Multi Skilled Craftsperson (Mechanical Bais)

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Multi Skilled Craftsperson with a mechanical bias to join their dynamic Estates Department. This exciting role involves ensuring the effective maintenance and operation of buildings and services while providing a professional front-of-house service. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a proactive approach, and extensive knowledge of mechanical systems, with some electrical knowledge being desirable. Join a leading orthopaedic hospital that values career progression and offers a supportive working environment where your contributions will directly impact patient care and staff experience.

Benefits

Flexible working practices

Training opportunities

On-call rota participation

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in operation and maintenance of engineering services.
• Widespread knowledge of repair and maintenance of plant and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all Mechanical, Electrical and building infrastructure services.
• Conduct complex fault diagnosis and maintenance across the Trust.

Skills

Mechanical Systems Knowledge

Electrical Knowledge

Communication Skills

Fault Diagnosis

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Relevant Engineering Qualification

Tools

BMS Systems

Job description

Multi Skilled Craftsperson (Mechanical Bais)

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Estates and Facilities Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working shift work to include weekends on a rota basis) Job ref 392-RNOH-1027-A

Site Royal National Orth. Hospital Town Stanmore Salary £34,521 - £41,956 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 19/02/2025 23:59

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression.

Job overview

Multi-skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical bias)

The Estates Department is looking to appoint an enthusiastic working Shift Mechanical Craftsperson with demonstrable experience in the operation and maintenance of engineering services. The post holder will work within the engineering team ensuring the effective maintenance and operation of all buildings, plant and associated services in an efficient, economical and safe manner in accordance with all statutory, NHS Trust and departmental guidelines.

This role will provide a ‘Front of House’ service and requires excellent communication skills liaising directly with clinical and non-clinical service users. The post holder will be expected to lead by example and set the standard for the estates front of house team and have a strongly held commitment to delivering a professional estate service.

The successful applicant must have widespread knowledge of repair and maintenance of plant and equipment in accordance with good practice guides, relevant statutory legislation, codes of practice, preferably gained in a healthcare environment. In addition, the candidate should also have sound knowledge of Mechanical systems with some Electrical Knowledge (Desirable) and BMS systems.

The candidate must be pro-active, dynamic and enthusiastic with a flexible approach to working and willing to undertake additional training. The successful candidate will be required to work shift patterns.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will be responsible for maintaining all Mechanical, Electrical and building infrastructure services.
• The post-holder will undertake complex fault diagnosis and fault rectification, maintenance and capital work across the Trust. In addition, planning minor improvement works as directed by management.
• To ensure all H & S Control and Asbestos, COSHH and permit to work systems are adhered to at all times.
• To follow departmental and RNOH operating policies and procedures when undertaking this role.
• Required to work on his or her own initiative, unsupervised within the standard operating procedures and prioritise the work schedule.
• To maintain good working relationships and communicate effectively, especially on the routine technical information with the recipients who may not be specialists in the technical field.
• The post holder shall have or be trained to hold two Competent Person (CP) duties and 1 Approved Person (AP) accreditations.
• To participate in the Estates on-call rotas covering both sites as directed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualification and grades
• Knowledge Training and Experience
• Knowledge
• Qualifications and Achieved Grades

Knowledge

• Years of relevant Experience
• Qualification AP and CP

Experience

• Years of Experience
• Achieved Grade/ Year of Experience

We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and offer a range of flexible working practices. Part-time and job share applications will be considered.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to RNOH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.

The RNOH operates a Smoke-Free Policy. Smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s premises (including the grounds that those premises are sited on) or in any Trust owned vehicle.