Mechanical Estates Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Name - Mark Gallagher Position - Estates Officer Email - mark.gallagher4@nhs.net Phone number - 0113 2064831

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Estates Technician with a mechanical background, who will carry out crucial maintenance, fault finding, repairs and installation work on all facilities, plant and equipment throughout the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Estate. Working on the full range of Estates services equipment, the Mechanical Estates Technician will undertake activities which require problem solving and solution identifying, along with analysis of complex situations to resolve technical issues on multifaceted equipment.

You will be primarily based at the St James's University hospital site where we endeavour to create a welcoming and effective environment which allows patients to feel comfortable, and our staff to deliver the best care. Much of your work will have a direct impact on patient's and their experience within our Trust. As part of the engineering team, you'll enjoy an incredibly varied role and play a vital role in helping us maintain our buildings and support our clinical teams with delivering the highest levels of care.

The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2300 staff we provide a range of Estates and Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

The Estates team at St James's is a relatively small tight knit team who are both pro-active and supportive, the work can be challenging and diverse but equally very rewarding. The team are committed to being the best we can be to support our patients. The Leeds Way values are embedded within our culture and we do strive for excellence and the working environment is one of learning and development where we do seek to do our best not only for our patients but also for our staff.

We seek like minded individuals who want to work hard for our patients, seek to develop their skills who are keen to learn, are determined to give of their best to ensure our patients have the best possible experience whilst in our care.

The role involves the install, maintenance, service and repair of a full range of Estates services and equipment. This includes being responsible for the calibration and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment including ventilation, medical gases, heating systems, cold and hot water services, pressure systems including steam, building services controls, standby generator plant, refrigeration and all associated equipment from valves, pumps to calorifiers.

You may undertake surveys, evaluate inspection reports and maintenance repairs, improvement and capital work across the Trust as directed by management, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures. Plan and organise interruptions, maintenance activities and co-ordinates work of others. Provides practical training to others and evaluates work.

Deputise for the Estates Officer on the full range of management duties as well as providing technical advice to other Estates staff and contractors. Participate in some out of hours work as and when required.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HND or equivalent experience or
• willing to work towards a HND
• City & Guilds 232 or 236 or 205
• Or
• Course 596 Plumbing Advanced
• Certificate
• Or
• Course 569 Plumbing Craft
• Certificate

Desirable

• Electrical/Mechanical
• Degree

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience working on
• breakdowns and PPM on technical
• mechanical, steam raising and
• electrical plant found in a hospital
• environment.

Desirable

• Working in a acute
• Hospital Environment,
• HTM 06, Nurse call
• systems, BMS -Systems

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)