Estates Maintenance Technician (XN05)

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Main duties of the job

Expected Shortlisting Date

21/04/2025

Planned Interview Date

05/05/2025

Install, maintain, service and repair the full range of Estates Services equipment. Performs work including activities which require comparison of a range of options, complex facts requiring analysis to resolve technical issues in complex and multifaceted equipment / situations. Responsible for calibration and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment including various voltage systems, steam raising plant and associated equipment, steam sterilizers, medical gas systems, nurse call systems, lighting, fire detection, building services controls, standby generator plant, heating and ventilation control systems and refrigeration plant.

Undertake condition surveys, evaluating 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 major interruptions, maintenance activities and co-ordinates work of others. Provides practical training to others and evaluates work.

Deputise for Estates Officer on the full range of management duties as well as providing technical advice to other Estates staff and contractors.

Provide an emergency out of hours service, working a rotating shift pattern covering 365 days a year subject to appropriate negotiations

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Carry out own dynamic Risk Assessments for all elements of work including manual handling

Produce generic Risk Assessments as required for all elements of work including manual handling

Supervise and organise Estates work taking place in a Clinical environment, including the allocation of resources as appropriate

Work autonomously as required by utilising the Works Management System to allocate PPM and reactive work requests

Liaise with area users to organise shutdowns of critical and complex patient support systems

To communicate effectively with Wards and Departments in relation to Estates issues utilising written and/or verbal

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Flexibility in role.
• To attend and fully participate in training provided by the Trust.
• To supply own general tools (all power and specialist tools are supplied by the Trust).

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

• Flexible and approachable.
• Able to work as part of a team and co-ordinate work with other trades.
• Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads.
• Able to prioritise own workload.

Qualifications

Essential

• Equivalent NVQ Level 3 Craft Certificate Completion of recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience working on breakdowns and PPM on electrical plant found in a hospital environment.
• Previous experience working on new installations, control systems, plant and equipment breakdowns, fault finding, rectifications and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on a wide range of technical
• Knowledge of various Health and Safety legislation as applicable to core trade, ensuring the well being of staff, patients and visitors.

Desirable

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