Job summary
- Main area
- Mechanical fitting
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (may include some weekend work if required)
- Job ref
- 292-6652003-E&F-A
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maintenance Craftsman/Plumber - Estates
NHS AfC: Band 4
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The post holder will be a member of the Maintenance Team responsible for carrying out day-to-day repairs and statutory Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) for buildings within the Trust by using specialist knowledge and skills gained from training, experience and appropriate qualifications; to service, maintain and support on hospital mechanical engineering installations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will carry out their duties in an efficient manner with full awareness,
understanding and compliance with the Trust’s Health & Safety and Infection Control Policies and Procedures and in particular the Maintenance Department’s safe systems of work and working practices which includes being aware of Permits to Work and when they need to be used.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
- Good education standards
- City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Apprenticeship or experience
skilles and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Fault finding skills (diagnostic approach) on mechanical systems / controls
- Use relative tools and equipment
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of hospital services
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Able to work as part of a team and work under own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Current Driving License
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Tracey Burgess
- Job title
- Governance Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 827363
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