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Job summary

Main area
Estates
Grade
Grade B
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
166-DSFS-6791790
Employer
Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
Employer type
NHS
Site
DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
£23,254 - £23,806 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2024 11:00
Interview date
09/12/2024

Employer heading

Derbyshire Support Facilities Services logo

Semi-Skilled Electrical Craftsperson

Grade B

Job overview

DSFS Ltd are in search of a highly motivated and driven individual to work as part of our welcoming estates electrical team.

We are  seeking enthusiastic people who are keen on progression and learning to be part of the team and take on duties such as PPM's and reactive jobs.

This is a chance to work within an estates department that is focused on its staff and their development through training and qualifications, leading to many exciting opportunities ahead.

The hours will be 37.5 per week, with potential for overtime when the service requires it.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this interesting role are 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.

You will be tasked with the statutory, scheduled maintenance of various items of plant across the trust and associated buildings whilst also carrying our reactive duties when applicable.

These duties will include, but are not limited to the checks of generators, automatic doors, lifts, nurse call systems, PAT testing. Other duties will include the cleaning and maintenance of air conditioning units, fridges , heaters and other equipment. 

For reactive duties you will be tasked with work such as repairs to lighting circuits, patient care equipment such as over bed lights, nurse call equipment and where more complex tasks are required you will work closely with our electricians.

Work will be carried out in compliance with all HTM, Health & Safety and other relevant regulations, guidelines and Trust policies, undertaking training, making risk assessments, familiarisation and refresher courses as required. 

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 in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Competency in a specialist maintenance areas
Desirable criteria
  • Refrigeration gas leakage testing J14-f-gas cat4)or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work alone or with colleagues, with minimal supervision
  • Ability to communicate with customers in a polite and professional manner
  • Demonstrate the ability to solve small-scale maintenance problems alone
  • Demonstrate the ability to fill in forms correctly and transfer written information
Desirable criteria
  • As appropriate to the advertised post, previous experience within a construction, electrical or engineering environment
  • Experience in working alone in specialist areas of maintenance

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work alone or with colleagues, with minimal supervision
  • Ability to communicate with customers in a polite and professional manner
  • Demonstrate the ability to solve small-scale maintenance problems alone
  • Demonstrate the ability to fill in forms correctly and transfer written information
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to solve small scale maintenance tasks
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to accommodate the needs of our customers
  • Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, for example, lifting, carrying and working at height. Using ladders and other working platforms

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Applicant requirements

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Thoma Lowens
Job title
Electrical Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01246 513307
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