Maintenance Electrician

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced electrical maintenance technician to join our Estates team. You will perform electrical repairs, planned maintenance, and installations, ensuring compliance with regulations and codes of practice across Trust premises.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, support other trades, and participate in on-call duties. Flexibility and reading technical drawings are essential, along with a commitment to high standards and

Qualifications

• Experience in building services maintenance with a proven track record.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical installation plans and drawings.
• Willingness to attend courses and participate in on-call duties.
• Knowledge of statutory regulations and codes of practice relevant to trusts estates.

Responsibilities

• Carry out or oversee electrical repair, maintenance or installation of complex plant.
• Work as part of a multi-skilled maintenance team across Trust premises.
• Ensure safe systems of work and continuity of service, including on-call duties.
• Read and interpret technical drawings and manuals; liaise with other trades.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Reading drawings

Teamwork

On-call readiness

Education

NQF level 3+ qualification

Tools

Estates/FM software

Job description

You will be working within a highly skilled multi-discipline pro-active team that not only maintains the estate but also delivers projects to a high standard.

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of a multitasking maintenance team providing professional and technical expertise and with an effective and efficient focus on a service delivery. To carry out or oversee the repair / maintenance or installation of complex plant and equipment associated with premises administered by the Trusts Estates department. This will involve a multi skilled approach as well as the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core trade. Professionally the post holder will be expected to maintain his/her appearance in line with the Trust dress code. Uphold the Trust's values and behave in a manner fitting with the responsible position of the role. Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person he/she comes into contact with in the course of his/her work duties., Post holder is to carry out day to day electrical repairs, planned maintenance and improvements to the Trusts buildings in a manner that conforms to statutory regulations and codes of practice, while ensuring smooth running of the Trust. The post holder will also be responsible for installation of electrical new work and small projects. The post holder will be part of a multi-skilled, multi-discipline maintenance team. Participation in the emergency on call will be required by contractual obligation to ensure safe systems and service continuity. Cross site working will also be required by contractual obligation.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers) are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Our statement on modern slavery We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

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.

You should have good diagnostic and fault finding skills, and be able to read and interpret technical drawings and manuals etc. You should have a good understanding of the work of all other trades which is essential to maintain the flexibility of the department. You may be asked to perform other tasks as and when required by management. You must be capable of reading and understanding electrical installation plans and drawings. You must be willing to attend courses as and when required. You must be willing to partake in an on-call system You must be able to work effectively and efficiently to the highest standards. This will entail participating in the Labour Management System. Your involvement in this will be to read and understand work order cards filling in relevant details on completion of the work and maintaining a good performance.

• Experience in building services maintenance with a demonstrable track record of competence.
• This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT
• Basic computer/ smart phone skills to be able to receive and distribute electronic e-mail, research technical information and utilise any Estates/FM programmes

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in a large acute hospital.
• Risk Assessments completion
• Manual Handling
• Multi skilled in another trade discipline, A National Qualification Framework NQF achievement to level 3 or above e.g. BTEC /OND/EngTech or equivalent, Qualification in building services
• Legionella/water systems
• Asbestos awareness, Full knowledge of electrical principles with the ability to work from electrical diagrams, instruction manuals, cable lists and termination schedules.
• Understanding of HTM 06-02
• Full working knowledge of current 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• BMS Experience

Desirable criteria

• Basic mechanical knowledge
• Knowledge and appreciation of Building Maintenance Issues
• Knowledge of NHS and working in clinical Areas
• Knowledge of Estates maintenance, A positive approach to customer (patient, staff, visitors) care
• The ability to work at times without supervision
• Knowledge of safe isolation practice and procedures

Desirable criteria

• Planning skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Able to plan own work load be flexible and prioritise tasks
• Ability to develop and work effectively in a teamSelf-Motivator
• Ability to work under pressure

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.