Job summary
As a member of our Estates and Maintenance team, you will help to keep our hospital environment safe and operational to support the health and well-being of our patients, staff and visitors - day in day out. It's a blend of planned maintenance, coupled with emergency repairs, refurbishment projects and everything in between!
Main duties of the job
Maintenance Joiner
The Estates & Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance operative to take on the role of a Maintenance Joiner
The role will undertake planned and reactive maintenance of essential systems across the diverse building services of the Trust estate.
You will need to have the ability to analyse faults and undertake rectifications to ensure continuity of service.
We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement to operational system and management processes in order to increase departmental efficiencies.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
- Liaises with contractors, professional parties and other service users both during normal working hours and out of hours.
- Advises the Senior Estates Officer and/or Senior Hospital Staff (Duty Manager on call/Directorate Managers) on maintenance issues as required outside of normal office hours.
- Respond to estates related incidents and liaise with other members of the Trusts staff who request assistance
- Liaise with Wards and Departments to ensure requested work is specified correctly to meet the users needs, provided efficiently and completed within the agreed priority response periods. This applies to all work requests including patient critical engineering plant, equipment and building services.
- Advises the Maintenance Manager / Engineering Estates Officer (Operational) regarding plant or equipment failure and to request in writing the supply of goods and/or services with reference to manufacturers manuals etc.
- Maintain stock levels for spares and equipment
- Carry out panned preventative maintenance inspections and testing to ensure compliance in line with Trust procedure and statutory requirements.
- Refer to and understand Engineering/Technical drawings, specifications and technical manuals.
- Assist in commissioning of mechanical services, plant and equipment.
- Carry out Estates surveys to ensure compliance with required regulations and guidance.
- Be prepared to work in hazardous areas, confined spaces and on contaminated equipment taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment in accordance with Trust policy and safe working procedures.
- Ensure that Risk Assessments and the use of operational procedures are actioned and observed by all maintenance staff.
- Identify and prioritise own work load and that of others when appropriate and actively participate in the operation of the performance management information system, including the completion of all paper work required by the scheme in a timely manner.
- Ensure the security of all plant, equipment and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Department. Make sure that any work areas are secure when working.
- Ensure that plant rooms are locked at all times
- Assist with, and support the Trusts Engineering Officers in project work, new equipment testing and commissioning, specifications, surveys, costing and other similar duties. Undertake inspections for pre-installations and investigate services which may be required for new equipment and carry out minor installation improvement worksKeep plans, electronic and hard copy records, spread sheet statistical data and ensure such records etc. are correct, updated and revised as necessary.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an Estates team that is working closely to ensure statutory compliance and building fabric standards are maintained across all the Trusts sites.
***Please note once sufficient applications have been received, this vacancy will close***
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
- Liaises with contractors, professional parties and other service users both during normal working hours and out of hours.
- Advises the Senior Estates Officer and/or Senior Hospital Staff (Duty Manager on call/Directorate Managers) on maintenance issues as required outside of normal office hours.
- Respond to estates related incidents and liaise with other members of the Trusts staff who request assistance
- Liaise with Wards and Departments to ensure requested work is specified correctly to meet the users needs, provided efficiently and completed within the agreed priority response periods. This applies to all work requests including patient critical engineering plant, equipment and building services.
- Advises the Maintenance Manager / Engineering Estates Officer (Operational) regarding plant or equipment failure and to request in writing the supply of goods and/or services with reference to manufacturers manuals etc.
- Maintain stock levels for spares and equipment
- Carry out panned preventative maintenance inspections and testing to ensure compliance in line with Trust procedure and statutory requirements.
- Refer to and understand Engineering/Technical drawings, specifications and technical manuals.
- Assist in commissioning of mechanical services, plant and equipment.
- Carry out Estates surveys to ensure compliance with required regulations and guidance.
- Be prepared to work in hazardous areas, confined spaces and on contaminated equipment taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment in accordance with Trust policy and safe working procedures.
- Ensure that Risk Assessments and the use of operational procedures are actioned and observed by all maintenance staff.
- Identify and prioritise own work load and that of others when appropriate and actively participate in the operation of the performance management information system, including the completion of all paper work required by the scheme in a timely manner.
- Ensure the security of all plant, equipment and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Department. Make sure that any work areas are secure when working.
- Ensure that plant rooms are locked at all times
- Assist with, and support the Trusts Engineering Officers in project work, new equipment testing and commissioning, specifications, surveys, costing and other similar duties. Undertake inspections for pre-installations and investigate services which may be required for new equipment and carry out minor installation improvement worksKeep plans, electronic and hard copy records, spread sheet statistical data and ensure such records etc. are correct, updated and revised as necessary.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an Estates team that is working closely to ensure statutory compliance and building fabric standards are maintained across all the Trusts sites.
***Please note once sufficient applications have been received, this vacancy will close***
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A National Qualification Framework NQF achievement to level 3 or above e.g.City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent
Desirable
- A qualification in Building services would be an advantage
- Legionella /water systems
- Asbestos awareness
Experience
Essential
- Experience in building services maintenance with a demonstrable track record of competence.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a large acute hospital.
- Risk Assessments completion
- Manual Handling
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic mechanical knowledge
- Knowledge and appreciation of Building Maintenance Issues
- Knowledge of NHS and working in clinical Areas.
- Knowledge of Estates maintenance
Skills
Desirable
- Planning skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Able to plan own work load be flexible and prioritise tasks
- Ability to develop and work effectively in a team
- Self-Motivator
- Ability to work under pressure
Other
Desirable
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A National Qualification Framework NQF achievement to level 3 or above e.g.City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent
Desirable
- A qualification in Building services would be an advantage
- Legionella /water systems
- Asbestos awareness
Experience
Essential
- Experience in building services maintenance with a demonstrable track record of competence.
Desirable
- Previous experience in a large acute hospital.
- Risk Assessments completion
- Manual Handling
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic mechanical knowledge
- Knowledge and appreciation of Building Maintenance Issues
- Knowledge of NHS and working in clinical Areas.
- Knowledge of Estates maintenance
Skills
Desirable
- Planning skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Able to plan own work load be flexible and prioritise tasks
- Ability to develop and work effectively in a team
- Self-Motivator
- Ability to work under pressure
Other
Desirable
- Knowledge of CDM Regulations
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).
