Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- Grade C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-DSFS-6790765
- Employer
- Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £25,076 - £26,732 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Mechanical Multi-skilled Craftsperson
Grade C
Job overview
DSFS Ltd are looking to recruit the right candidate into the role of Mechanical Multi-skilled craftsperson on a 37.5 hour per week contract, to work within the Estates department at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital and our Royal Primary Care (RPC) sites.
The duties include conducting a wide variety of Mechanical tasks throughout the Hospital. You will be working on water systems, ventilation systems, steam systems, heating and cooling plant, and other mechanical equipment at the Trust. The working hours are Monday - Friday 08:00-16:00
Interview TBC
**Previous applicants need not apply**
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Main duties of the job
To maintain the buildings and associated equipment at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and our RPC properties in an efficient, economic and safe manner in accordance with statutory, Health and Safety, DSFS and Trust standards
Work alongside maintenance management to ensure Trust-wide estates priorities are met with specific responsibility for managing and prioritising individual workload.
Carry out statutory Scheduled maintenance on various items of plant.
Complete jobs in a professional manner being courteous, helpful and understanding to all customers, i.e. patients, visitors and staff.
Work flexibly with start, end of shifts and meal break times to allow Estates service provision for emergency work and difficult to access areas.
Working for our organisation
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- City and Guilds (NVQ 3) in mechanical engineering or related trade
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship, with a minimum of two years’ experience
- *Current full driving licence and own transport
Desirable criteria
- Educated to GSCE Level 2 standard (or equivalent) in English, Maths
- Qualification in safe working on water systems
- Basic electrical safety
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate previous working in a customer orientated environment.
- Demonstrate previous working in a team as team member
- Demonstrate previous experience of working in an engineering /commercial/ industrial environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Knowledge of the prevention of legionellosis and water regulations
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work alone or with colleagues
- • Ability to meet deadlines
- • Demonstrate the ability to fill in forms correctly and transfer written information
- • Demonstrate the ability to solve complex maintenance problems alone
- • Ability to communicate with customers in a polite and professional manner
- • Detailed understanding of Health & Safety Regulations
- • Use of hands tools and test equipment
- • Able to read and work from drawings
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of building management systems
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of working on ventilation and heating systems
- Experience in working safely on electrical equipment
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good oral communication, particularly with customers
- Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to accommodate the needs of our customers.
- *Ability to perform physically demanding tasks i.e. lifting, carrying, working at height and other working platforms.
- Professional appearance
- Ability to operate computerised IT
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work effectively within a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tyson Haye
- Job title
- Mechanical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 513305
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