Plumber-Fitter

Maudsley Learning; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Fitter-Plumber to join a renowned healthcare trust. This role involves performing essential maintenance tasks within a hospital setting, ensuring that all systems are functioning safely and efficiently. The successful candidate will be part of a dedicated team committed to high-quality patient care and will have the chance to contribute to a positive work environment that values diversity and inclusion. With a focus on professional development and training, this is a chance to grow within an organization that is recognized for its excellence in mental health services. If you have a passion for plumbing and a desire to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in plumbing, heating, and ventilation within a hospital environment.
• Knowledge of compliance demands in healthcare and building structures.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on hospital facilities.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations while working.

Skills

Plumbing

Heating and Ventilation

Health and Safety Compliance

Basic Computer Skills

Education

Health and Safety Qualification

Current Clean Driving Licence

Tools

Mobile Elevated Working Platform (MEWP)

Mobile Scaffold Towers (PASMA)

Job description

Site: Bethlem Royal Hospital

Town: Beckenham

Salary: £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

An exciting opportunity has arisen within SLAM for a Fitter-Plumber to join the Estates team. The Trust has four main sites and community properties, therefore applicants should be able to arrange their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks in a safe and tidy manner.

To maintain continuity of service, there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns/duties are required. The post-holder must have a good general knowledge of domestic and commercial buildings.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and emergency works as demanded by a Hospital of this type. Use all skills, experience and knowledge ensuring safe working methods to carry out maintenance tasks in the most cost-effective way for the Trust.
• To understand the workings of buildings, engineering services and systems in NHS/Trust premises, ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner.
• To carry out work in a timely manner as requested using the current works requisition system and ensuring that any associated information is recorded.
• To work as part of a departmental team and where necessary support colleagues of all levels and disciplines as required.
• To provide a maintenance service to all Trust buildings, off-site properties and be able to work unsupervised.
• To maintain continuity of service; there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns, duties or location are required.
• To keep up to date with current legislation and attend training courses as directed by Estate Management.
• To be able to work safely in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, current guidance and to follow any other safety policies as issued by the Trust.

Working for our organisation

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness.

By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job is for a Fitter-Plumber who has a good general knowledge of domestic and commercial buildings. In your duties as of maintenance, there will be statutory checks in line with Approved Code of Practice (Building Regulations, HBN & HTM). You will be expected to work on your own initiative as well as working within a team.

You will need knowledge of building structures and fabric as well as fire compartmentalisation and fire door maintenance. Applicants should be able to arrange their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks in a safe and tidy manner.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Health and Safety qualification in one of the following: Safe use of ladders, Mobile Elevated Working Platform trained (MEWP), Safe use and assembly of mobile scaffold towers (PASMA), COSHH, Manual Handling.
• Current clean driving licence or training towards obtaining a driving licence.

Experience

• Experience in plumbing, heating and ventilation within a hospital or similar environment.
• Experience of working within a commercial or Estates maintenance environment.
• Competent in the installation of pump valves and associated pipework.
• Experience of working in a mental healthcare environment.
• NHS (healthcare) experience in a similar role.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of domestic and commercial heating, boilers and associated components.
• Competent in the installation of copper, plastic and iron pipework, pipe fabrication, welding/soldering and other pipe works.
• Knowledge of associated trades.
• Basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of compliance demands in healthcare.

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights.

Application Notes

• All applications for this post will need to be made online.
• Read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria.
• The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.
• Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.
• Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful.
• Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees.
• Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
• We are a smoke-free Trust.

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion; Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe.

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