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Job Overview
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has an exciting opportunity to join our Facilities team as an Engineering Maintenance Assistant based at the Grange University Hospital. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to assist skilled tradespeople, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. The successful applicant will support the maintenance and estates team in ensuring the efficient operation, repair, and upkeep of NHS buildings, facilities, and equipment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a good understanding of many of the engineering systems utilised throughout the healthcare environment and strive to develop this understanding by following a structured development program. The post holder will have a basic understanding of the operational policies and procedures utilised throughout the department and the organisation and strive to develop this understanding by following a structured development program. The post holder will be required to be proficient in the safe use of hand and power tools, they will also be expected to safely operate a variety of test instrumentation after receiving appropriate training.
They will be able to respond to routine and non‑routine breakdown requests and carry out basic fault finding techniques on a variety of engineering systems and engineering plant in order to carry out electrical, mechanical or building repairs.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi‑award‑winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in‑house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world‑class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications And Knowledge
Essential criteria
* NVQ Level 3 or relevant recognised demonstrable competency at this level
* Trained in Health & Safety Awareness
* First Aid
* Asbestos Awareness
* Manual Handling
* Will be expected to undertake relevant training to facilitate the safe and effective delivery of maintenance tasks.
Desirable criteria
* Personal Safety
* Confined Spaces
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of general building services
* Appropriate work experience within the field of building services engineering
Desirable criteria
* Experience in a maintenance role, preferably in a healthcare setting
* Experience of undertaking PPM checks and following up on actions
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
* Customer care awareness
* Able to contribute in a team environment.
* Ability to undertake other duties within areas of competence – check against core competencies in PADR.
* Physically fit and able to carry out manual tasks
* Good communication and teamwork skills.
Desirable criteria
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Other
Essential criteria
* Self‑motivated
* Customer focussed
* Flexible approach to work
* There may be a need to cover shifts at short notice or to cover periods of sickness and annual leave.
* Ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.
Desirable criteria
* Awareness of NHS policies and procedures
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