Estates Technician (Mechanical)

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Estates Technicianwith a mechanical bias to join our NHS Estates team. In this role, you willhelp maintain and repair critical mechanical infrastructure, plant, and systemsincluding HVAC, plumbing, medical gases, steam systems, etc ensuring ourbuildings remain safe, efficient, and fully operational for patients, staff,and visitors. If you are technically minded, safety focused, and committed tosupporting high quality patient care, wed love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Carry out and supervise planned and reactive maintenance onmechanical, electro-mechanical, and associated building services across theTrust, ensuring safe and reliable operation of critical hospital plant &estate infrastructure. Diagnose, undertake repair, and supervise internal andexternal resource on equipment such as HVAC, steam boilers, ventilation, BMS,and complex systems. Complete safety tests, inspections and maintain accuratemaintenance records in line with Trust procedures. Support and supervisecontractors, work collaboratively with Estates colleagues, contractors andclinical teams, providing technical advice and communicating issues clearly.Ensure all work is completed safely, accurately and documented appropriately,escalating risks or complex issues when necessary. This will include travellingbetween sites undertaking tasks in line with relevant policies and taking partin emergency response duties and the Estates on-call rota when required.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a largeacute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acuteservices to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centredcare. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin oureveryday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible workingwithin our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in SupportingInformation section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Tocontribute to the provision of a comprehensive and responsive maintenanceservice, to undertake preventative and reactive maintenance tasks to assistwith the delivery of Estates service to Alexandra Hospital and wider trust.

Full job description available.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Tocontribute to the provision of a comprehensive and responsive maintenanceservice, to undertake preventative and reactive maintenance tasks to assistwith the delivery of Estates service to Alexandra Hospital and wider trust.

Full job description available.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and presentable.
• Able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately.
• Good spoken & IT communication skills.
• Able to relate to the general public and to work effectively as part of a team.
• Able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure and alone.
• Problem solver.
• Able to understand when to escalate situations to the correct people.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
• Knowledge of HVAC and associated systems, plumbing, steam boilers / systems, water hygiene, medical gas systems and electrical Systems.
• Can demonstrate knowledge of safe systems of work.
• Operation / interrogation of BMS, problem solving / fault finding on mechanical / electrical systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively through, written, & spoken communication and non-verbal communication.
• Able to communicate complex technical information to non technical staff enabling them to understand risk and issues.

Desirable

• Medical Gas CP, BPS CP, Electrical fault finding / Inspection and testing.

Experience

Essential

• Healthcare maintenance or similar fast moving environment.
• Working alone to diagnose / repair faults on complex electrical and mechanical systems.
• Interacting with specialists to determine faults and apply this knowledge.
• Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
• Able to use measuring / test equipment and to diagnose / act on out of specification results.
• Electrical or mechanical installation.
• Managing safety of large steam boilers.
• Electrical and mechanical safe systems of work.
• Complex fault finding on mechanical and Electrical systems.
• 1st line management of staff / contractors.
• Mentoring / developing other team members.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 in a building services discipline or equivalent, served a recognised engineering or building services apprenticeship or equivalent.

Desirable

• CP certification
• BOAS

Person Specification
Personal Qualities

Essential

• Polite and presentable.
• Able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately.
• Good spoken & IT communication skills.
• Able to relate to the general public and to work effectively as part of a team.
• Able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure and alone.
• Problem solver.
• Able to understand when to escalate situations to the correct people.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
• Knowledge of HVAC and associated systems, plumbing, steam boilers / systems, water hygiene, medical gas systems and electrical Systems.
• Can demonstrate knowledge of safe systems of work.
• Operation / interrogation of BMS, problem solving / fault finding on mechanical / electrical systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively through, written, & spoken communication and non-verbal communication.
• Able to communicate complex technical information to non technical staff enabling them to understand risk and issues.

Desirable

• Medical Gas CP, BPS CP, Electrical fault finding / Inspection and testing.

Experience

Essential

• Healthcare maintenance or similar fast moving environment.
• Working alone to diagnose / repair faults on complex electrical and mechanical systems.
• Interacting with specialists to determine faults and apply this knowledge.
• Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
• Able to use measuring / test equipment and to diagnose / act on out of specification results.
• Electrical or mechanical installation.
• Managing safety of large steam boilers.
• Electrical and mechanical safe systems of work.
• Complex fault finding on mechanical and Electrical systems.
• 1st line management of staff / contractors.
• Mentoring / developing other team members.

Desirable

• Experience of working within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ level 3 in a building services discipline or equivalent, served a recognised engineering or building services apprenticeship or equivalent.

Desirable

• CP certification
• BOAS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

United Kingdom

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