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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job Overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Plumber/Mechanical Maintenance Craftsperson to work on the Maintenance Team at the Royal Gwent Hospital.
The main purpose of the role will be to provide a safe and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors by ensuring all essential services are maintained to support clinical departments in their prime task of treating patients whilst ensuring all statutory legislation is complied with.
The post holder will ensure maintenance tasks are fulfilled to appropriate levels of quality in a compliant manner, performing engineering maintenance work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine.
You will be responsible for fault diagnosis, repair and calibration on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
As an Aneurin Bevan University Health Board employee, you will receive access to a wide range of exciting benefits and opportunities! We value the dedication of all our staff and want to make sure your hard work is rewarded.
Main duties of the job
To understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers, assistants and contractors.
To provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers.
To provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and Estates Officers.
To liaise with all levels of senior clinical and non-clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services (i.e. Heating, power, nurse call system, ventilation etc) and patient care.
To conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff are made aware in the locality are aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients.
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 speciality 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.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Experience
Essential criteria
* H&V Systems
* LTHW Systems
* DHW Systems
* BMS engineering maintenance
* Completion of a structured training programme
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience of working within the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to work unsupervised
* Willing to develop individual knowledge
* Current Full Driving licence
Desirable criteria
* Motivation skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* High level of knowledge and understanding of electrical/mechanical services/systems and working knowledge of other associated trades
* Familiarity with approved guidance documents
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda
* General awareness of other engineering maintenance related statutory legislation
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Completed an accredited Mechanical apprenticeship training course to a minimum level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills e.g. air conditioning
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of significant CPD
* JIB Registration
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Highly motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious
* Participate in on-call and/or shift relief duties
* Available to undertake overtime.
Desirable criteria
* Experience in team leading
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
* Welsh speaking
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