Job overview
Previous applicants need not apply
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated, reliable, and adaptable Mechanical Technician to join our dynamic Estates Team. In this pivotal role, you’ll take a proactive approach to maintaining and improving our estate, helping us achieve key objectives that support both departmental goals and the wider Trust mission.
As part of the Estates Directorate, you will contribute to delivering a comprehensive, responsive, and high‑quality Estate Management Service across all Trust properties.
We’re looking for a hands‑on, multi‑skilled mechanical technician with advanced experience in your core craft. You’ll confidently undertake the full spectrum of mechanical maintenance duties, ensuring our facilities remain safe, efficient, and fit for purpose.
Main duties of the job
Diagnose faults, carry out repair and maintain the building engineering services, plant and equipment.
Deliver safe isolations within your specialist craft skill set.
Oversee others on fault-finding, repairs, maintenance and installation of complex plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust.
Undertake Authorised Person duties.
This post will be based at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital covering services across the Trust’s Luton and Dunstable sites.
Hours are 37.5 hours week Monday – Friday and the post holder will be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
To work using own initiative in completing projects as instructed by the Estates Managers & Officers
To carry out testing, servicing and maintaining various equipment. e.g. decontamination, medical gas systems and gas boilers
Identify, diagnose and rectify faults of a more complex nature in the buildings engineering services, including fire alarms, baby tag system, Building Management System, steam boilers and L.P.H.W. boilers.
Fabricate, assemble, erect, install and commission new work.
Carry out periodic checking, servicing and testing of plant and equipment, in accordance with planned maintenance programmes and schedules.
Ensure the efficient running and operation of plant and equipment by monitoring, servicing, adjusting and logging performance data.
The post will involve lifting and handling of heavy objects, using access equipment and working in enclosed spaces such as roof voids and service ducts etc.
Analysis of fault alarms from the Building Management System and fire alarm system. Investigate and rectify all fault conditions.
Comply with Health and Safety Executive procedures and regulations and the Trust’s Health and Safety policy, procedures and working practices.
Complete all relevant paperwork systems necessary in the running of the department.
Attend training programmes as suggested by Technical Services Manager towards fulfilment of the Technicians job role and self-development to improve skills and learn new techniques. Familiarise, train or instruct others, as appropriate.
Participate in on-call arrangements, as determined necessary in order to deliver the service, and use the communication system available.
To work in accordance with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.
To be a responsible team member who uses initiative and is flexible to the needs of the clients.
To undertake training to learn new skills in order to fulfil the requirements of the department.
To understand working practices of the Estates Maintenance Department.
To be familiar with the more complex operation of plant and equipment throughout the Trust in order to fault find and repair equipment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. HNC/D, NVQ level 4, C&G or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
2. Time served mechanical person
Desirable criteria
3. IOSH Working Safely
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Proven experience in a service/maintenance role
5. Demonstrable and proven experience in a supervisory position
Knowledge
Essential criteria
6. Good knowledge of Health & Safety procedures
Desirable criteria
7. In depth working knowledge of building services engineering
8. Knowledge of Building Management Systems
9. Knowledge of steam raising plant – particularly steam generators
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.