Job summary
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician
Division: Estates & Facilities
Band: 5
Salary: £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 1st May 2024
We are seeking an experienced electrician to join our busy maintenance team. The role will comprise a mixture of planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and minor works across the hospital site's high and low voltage systems, electrical equipment and installations.
Over time you will receive additional training and gain experience in maintaining a wide range of equipment and infrastructure as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Healthcare experience is not essential, but experience of working with large complex installations in commercial or residential facilities would be an advantage.
The hospital is about to commence a significant investment programme to decarbonise the estate by moving to photovoltaic and heat pump technologies, providing an excellent opportunity to develop new skills in these emerging fields.
Main duties of the job
To maintain mechanical engineering systems, plant, equipment and associated systems in order to ensure their safe operation, serviceability and compliance with statutory regulations.
To support and deputise for the local Team Leader when required, to support colleagues and Facilities Managers and to assist in the smooth running of the Maintenance Team and Department.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of a high quality and effective maintenance service on all engineering plant, systems, equipment and the completion and rectification of planned and reactive maintenance works in line with the Service Specification response times and estimated times programmed within the PPM system.
Completion of all designated maintenance tasks in line with statutory requirements, and to a high standard, which is acceptable to the Client Trusts.
Reconciliation of completed planned and reactive work into the PPM system in an accurate and timely manner through either a paper based works docket system and/or an electronic personal device application (PDA) system.
Provision of support and advice on improvements to existing installations and associated equipment and also in terms of enhancement of working practices.
Provision of a deputising role in support of Team Leaders. This may require participation in meetings, communication with Contractors and advice on site arrangements and engineering systems issues in relation to surveys by external agencies and surveyors.
Provision of assistance for colleagues and line management in the event of significant events where additional maintenance attendance is required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provision of a high quality and effective maintenance service on all engineering plant, systems, equipment and the completion and rectification of planned and reactive maintenance works in line with the Service Specification response times and estimated times programmed within the PPM system.
Completion of all designated maintenance tasks in line with statutory requirements, and to a high standard, which is acceptable to the Client Trusts.
Reconciliation of completed planned and reactive work into the PPM system in an accurate and timely manner through either a paper based works docket system and/or an electronic personal device application (PDA) system.
Provision of support and advice on improvements to existing installations and associated equipment and also in terms of enhancement of working practices.
Provision of a deputising role in support of Team Leaders. This may require participation in meetings, communication with Contractors and advice on site arrangements and engineering systems issues in relation to surveys by external agencies and surveyors.
Provision of assistance for colleagues and line management in the event of significant events where additional maintenance attendance is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to HNC/ BTech or at least City & guilds in mechanical engineering or an acceptable qualification of an equivalent or higher standard
- Have satisfactorily completed a recognised apprenticeship in a Mechanical or Electrical discipline
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience
Essential
- A very good understanding of general mechanical installations and equipment
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
- Experience completing risk assessments
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to HNC/ BTech or at least City & guilds in mechanical engineering or an acceptable qualification of an equivalent or higher standard
- Have satisfactorily completed a recognised apprenticeship in a Mechanical or Electrical discipline
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation
Experience
Essential
- A very good understanding of general mechanical installations and equipment
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical discipline
- Experience completing risk assessments
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
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).
