Job overview
The Maintenance department are seeking Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) to join their busy team. We are looking for highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads and identify potential improvement to operational system and management processes in order to increase departmental efficiencies.
The successful applicant will have experience with complex systems and previous exposure to safe working methods, and the ability to work on a diverse range of plants.
Additional training and development will be given as part of a formal training plan to ensure safe work systems are maintained at all times.
This role will also require participation in the department’s on-call system. This is to ensure that our service is delivered to our Hospital’s 24-hours a day, seven days a week
This is currently a one in six arrangement
Main duties of the job
- The duties include highly complex fault finding and maintenance on all aspects of engineering plant and equipment throughout the Trust.
- The duties must be carried out within strict timescales and statutory guidelines.
- The post holder must participate in the pre-planned on-call rota as part of an approved structure (following suitable training).
- Planned and reactive maintenance tasks will take up a majority of this role, and an excellent all-around working knowledge of basic engineering systems is therefore essential.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
1. C&G, NVQ or similar mechanical discipline
Desirable criteria
2. Line management qualification, HNC or HND, Competent person, time served apprenticeship
Experience
Essential criteria
3. •Experience of working with advanced plumbing and/or mechanical systems. •Fault finding on mechanical with skills to isolate, keep running and fully repair. •Experience of delivering safe water services tasks, temperature monitoring, cleaning and chlorination of taps/TMV’s and falt finding on systems.
Desirable criteria
4. •To have experience in working within healthcare premises •Working with a PDA installed with CAFM, MICAD and Zetasafe
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
5. •To have sound knowledge of mechanical systems. •In depth knowledge of the HaSaWA and other relevant acts, standards and guidance notes •To have an understanding of permit to work systems, risk assessments and good working practices.
6. •To have the ability to read and understand technical drawings and specifications •:You have knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights as appropriate to your role •You are able to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role, •Able to provide a customer focussed service •Strong team and personal organisational and time management skills to manage competing priorities and deadlines, to act from individuals to large groups •To be able to work effectively in a fast paced environment ensuring all paperwork, drawings and reports are correct.
Desirable criteria
7. •To have a sound knowledge in HTM, and HBNs •To have a basic understanding of asset management (PPM and reactive tasks, SFG 20)
8. •To be qualified and certificated in IOSH Management; •Ability to analyses complex problems and to develop and workable solutions to address them.
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Your application
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Closing date
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Shortlisting
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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.
Application numbers
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameJames WaltersJob titleHead of EstatesEmail addressTelephone number07786 334375