Job summary
Employer heading
Maintenance Worker Specialist - Electrical Bias
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for an electrician technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is currently recruiting for an Estates Maintenance - Electrician to work within our wider estate team.
You will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team of Maintenance staff and technicians to provide installation work on all facilities, plant, and equipment within the trust.
You will provide technical engineering advice and support for the maintenance of equipment, fabric, and utility services for the trust. The ideal candidate will be a technician with an electrical background and be able to carry out roles with minimum supervision.
You should be able to travel between various hospital sites.
Our Values are Include, Respect, and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Diagnose, and repair faults on Healthcare Building Services
Deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others
Be responsible for ordering engineering spares, materials and equipment needed to undertake the works.
Understand the working, layout and operation of healthcare Building Services including all the Trust's properties and instruct others on maintenance and inspection.
Complete planned preventative maintenance schedules on various plant, fabric and equipment using specific tools and equipment and utilizing highly developed skills necessary for relevant accuracy. Input information onto Planet FM computer program and utilise to best plan workload. Update regularly to keep abreast of development of the Trust/Hospital.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Approved Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, or City Guilds Technicians Certificate, BTEC ONC or equivalent in relevant topics
- Current IEE 18th Edition
- Relevant training courses, particularly NHS/HTM orientated
- HV & LV Competent Persons course
Desirable criteria
- First Aid Certificate
- Portable Appliance Testing - City & Guilds
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working on breakdowns and PPM on technical, electrical plant found in a hospital environment.
- Previous Healthcare Environment experience
- Working within a team or on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to manage a high volume of work and ability to problem solve.
- To be computer literate.
- High degree of accuracy and diligence.
- Able to solve problems or pre-empt problems by employing appropriate measures and processes.
- Flexible and keen to progress and be trained in other skills.
- Keep accurate and legible records.
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate to include Word / Excel / Outlook / Power Point.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to diagnose and repair faults on electrical plant
- Exceptional understanding and working knowledge of technical specificationsrequired for electrical maintenance and repair
- Exceptional understanding and working knowledge of health and safety standards for electrical maintenance and repair
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Role model our Trust values every day
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Pemberton
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 284141
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