Estates Mechanical Operative

This role is Band 3 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management.  This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

•  To work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, Model Specifications, relevant Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice, British Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Actively participate in the operation of the Trusts labour control scheme by working within the scheme including completion of all paperwork required of the scheme (including completion of all job dockets and time sheets).
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, to include Heating and Ventilation system, Medical Gas PPM's and maintenance
• Ability to prioritise changing workloads and to act pro-actively to address work requests in conjunction with Estates Operations Manager/Mechanical Team Leader.
• Ability to understand maintenance policies.
• To assist other trades as required.
• Ability to work in unpleasant situations or environments.
• Ability to concentrate for several long periods to carry out required tasks and address any paperwork required for task.
• May occasionally be required to assist works in areas of uncontrolled hazardous i.e., steam leak, bodily fluids and raw sewage.
• Ability to carry out works in areas requiring emotional sensitivity e.g., mortuary, children’s ward, general wards and ITU.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade.
• Ability to process own timesheets and job dockets
• At all times to carry Trust communication device (two-way radio, mobile phones) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.

• NC/HNC/HND in Mechanical/Building Services Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Full Driving Licence
• Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
• Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’
• Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
• Proactive, self-motivated
• Team worker
• Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
• Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
• Work within clinical areas in close vicinity to patients.

• Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. First Aid, NEBOSH, IOSH, etc
• Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP
• Knowledge of Ventilation systems or medical gases.
• Experience in working in a similar role
• Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering
• Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation
• Knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
• Ability to carry out mechanical and/or electrical related repair works to building services installations
• Ability to carry out non-licenced asbestos work
• Highly organised

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.

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.