Job summary
The Estates department at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby has an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the onsite maintenance team.
The Estates team is a support service vital to the smooth running of the hospital. The team works behind the scenes to keep the hospital operational. The working environment is very diverse, and the equipment is highly specialised and unique to healthcare. Working in an acute hospital setting is a rewarding career as no two days are alike knowing that you have contributed to maintaining a positive patient environment.
An Estates Maintenance Support Worker position plays a key role within the Estates Engineering Maintenance Services. The post supports the wider maintenance team in the delivery of maintenance programmes that will contribute to a safe, cost effective, efficient and compliant hospital site.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake works relating to the maintenance and repairs of Trust properties, equipment, grounds & gardens ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, health technical memorandum's, trust policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe and functional environment for patients, public and staff to support the delivery of patient care. The post also holds a significant patient, staff and visitor safety function during the winter months, providing on call support overnight and at weekends for de-icing and snow clearing. The role offers support and/or assistance to skilled maintenance craft persons in plant rooms maintaining specialised equipment that serves Operating Theatres, Wards and Departments.
The NHS has definitive career progression pathways and training opportunities, with career advancement. There are various ways to continuously develop you and your career along with a great work life balance, teamwork and working to support your local hospital. In addition to this you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement, access to an excellent pension scheme, staff benefits including staff discount and lottery schemes.
About us
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oCompletion of a level 2 recognised training program such as diploma, national certificate etc in building or grounds maintenance Level 2 English & Maths or effective standard of spoken English and use of mathematics.
- oBasic Computer Skills to enable the post holder to login, operate trust standard programmes and complete mandatory training.
- oHold Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- oPossess demonstrable knowledge of NHS procedures for the operational maintenance of acute hospital sites.
- oKnowledge of relevant Trust policies, health and safety and other legislation relevant to the position.
- oComputer Literate including being able to use software programmes like word, excel and email.
Occupational Experiance & Abilities
Essential
- oAble to plan, organise and manage own work activities.
- oAble to accurately interpret information relating to H&S, legislation Mandatory requirements.
- oPrevious experience working in a maintenance background.
- oAble to understand Risk Assessment processes and carryout work utilizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instruction (WI).
Desirable
- oAble to work independently and make decisions based on analysis of information.
- oAble to plan, organise and manage own work, including liaison with staff and members of the public.
- oProven relevant experience working on breakdowns and PPM's on mechanical / plumbing plant and equipment or grounds maintenance or equipment found in the hospital environment.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMust be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of core trust values and be able to articulate in practice.
- oAble to work independently and make decisions based on analysis of information.
- oExcellent effective communicator, using verbal, oral or written skills.
- oAble to organise and prioritise workloads.
- oProactive approach to learning and developing new skills in order to meet service demands and changes (CPD)
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oCompletion of a level 2 recognised training program such as diploma, national certificate etc in building or grounds maintenance Level 2 English & Maths or effective standard of spoken English and use of mathematics.
- oBasic Computer Skills to enable the post holder to login, operate trust standard programmes and complete mandatory training.
- oHold Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable
- oPossess demonstrable knowledge of NHS procedures for the operational maintenance of acute hospital sites.
- oKnowledge of relevant Trust policies, health and safety and other legislation relevant to the position.
- oComputer Literate including being able to use software programmes like word, excel and email.
Occupational Experiance & Abilities
Essential
- oAble to plan, organise and manage own work activities.
- oAble to accurately interpret information relating to H&S, legislation Mandatory requirements.
- oPrevious experience working in a maintenance background.
- oAble to understand Risk Assessment processes and carryout work utilizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Work Instruction (WI).
Desirable
- oAble to work independently and make decisions based on analysis of information.
- oAble to plan, organise and manage own work, including liaison with staff and members of the public.
- oProven relevant experience working on breakdowns and PPM's on mechanical / plumbing plant and equipment or grounds maintenance or equipment found in the hospital environment.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMust be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of core trust values and be able to articulate in practice.
- oAble to work independently and make decisions based on analysis of information.
- oExcellent effective communicator, using verbal, oral or written skills.
- oAble to organise and prioritise workloads.
- oProactive approach to learning and developing new skills in order to meet service demands and changes (CPD)
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.
