Technician | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Essex is seeking a qualified Technician to join their team. The role involves undertaking maintenance, improvement, and minor capital works across various facilities. Candidates should have a thorough understanding of technical data and the ability to advise, instruct, and train colleagues. This position is critical in supporting patient care and ensuring operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• A suitably qualified Technician with relevant practical experience.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to Estates plant, equipment and systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to advise, instruct and train colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance, improvements and minor capital works on facilities across the trust.
• Advise, instruct and train colleagues in the safe operation of equipment and systems.
• Provide advice and technical support on the availability, suitability and maintainability of plant and equipment.
• Liaise with service contractors to arrange access and facilitate maintenance and repairs.

Skills

Technical data knowledge

Communication skills

Training and advising

Job description

We are looking for a suitably qualified Technician, with relevant practical experience, to join our team.

You will be an integral part of a critical service that supports our Trust by undertaking maintenance, improvement and minor capital works on all facilities across MSE so that our clinical teams can continue to care for our patients.

So, if you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to a wide range of Estates plant, equipment and systems, we want to hear from you today.

The Technician will be able to effectively advise, instruct and train colleagues, and other groups, in the safe operation of equipment and systems.

To provide advice and technical support to colleagues on the availability, suitability and maintainability of plant and equipment, in support of patient care.

To liaise with service contractors, which may include arranging access to particular areas, and shutdown of essential plant and systems, in order to facilitate ongoing maintenance, respond to breakdowns and facilitate repairs.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing 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

For full details of this vital and varied role please see attached job description.

We look forward to receiving your application today.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance, improvements and minor capital works on facilities across the trust.
• Advise, instruct and train colleagues in the safe operation of equipment and systems.
• Provide advice and technical support on the availability, suitability and maintainability of plant and equipment in support of patient care.
• Liaise with service contractors to arrange access, planned shutdowns and to facilitate maintenance and repairs.

Qualifications and Skills

• A suitably qualified Technician with relevant practical experience.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to Estates plant, equipment and systems.
• The ability to communicate effectively and to advise, instruct and train colleagues and other groups.