Job summary
Our Estates team is seeking a dedicated and motivated Tradesperson Higher Level (Electrician) to join our in-house maintenance team on a full time, permanent contract. You will be primarily based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
You will join a friendly and supportive maintenance team. You will demonstrate excellent knowledge of building electrical systems and looking to utilise their knowledge and experience in a challenging but rewarding environment. Your duties will cover a range of building electrical work including planned and reactive maintenance, servicing, specialist testing, fault finding and repair of equipment and installation work.
You will interact with a variety of people including staff, service users and visitors and therefore must have excellent customer service skills and be able to communicate effectively with our customers.
In addition to the starting salary offer of £27,055 subject of negotiation in line with your proven experience, we are offering you a £5,000 recruitment and retention premium paid over 12 months subject to NI and income tax.
If you are looking to progress your career in estates and facilities, we are willing to support and invest in further education along with tailored career roadmaps.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities of the post will include:
- Leading and co-ordinating the retained estates team at Stamford and Rutland Hospital including planning holiday and carrying out MPS's with the assistance of the Electrical Management team.
- Undertaking a range of repairs and core craft electrical and general engineering duties and associated works for the Trust and its clinical providers.
- maintaining engineering services and equipment at a range of sites consisting of Hospitals, accommodation, Offices whilst at all times observing all relevant Health and Safety guidelines and Regulations.
- Expected to undertake flexible hours as well as overtime and call outs as workload demands.
- Service, test, calibrate, diagnose and repair faults, most, of which are non-routine and can be of a complex nature of hospital properties and equipment. Range of work procedures in progressing jobs requiring a high level of theoretical knowledge. Understanding and safeguarding highly technical tools often used in fault finding situations.
About us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.Benefits to you:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- NHS Pension Scheme:
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Career development and training;
- Wellbeing support and activities;
- In-house physiotherapy Service;
- On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must possess a relevant formal electrical qualification and be conversant with electrical regulations. Attention to detail is a must. You must possess good literacy skills and the ability to work on your own and work as part of the maintenance team to achieve shared goals.
- Complete planned preventative maintenance schedules on various plant and equipment using specific tools and equipment and utilising highly developed skills necessary for relevant accuracy. Input information onto Planet FM computer program and utilise to best plan workload. Update regularly to keep abreast of development of the Trust/Hospital.
- Respond to all type of works, working from Planned Maintenance Schedules, Help Desk Requisitions and verbal instructions.
- Provides technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
- Willing to be trained to undertake AP duties in other disciplines such as LV systems, lifts etc.
- Play an active role in maintaining a safe, efficient, working environment by providing a range of effective day-to-day engineering and technical services to the site.
- Able to forward plan resource needs, i.e. types of tools and equipment used for each task. Ensuring Health & Safety and COSHH regulations are adhered to at all times.
- Undertakes condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports.
- play a key role in the delivery of planned preventive maintenance regime as instructed by their line manager/team leader
- Assess, manage and recommend appropriate engineering solutions and technical demands, for example carrying out fault finding on complicated and technically challenging equipment and services then determining appropriate actions required to rectify situation
- Interpret technical drawings and specifications, produce technical assessments and options for a range of engineering related issues
- Moving assets, delivering parts and equipment around the site, as well as safe use of tools and equipment in line with regulation. Ensuring adequate plant, consumables, materials and other resources are available for all tasks through procurement of required spares.
- Work closely with other crafts persons, team leaders and managers to ensure all tasks are completed within the established priority time scales.
- Ensure that team leaders and managers are fully informed and kept up-to-date on any issues that will delay performance against KPIs or SLA's
- Ensure that all documents issued by the help desk are properly and clearly completed in line with management instructions.
- Conducting Statutory testing and inspection programmes, including the co-ordinating role for service shut downs and new works
- Co-coordinate activities with other works disciplines to ensure efficient and safe working practices are achieved and observed at all times.
- Initiate work orders to team leaders for new works, breakdowns, planned maintenance / inspections and associated works.
Communicate to Managers, contractors and other healthcare professions to provide advice, guidance, technical support and instruction to ensure the efficient and safe operation of services and equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must possess a relevant formal electrical qualification and be conversant with electrical regulations. Attention to detail is a must. You must possess good literacy skills and the ability to work on your own and work as part of the maintenance team to achieve shared goals.
- Complete planned preventative maintenance schedules on various plant and equipment using specific tools and equipment and utilising highly developed skills necessary for relevant accuracy. Input information onto Planet FM computer program and utilise to best plan workload. Update regularly to keep abreast of development of the Trust/Hospital.
- Respond to all type of works, working from Planned Maintenance Schedules, Help Desk Requisitions and verbal instructions.
- Provides technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
- Willing to be trained to undertake AP duties in other disciplines such as LV systems, lifts etc.
- Play an active role in maintaining a safe, efficient, working environment by providing a range of effective day-to-day engineering and technical services to the site.
- Able to forward plan resource needs, i.e. types of tools and equipment used for each task. Ensuring Health & Safety and COSHH regulations are adhered to at all times.
- Undertakes condition surveys, evaluates inspection reports.
- play a key role in the delivery of planned preventive maintenance regime as instructed by their line manager/team leader
- Assess, manage and recommend appropriate engineering solutions and technical demands, for example carrying out fault finding on complicated and technically challenging equipment and services then determining appropriate actions required to rectify situation
- Interpret technical drawings and specifications, produce technical assessments and options for a range of engineering related issues
- Moving assets, delivering parts and equipment around the site, as well as safe use of tools and equipment in line with regulation. Ensuring adequate plant, consumables, materials and other resources are available for all tasks through procurement of required spares.
- Work closely with other crafts persons, team leaders and managers to ensure all tasks are completed within the established priority time scales.
- Ensure that team leaders and managers are fully informed and kept up-to-date on any issues that will delay performance against KPIs or SLA's
- Ensure that all documents issued by the help desk are properly and clearly completed in line with management instructions.
- Conducting Statutory testing and inspection programmes, including the co-ordinating role for service shut downs and new works
- Co-coordinate activities with other works disciplines to ensure efficient and safe working practices are achieved and observed at all times.
- Initiate work orders to team leaders for new works, breakdowns, planned maintenance / inspections and associated works.
Communicate to Managers, contractors and other healthcare professions to provide advice, guidance, technical support and instruction to ensure the efficient and safe operation of services and equipment.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum qualification of City & Guilds 236 parts 1 & 2 or BTEC First Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ level 3 with key skills)
- City & Guilds 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
Desirable
- BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Advanced Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ level 3 with key skills)
- Existing AP qualification
Experience
Essential
- oCompletion of a structured training program in electrical engineering for a minimum period of 3 years.
- oSignificant experience of electrical installation and maintenance
Knowledge
Essential
- oWorking Knowledge of safe isolation procedure
Desirable
- oCompetent person to HTM 06-02 electrical safety code for hospitals
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum qualification of City & Guilds 236 parts 1 & 2 or BTEC First Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ level 3 with key skills)
- City & Guilds 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
Desirable
- BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in Electrical Engineering or Advanced Modern Apprenticeship (NVQ level 3 with key skills)
- Existing AP qualification
Experience
Essential
- oCompletion of a structured training program in electrical engineering for a minimum period of 3 years.
- oSignificant experience of electrical installation and maintenance
Knowledge
Essential
- oWorking Knowledge of safe isolation procedure
Desirable
- oCompetent person to HTM 06-02 electrical safety code for hospitals
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
