Overview
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This role involves maintaining a range of building services, plant and equipment, diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur, and planning day-to-day workload and material management to include documentation, completion and sign off. The position is based with NHS Lanarkshire in the Monklands area.
Responsibilities
* Maintain NHSL’s mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard.
* Plan and prioritise day-to-day workload and manage materials, documentation, completion and sign off.
* Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on complex and non-routine building services equipment.
What we’ll need you to bring
* Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with an additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent.
* Experience of working in an estates service environment.
* Knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements.
* Experience inspecting and planning work related to preventive planned maintenance (PPM) and reactives.
* Willingness to undertake in-house training relevant to the position (statutory training, Archibus, Learnpro, Toolbox Talks).
* Additional knowledge through training for Portable Appliance Testing, periodic testing, sterilisation equipment, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and prevention, tube system maintenance, PLC controllers, steam/boilers, etc., to achieve competency and/or accreditation.
* Accredited Boiler/Steam course with accreditation to meet HSE and Insurance requirements for competent person.
* Specific Medical Gas training and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems training to ensure competency.
* Sterilisers and autoclave accredited courses for competent person status.
* Healthcare Ventilation course for competent person status.
* Specialist manufacturer courses for unique industrial equipment (e.g., specialist laundry equipment).
* Develop additional skills through training in other specialist areas (e.g., Complex Air Conditioning systems).
* Multiple additional courses evidenced in training records to ensure legislative compliance and available on request.
* Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence.
Note: for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
Nice to have
* Must have served at least a 4-year apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and achieved City & Guilds Part 3, ONC or equivalent.
* Basic training in Health & Safety, Manual Handling and CPR.
* Experience maintaining complex building services, plant and equipment; diagnosing faults; risk assessments; wide range of electrical and mechanical equipment; working in a multi-premises environment.
* Ability to plan and prioritise workload, coordinate material management, and work with minimal supervision.
* Communication skills across a range of staff; understanding of specialist healthcare services; competency as a competent person in a suitable technical discipline.
* Willingness to undertake surveys or audits and submit reports.
Employment details
* Contract type: Permanent
* Employment type: Full-time
* Hours: 37 hours per week
* Location: PSSD Maintenance within University Hospital Monklands; working pattern to be confirmed
Other information
The advertisement may consider shortlisted applicants for similar vacancies in alternative locations. For more information on the role, refer to the Job Description or the information pack on our recruitment webpage.
How to apply / contact: Please contact Iain Blair, Assistant Maintenance Manager at iain.blair@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk for the role details; or jennifer.hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk for recruitment process inquiries (include job title and reference).
Right to Work: NHS Lanarkshire checks entitlement to work in the UK for all prospective employees. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. This post is not sponsorable for Skilled Worker route at Band 1 and Band 2.
Benefits
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme with life insurance benefits
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life balance policies and procedures
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