Job overview
The post of the Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical Building Services plays a key role in the Estates Operational Maintenance service. The individual will support the Operational Maintenance Team Manager
and Estates Engineering Officers in the delivery of maintenance programmes that will contribute to the Trusts maintenance and engineering objectives in line with statutory legislation and regulation, along with non-statutory best practice guidance like British Standards and Health Technical Memorandums (HTM).
The post holder will undertake works relating to the maintenance and repairs of trust properties, equipment, grounds & gardens ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, HTM’s, Trust Policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe and functional environment for patients, staff and visitors to support the delivery of patient care.
The post holder will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance work on a wide range of mechanical building services including specialised ventilation systems, complex water and heating
systems, steam and compressed air and medical gas pipelines, at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. The post is site-based but you may be required to work on other Trust sites as necessary.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Be a member of a small group of technical staff who manage and operate complex technical systems and processes across the Trust, ensuring compliance with Trust standard operating procedures, policies and procedures and legislation.
Appointed to named competent roles in keeping with requirements laid down in Hospital Technical Memorandums (HTM) and Health and Safety documentation.
Support the Operational Maintenance Team Manager with the implementation of planned, reactive and routine maintenance.
Responsible for the implementation and sign off of documentation along with the responsibility of asset management and technical support for the Estate across all trades.
Complete data entry into paper and electronic systems (e.g. the completion of all job dockets, asset management details, time sheets and stock sheets).
Take part in the operational maintenance team “on call“ rota to provide out of hours maintenance service, particularly during the winter months, assisting with snow clearing, de-icing work and duties.
Have a good general education and general experience of engineering trades and will undertake on the job training or other training away from the place of work as dictated by the requirements of the role
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate, NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in mechanical / building services engineering.
2. Recognised time served apprenticeship in mechanical or building services engineering i.e. plumbing, heating, commercial pipe fitting etc.
3. Mechanical engineering experience covering building ventilation systems, fire dampers, compressed air systems, commercial heating systems, steam & Condensate Systems.
4. Level 2 English & Maths or effective standard of spoken English and use of mathematics.
5. Hold Full Clean UK Driving Licence
6. Computer Literate including being able to use software programmes Word, Excel and Outlook.
Desirable criteria
7. Possess demonstrable knowledge of NHS procedures for the operational maintenance of acute hospital sites.
8. Knowledge of relevant Trust policies, health and safety and other legislation relevant to the position, such as HTM04, water systems
9. ONC/ HNC Qualification with structured apprenticeship.
10. Level 3 Leadership qualification or willing to work towards.
11. Knowledge of relevant Trust policies, health and safety and other legislation relevant to the position, such as Fire codes, Electrical Safety, Medical Gases, Specialist Ventilation Systems, etc.
12. Asbestos Awareness.
13. IOSH Working Safely.
14. IOSH Managing Safely.
15. CSCS Card.
Knowledge Training & Experiance
Essential criteria
16. Able to plan, organise and manage own work activities.
17. Able to accurately interpret information relating to H&S, legislation Mandatory requirements.
18. Proven relevant experience of planned preventative maintenance regime working on breakdowns on mechanical / plumbing plant and equipment in a Facilities Management or Hospital setting.
19. Able to understand Risk Assessment processes and carryout work utilizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instruction (WI).
20. Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment.
Desirable criteria
21. Able to plan, organise and manage work related to projects, including liaison with contractors, staff and members of the public.
22. Able to work independently and make decisions based on analysis of information.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
23. Ability to communicate both written and verbally effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally
24. Be able to read and understand architectural drawings, equipment operation and maintenance manuals.
25. Ability to prioritise workload.
26. Ability to work without supervision
27. Ability to carry out works across all trades.
28. Undertake best and safe practices under Health and Safety Guidelines
29. IT literate.
30. Be able to work on own initiative Work well with in a team.
Desirable criteria
31. Proactive approach to learning and developing new skills in order to meet service demands and changes (CPD)
Special Attributes
Essential criteria
32. Able to understand Risk Assessment processes and carryout work utilizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instruction (WI).
33. Shows motivation in developing new skills.
34. High level of interpersonal skills Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy.
35. Flexible and reliable .
Desirable criteria
36. Able to develop and create drawings, reports, documents either using IT or manually.
Other Requirements of the Role
Essential criteria
37. Good time keeper.
38. Ability to work from all hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service.
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