Job overview

1.     Act as the Senior Maintenance Technician/Engineer to be the first response to any urgent/high-priority reactive maintenance (mechanical and electrical) issues at both the Hillingdon Hospital (HH) and Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) sites.

2.     Act as the lead Competent Person (CP)/Skilled Person (SP) for multiple disciplines as per requirements within the Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs). 

3.     Carry out any statutory planned maintenance inspections which require the relevant training and qualifications. E.g. a Domestic and/or Commercial Gas Safe qualification and an in-date license to carry out the servicing of gas boilers; or a Competent Person (CP)/Authorised Person (AP) qualification and successful completion of assessment by the relevant Authorised Engineer (AE).

4.     Carry out regular and timely integrity checks and audits of plant rooms, all maintenance service functions, systems and processes to ensure that the service complies to statutory directives, Health and Safety and COSHH, UK legislation and local policies and procedures so as to ensure the continued safety of the organisations staff, patients, visitors and contractors

Main duties of the job

·         To attend, investigate, and resolve any urgent/high-priority reactive maintenance (mechanical and electrical) issues within Trust’s Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the assistance of the in-house Estates Maintenance Workforce. If the issue cannot be resolved within this period, then it must be “made safe” and escalated to the Estates Maintenance Manager and/or applicable Estates Officer.

·         To maintain strong communication with the Estates Maintenance Manager, Estates Officers, Estates Maintenance Supervisors and Senior Estates Managers via emails, phone calls and meetings to provide updates and a thoroughly planned solution for any necessary further remedial works following the investigation of an urgent issue which cannot be resolved there and then. 

·         To act as the lead Competent Person (CP)/Skilled Person (SP) and deputy to the formally appointed Authorised Person (AP)/Responsible Person (RP) in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. medical gases, steam equipment, water quality, ventilation, electrical, mechanical and pressure systems.

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.