Technician | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Chelmsford seeks a qualified Technician to support critical services by performing maintenance and improvements across facilities. Ideal candidates will understand technical data and have experience training others in equipment usage. This role is vital for ensuring clinicians can provide care. Applications are invited before the deadline of September 25, 2025.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data related to Estates plant, equipment and systems.
• Ability to advise, instruct, and train colleagues.
• Experience in liaising with service contractors for maintenance and repairs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance, improvement, and minor capital works on facilities.
• Provide advice and technical support to colleagues on plant availability and maintainability.
• Liaise with service contractors for ongoing maintenance and repairs.

Job description

Overview

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. 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 25 Sep 2025.