuring prompt receipt where necessary and ensure all complaints are dealt with professionally and resolved within appropriate timescales.
• To communicate with departmental colleagues and Ward Managers and attend meetings on a regular basis to provide a customer focused service.
• To promote the delivery of safe, quality, value for money Maintenance Services across the Trust.
• To enforce statutory and mandatory requirements relating to Maintenance services.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025