Plumber & Mechanical Technician

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Whitburn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a maintenance craftsperson to work at East Surrey Hospital alongside engineering colleagues, undertaking mechanical engineering works with minimal supervision.

The role involves fault finding and maintenance on engineering plant/equipment, a flexible approach to building maintenance tasks, and plumbing skills. The trust supports training and a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• Good written English appropriate to the role
• Complete and accurate application
• Suitability evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for the role
• Meet essential education/qualifications for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical engineering works with minimal supervision.
• Conduct highly complex fault finding and maintenance on engineering plant/equipment.
• Turn hand to other building maintenance tasks as required, including plumbing skills.

Job description

A fully skilled and experienced maintenance craftsperson, able to work as directed with the minimum of supervision. Whilst the primary task is to undertake mechanical engineering works, the job holder is expected to have a flexible approach and be prepared to turn their hand to a number of building maintenance demands on other disciplines.

The position will be based at East Surrey Hospital working among fellow engineering colleagues. The post will entail highly complex fault finding and maintenance on all aspects of engineering plant/equipment and to work within the stringent statutory guidelines. The position will demand good plumbing and engineering skills and additional maintenance skills will be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.

We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.

Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us.

We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Job responsibilities

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearper annum plus high cost allowances and an additional 11.5% RRP