Senior Technician

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health provider in the UK is seeking a qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician to join their Estates Engineering Team. You will maintain essential services, perform Planned Preventative Maintenance, and respond to emergencies across multiple sites. Ideal candidates should have practical experience, a relevant technical qualification, and the ability to work under pressure. This role offers a competitive salary with various allowances and is crucial in supporting patient care operations.

Benefits

Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances

Ongoing professional development

Training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in complex estates plant.
• Ability to escalate issues to management.
• Flexibility to travel across Trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Operate on a shift system plus on‑call, responding to breakdowns.
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance on essential systems.
• Evaluate and respond to emergency situations.

Skills

Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification

Practical experience with estates plant

Excellent technical knowledge

Strong organisational skills

Education

ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech qualification

Job description

Job overview

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

About the role

Are you a qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician with hands‑on experience in complex estates plant? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role keeping our Trust's critical services running 24/7. You'll work on a shift rota with on‑call duties, tackling Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites.

What You'll Bring

• Recognised Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification
• Significant practical experience working independently on a broad range of estates plant and systems
• Proven ability to escalatese serious issues to management when required
• Excellent technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
• Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/ Trust vehicle
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
• Commitment to health, safety and high‑quality workmanship
• Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with shift and on‑call allowances
• Ongoing professional development
• Training opportunities
• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational

Ready to power our Trust's estates and keep vital services running around the clock? Click “Apply Now” or contact Tom Salter [e-mail] for more information. We can't wait to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

• Operate on a shift system plus on‑call, responding to breakdowns and job requests both day and night
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and in‑depth fault‑finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air‑handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold‑water networks
• Perform installations and refurbishments of building fabrications
• Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
• Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high‑risk tasks
• Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation.

Desirable criteria

• Supporting information and/or work history demonstrates knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Senior Technician - EFM - BA - B6 (PDF, 520.3KB)
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• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)