Job summary
- Main area
- Electrican
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: Shift
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift)
- Job ref
- 359-6215379-KMOC
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone Hospital
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/05/2024
Employer heading
Shift Craftsperson - Electrican
Band 4
Job overview
The post holder will respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring services where possible or making potential dangerous conditions safe
Working independently or in a small team. Undertake both reactive Electrical repairs and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme to help prolong the life expectancy of equipment.
The post holder will be required to carry out routine duties independently where appropriate to competency, health and safety and with minimal supervision. Receiving jobs and recording the status and completion of work that is carried out via a handheld electronic pad.
You will ideally hold relevant C&G, NVQ or higher qualifications.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include
- To undertake a range of Electrical procedures for installation ,repair and routine maintenance of new, refurbished, existing industrial/commercial and domestic equipment services, whilst at all times observing all relevant health and safety guidelines and regulations.
- Undertake other non-Electrical duties where skills, abilities and competence are appropriate for such and has been approved by supervisor such as Nurse call systems which you will have training on
- Interpret and work from site drawings, specifications, risk assessment, method statement, permit to work, work dockets etc.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
This post forms part of the new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre team at Maidstone Hospital. Over 200 new posts will support the new Centre, which is part of a national scheme to deliver more than 50 new surgical hubs across England. The new Centre will open in spring 2024 and treat patients from across the region, increasing the Trust’s capacity for planned surgical procedures.
The Centre will contain the latest novel open plan laminar flow theatres; open-plan surgical areas where up to three patients are treated in a dedicated space with a specialised air canopy over each station to prevent the spread of infection. The new facility will also include a 14-bed inpatient ward and a 10-bed day case ward, with recovery, x-ray and therapy space, all within a dedicated elective building.
The Centre will expand orthopaedic surgical capacity across Kent and Medway, playing an important part in elective recovery and the reduction of patient waiting times across the region.
Interview Date: 31st May 2024
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to HNC/BTEC/ONC or City & Guilds in electrical plus relevant professional experience.
- 18th edition IEE wiring regulations certificate.
- Must have a thorough knowledge of the electricity at work regulations 1989.
- Specialist training such as that required to hold the position of ‘Authorised Responsible Person’ under the Department of Health’s Technical Memorandum (HTM).
Desirable criteria
- Certificated training courses on Electrical systems i.e 18th Edition, City & Guilds, P.AT
- Relevant proven electrical experiance
- Experience of working in an Hospital/Care setting/NHS environment
- Understanding of HTM’s, statutory and compliance requirements
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a primary or secondary care environment, including good working knowledge of HTMs, HBNs and other DoH guidance.
- LV or HV authorised person.
- Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold/MEUP.
Attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative on a wide range of applications across the Trust.
- To be able to work under pressure to resolve major disruptions.
- A dedicated and committed member of a diverse team of engineers.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colin Norman
- Job title
- Electrical Technical Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Or Barry Leaf ext 24673
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