Job overview
Please note: Although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, the role is based at, and working on behalf of, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust properties through the One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) corporate collaboration.
The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftsperson, and dedicated support staff.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Plumber to join us.
You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in plumbing and heating and associated plant maintenance and fault finding.
Main duties of the job
This is a highly rewarding role. Working under the Mechanical Estates Officer, the successful candidate will embark on a challenging adventure, safely, efficiently, and with patient and staff safety at the heart of their focus.
Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to carry out plumbing maintenance and installation work within acute and community NHS properties. This will be on hot and cold water systems, heating and pressure systems, drainage, and some medical gases with full training. There may also be additional work on systems such as ventilation, air conditioning, steam production, and other healthcare related mechanical services - with full training.
The successful candidate must be able to self-motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be a good communicator on all levels. Flexible working will be required where you will assist other trades and undertake other tasks to maintain the building services.
A healthcare background would be advantageous but not essential - as specific training will be provided.
This post is based at Furness General Hospital.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital. (WGH) Also as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
RLI provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Please note: Although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, the role is based at, and working on behalf of, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust properties through the OneLSC Corporate Collaboration.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training.
* NVQ3, BTEC or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
* City and Guilds qualifications in relevant subjects
* AP/CP training in relevant subjects
* Legionella awareness, control, or risk assessment training
* Driving licence (B+E)
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of safe systems of work in an engineering, construction, or manufacturing industry.
* Experience of fault-finding on large-scale plant and equipment.
Desirable criteria
* Experience and use of computerised building management systems and facilities management systems.
* Experience of hospital systems and equipment, policies and procedures - especially HTM’s and relevant Department of Health guidance
Skills, ability & knowledge
Essential criteria
* Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with other members of the department, other (non technical) Trust staff, patients, visitors, public utilities and emergency services as required.
* Ability to deal with information sensitively and confidentially.
* Computer literate
* Ability to travel between the trust sites as required.