Senior Mechanical Craftsperson

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible as the senior and lead mechanical craftsperson within the in-house mechanical maintenance team including a wide range of fault-finding and maintenance duties. He/she will be responsible for maintaining all Building Fabric, Mechanical and Electrical building services, and equipment within the Trust properties. To liaise and or coordinate directly with mechanical contractors in the day to day running of the Estates service delivery within the Newham University Hospital Retained Estates within Barts Health Estates & Facilities Services.

Under direction of the Estates Operations Manager ensure all buildings, plant and equipment are mechanically serviced and maintained throughout Newham University Hospital Retained Estate in accordance with Statutory & Mandatory requirements in a timely manner. Including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance (RM), minor works, major overhauls, and replacement. In addition, the Senior Mechanical Craftsperson will be required to be a self-starter who is able to work on his/her own initiative.

Main duties of the job

Lead estates mechanical team and contractors to ensure statutory, critical, and routine maintenance is completed, recorded, and documented.

Skilled in repair, fault-finding, and diagnosis of boilers, pressure systems, medical gas, HVAC/ventilation, controls, heating/hot water, CAD data systems, and generators.

Develop improvement plans for poor performance. Review works for quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness.

Work outside trade in emergencies as directed.

Assist with staff training.

Follow Trust policies, maintain effective communication, and ensure safe systems of work, site induction, risk/COSH assessments, and permit-to-work compliance.

Report unsafe practices/equipment.

Work safely on mechanical/electrical systems as Competent Person. Support audits with Estates Ops Manager to ensure compliance.

Implement legislation, safety alerts, HTMs, HBNs, codes of practice.

Ensure financial compliance and value for money in contracts/purchases.

Hold AP/CP accreditation and perform duties accordingly.

Participate in Estates Craftsperson Team on-call cover for Newham University Hospital.

Implement CAS/safety alerts with guidance/remedial action.

Raise/distribute planned/reactive work instructions, follow up, and report outcomes.

Assist Ops Manager in investigations, complaints, and producing specifications for improvement schemes.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Good Literacy & numeracy skills
• To have served a recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical engineering discipline or have equivalent experience
• Qualified with Mechanical ONC and or HNC level of education and or equivalent qualification.

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, including Asbestos & Working at Height regulations.

Experience

Essential criteria

• In depth experience of healthcare mechanical building services and to lead on the maintenance of the mechanical team.
• Detailed working knowledge of preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance and associated HTM
• Experience of successfully leading a mechanical team and contractors to meet agreed outcomes.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity (Concept CAFM System).
• Experience of allocating planned and reactive work to the in-house mechanical team and contractors.
• Understanding Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement and commissioning of external contracting services

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to prioritise own work.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to lead and motivate Estates mechanical team. Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Able to work on own initiative and within a team
• Supporting the mechanical team and organisation through environmental change and impact through legislative and organisational impact.

Desirable criteria

• Desire and ability to work as part of a small team.
• Ability to provide advice to service end users, on a wide range of maintenance issues
• Computer literate. Ability to maximise the use of allocated resources in the achievement of set objectives.

Other

Essential criteria

• Effective Team Leader/Worker
• Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of managemen
• Good inter-personnel skills, managing an mechanical team and individuals. Good influencing and motivation skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines. Ability to build relationships with all staff groups
• Proven performance orientated and customer focused measured service delivery
• Ability to lift/push/pull weights frequently in compliance with the Trust's 'Moving and handling care of the back guidelines (non- clinical)

Desirable criteria

• Full clean driving license

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A good working knowledge of Health & Safety principles within mechanical engineering and building systems. Knowledge of mechanical maintenance to meet relevant HTM 06.01 and HTM 06.02 standards.

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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