Job summary
Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week
You will be an integral part of the team and will provide a wide range of duties to manage, support and assist the Estates Department. You will be qualified to the appropriate level with a building services mechanical trade background. You will be responsible for organising and managing planned and reactive maintenance alongside out-sourced service contract providers within a complex estate.
Main duties of the job
- You will manage, monitor and co-ordinate operationally all mechanical engineering systems and work activities including ordering materials and services, planning work and addressing backlog maintenance issues and deal directly with suppliers and their representatives.
- You will ensure compliance with relevant current legislation, NHS guidance, health and safety standards, codes of practice and regulations.
- You will support the Operational Estates Manager on all aspects of mechanical engineering services and systems ensuring compliance and that those activities are carried out in the most cost effective and efficient way either through retained staff or external contractors.
- You will monitor and review mechanical engineering services and the planned preventative maintenance system to ensure that statutory and mandatory compliance is achieved.
- You will manage, develop, co-ordinate and maintain documentation, registers and log books for mechanical engineering services including Health & Safety, Risk Assessments and method statements.
- You will monitor compliance in specialist areas of work e.g. medical gases, ventilations, gas and steam boiler plant, heating and domestic hot water services.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HNC/HND/Degree in Building Services or a Mechanical Engineering related discipline or an equivalent level of experience within Mechanical Building Services Engineering
- Recognised apprenticeship in a building services or mechanical related discipline
Desirable
- Authorised Person qualifications, Ventilation, Medical Gas
- Experience of Steam Raising Boiler Plant
- PSSR Regulations
- First Aid at work
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of Mechanical services.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, Codes of Practice etc.
- Extensive installation management experience.
- Good financial acumen.
- Good computer literacy and IT skills.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Ability to motivate and lead staff.
- Adaptability and willingness to participate in the Estates Officer on call rota
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of Health Technical Memorandum and the statutory and mandatory requirements therein
- Recognised management qualification.
- Experience of working in a hospital environment.
- Experience of staff development/human resource management.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to analyse and apply judgement skills illustrating the ability to interpret complex information and make informed decisions.
- Conscientious, flexible and able to perform under pressure.
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable
- MEWP (Mobile Elevating Work Platform) Training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HNC/HND/Degree in Building Services or a Mechanical Engineering related discipline or an equivalent level of experience within Mechanical Building Services Engineering
- Recognised apprenticeship in a building services or mechanical related discipline
Desirable
- Authorised Person qualifications, Ventilation, Medical Gas
- Experience of Steam Raising Boiler Plant
- PSSR Regulations
- First Aid at work
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of Mechanical services.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, Codes of Practice etc.
- Extensive installation management experience.
- Good financial acumen.
- Good computer literacy and IT skills.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Ability to motivate and lead staff.
- Adaptability and willingness to participate in the Estates Officer on call rota
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of Health Technical Memorandum and the statutory and mandatory requirements therein
- Recognised management qualification.
- Experience of working in a hospital environment.
- Experience of staff development/human resource management.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to analyse and apply judgement skills illustrating the ability to interpret complex information and make informed decisions.
- Conscientious, flexible and able to perform under pressure.
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Evidence of ongoing personal development.
Desirable
- MEWP (Mobile Elevating Work Platform) Training
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
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).
