Maintenance Electrician

Job description

Job summary

The Estates Department are looking to enhance their maintenance team and would like to add a full time Band 5 Maintenance Electrician to their team of staff.

You will work as a member of the Estates team across multi-disciplined trades.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a comprehensive electrical service to all wards and departments in a multi-disciplined environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

You will provide emergency response and undertake on-call duties as part of the on-call team to ensure that emergency repairs occurring out of normal hours are attended to. You must possess a level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification or equivalent.

Please refer to the job description for a full list of duties.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Good level of written and verbal English skills
• Working in a team
• Capable of Working in a demanding service line
• Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
• Ability to work to deadlines

Qualifications

Essential

• 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations
• NVQ 3 in Electrical Installations or BTEC ONC in Electrical Engineering or City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering
• Time served apprenticeship
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• City & Guilds 2392 Inspection and Testing Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification of experience working as an Electrician
• Broad experience in Electrical services including Electrical Power & lighting, Electrical distribution equipment, Motors, Pumps and controls

Desirable

• Experience of working on Emergency lighting, Emergency Generators, Nurse Call Systems, Auto door systems, Entry systems
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital/Healthcare environment

Knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge of various Health & Safety Legislation as applicable to core trade
• Knowledge of COSHH

Person Specification
Skills

Essential

• Good level of written and verbal English skills
• Working in a team
• Capable of Working in a demanding service line
• Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
• Ability to work to deadlines

Qualifications

Essential

• 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations
• NVQ 3 in Electrical Installations or BTEC ONC in Electrical Engineering or City and Guilds in Electrical Engineering
• Time served apprenticeship
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable

• City & Guilds 2392 Inspection and Testing Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Post qualification of experience working as an Electrician
• Broad experience in Electrical services including Electrical Power & lighting, Electrical distribution equipment, Motors, Pumps and controls

Desirable

• Experience of working on Emergency lighting, Emergency Generators, Nurse Call Systems, Auto door systems, Entry systems
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital/Healthcare environment

Knowledge

Desirable

• Knowledge of various Health & Safety Legislation as applicable to core trade
• Knowledge of COSHH

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Royal Oldham Hospital

Rochdale Road

Oldham

OL1 2JH

United Kingdom

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