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Main area
Electrician
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
186-791-24-CS
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Duncan Macmillan House
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum plus RRP payment of £5,000 pa (pro rata if part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
18/07/2024

Employer heading

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician (Electrical)

Band 4

Job overview

A full-time vacancy has arisen within the Estates Department for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to provide technical support services for the reactive/planned maintenance work in a variety of settings to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements. Operating as a mobile Maintenance Technician, you will receive your work from the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk.

The Estates Management Team of 40 directly employed staff forms part of the Estates and Facilities Directorate within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The Team provides planned/reactive maintenance, and emergency services 24/7 365 days a year to 96 buildings across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire utilising mobile engineers across all building disciplines, we ensure that he Trust's buildings are fit for purpose and compliant with current legislation. This is achieved by assigning jobs via the Facilities Helpdesk to our engineers out in the field onto their handheld devices.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to organise your daily workload ensuring you complete the tasks in the given priorities. You will carry out maintenance requests in an efficient and effective manner to support the successful delivery of a customer focused estate maintenance service for the Trust.

Performing routine duties, you will have a flexible and positive approach and have the ability to deal with new situations as they arise passing on relevant knowledge to colleagues.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applicants must have relevant electrical experience - previous hospital-maintenance experience is preferred. You will be expected to attend a five-day electrical to mechanical conversion training course enabling you to work across both electrical and mechanical disciplines.

You would be expected to participate in the on-call rota for out of hours emergencies, covering all properties maintained by the Trust, which will attract a retainer payment and overtime. In additional to your annual salary, a payment of £5,000 pa Recruitment & Retention Premia will be paid.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are seeking a stimulating and challenging role who can function under pressure in a multitasking/multiskilling environment.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT skills, use of mobile devices used in conjunction with the delivery of estates maintenance
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal at all levels of authority
  • Adaptable to change as required.
  • Able to work in a well in a team and as a lone worker
Desirable criteria
  • Skills of other trades both building and engineering

Training

Essential criteria
  • Legionella Awareness
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • Risk Assessments
  • LV Authorised Person training
Desirable criteria
  • First Aid

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Completed craft apprenticeship or recongnised training with significant experience
  • City and Guilds or equivalent advanced craft certificate in appropriate discipline
  • 18th Edition BS7671
  • Health and Safety Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • ONC/HNC Engineering
  • Management Qualification
  • Advanced Health and Safety Certificate
  • City and Guilds Elect Test and Inspection inc. Pat Testing

Physical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Capable of climbing ladders and scaffolding, working at heights and in confined spaces
  • Carry out manual handling tasks

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Maintenance of building services and Electrical plant /equipment servicing and repairs
Desirable criteria
  • Multi skilling across all estate’s disciplines

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • In depth knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act
  • Approved Codes of Practice and current regulations in relation to own discipline.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Approved Codes of Practice/ Health Technical Memoranda in relation to NHS Estate and other disciplines

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
  • Participate in the Out of Hours On Call rota

Values

Essential criteria
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Phil Duffy
Job title
Estates Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07702295150
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