The Estates Department is looking for a Mechanical Technician with a background preferably gained in a maintenance, building services or healthcare environment to join the Maintenance Team.
Where required, additional training will be given to the successful applicant to enable them to fully meet the person specification, and consideration will be given to further training to enable career progression.
The vacancy will be based at the Basingstoke Hospital site, and the successful applicant will require good communication skills to work across the site; however, they may also be expected to work on any of the Trust sites.
The successful applicant will require good communication skills, an empathetic approach to staff and patients, be adaptable, willing to learn new skills, and be able to work independently as well as part of the team. The applicant must have the physical ability and agility to carry out manual handling.
A current valid full driving license is required for this role to undertake call outs.
The successful applicant will be required to carry out planned and reactive mechanical works inclusive of repair, maintenance, and improvement to the building and hospital facilities, ensuring a welcoming environment for staff and visitors.
The successful applicant may also be required to assist with other building related tasks as well as mechanical and electrical building services in plant rooms and ward areas.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement, and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer), and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024.
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