Job overview
Join our ambitious Estates Team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. We are on a mission to become the best Estates team in the NHS!
As an Estates Maintenance Worker, you'll join our dedicated 40 member team where continuous learning and development are at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for two skilled professionals who will contribute to the safe and efficient operation of our hospital facilities.
Adherence to comply with Trust regulations is a must, particularly those governing Health and Safety at work, and report any defects or hazards to the appropriate manager promptly.
Main duties of the job
As a vital member of our Estates team, you will contribute to the safe and efficient operation of our hospital facilities. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Planned & Reactive Maintenance:
1. Conducting routine checks and maintenance across various systems, such as emergency lighting testing in line with Trust schedules.
General Building & Electrical Support:
2. Carrying out basic electrical and mechanical repairs, such as changing light bulbs, replacing lamps, and repairing nurse call handsets. Performing minor building fabric repairs, including basic plumbing, ceiling tile replacement, and simple joinery/decoration works.
Operational Monitoring & Compliance:
3. Collecting and accurately recording operational data, including utility meter readings and basic plant performance monitoring.
Safety & Quality Assurance:
4. Maintaining the cleanliness and safe condition of all hospital equipment, machinery, tools, vehicles, and work areas. Ensuring strict adherence to all Health and Safety regulations and Trust procedures, always prioritizing the well-being of staff, patients, and visitors.
Professional Development & Teamwork:
5. Working collaboratively within the Estates team, demonstrating initiative and flexibility to meet service needs.
Working for our organisation
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
6. Basic knowledge of workforce safety procedures
Desirable criteria
7. Basic IT skills
8. Working on own initiative with minimum supervision
9. Ability to prioritise a demanding workload
10. Use of relevant tools and equipment
11. Ability to communicate with all levels of management, staff, patients and members of the public
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
12. Practical experience in electrical, mechanical and building maintenance
13. Knowledge of boiler plant, water systems and basic utilities
14. Ability to work under supervision and as part of a team
15. Good communication skills for reporting issues, liaising with colleagues and interacting with hospital staff.
16. Awareness of Health & Safety legislation, including safe working practices and infection control
17. Basic IT literacy to record data and complete reports
Desirable criteria
18. Experience in NHS or healthcare estates/facilities environment.
19. Competence in minor plumbing, carpentry or joinery tasks
20. Familiarity with risk assessment procedures and incident reporting
21. Understanding of environmental sustainability initiatives in a workplace setting
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
22. Relevant level 2 vocational qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. plumbing, carpentry)
23. Base level of theoretical knowledge
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Desirable criteria
24. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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