Mechanical Technician

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 07 November 2024

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust's sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) - also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

Main duties of the job

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  • Work in accordance with the requirements of HTM's, HBN's, British Standards, Model Specifications and all Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice and Trust Policies and Procedures, identifying and proposing changes for own work area to the Mechanical Team Leader
  • Prioritise work requirements on essential facilities which could have a direct detrimental impact on the patient experience e.g. nurse call handsets, patient toilets/wash facilities and patient beds. The role involves prioritising and being able to react to changing workloads
  • Contribute to the development, implementation and review of the Trust's Estates plans and work closely with the other Estates Managers/team Leaders in the development of works programmes
  • Assist with the set up and Implementation/management of the Estates safe systems of work (e.g. Permit to Work, isolation procedures) under the guidance of AP's to ensure that all safe systems of work are carried out correctly
  • Plan maintenance works, including liaison with users and contractors
  • Supervise maintenance assistants and operational estates contractors, allocating tasks/re-prioritising where necessary, and ensuring the quality of specification and workmanship
  • Liaise with the Estates Helpdesk when receiving emergency works and service complaints
  • Act on own initiative and advise senior staff of implications of technical issues when attending site on call outs
  • Actively participate in the wider team operation

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-EP-5117604-B5-6

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

We offer flexible working arrangements and promote agile working with on-site presence as and when the required. This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

  • A competitive salary of £27,055 - £32,934 pa pro rata;
  • Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
  • A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
  • An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

If this sounds like a role you could strive in, apply today!

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

We offer flexible working arrangements and promote agile working with on-site presence as and when the required. This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

  • A competitive salary of £27,055 - £32,934 pa pro rata;
  • Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
  • A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
  • An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

If this sounds like a role you could strive in, apply today!

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
  • Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Engineering or Plumbing.
  • Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. BMS, decontamination, heating, domestic water services, ventilation etc.)

Desirable

  • Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc
  • Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
  • Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
  • Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either a CP or AP
  • Efficiency improvement training, i.e. Lean / Six Sigma

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
  • Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation
  • Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
  • Must be multi-skilled in Mechanical Trades
  • Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work'

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a similar role
  • Previous experience of working with a quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001)
  • Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering
  • Experience of creating and giving presentations to varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Highly organised
  • Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to apply the knowledge, experience and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment
  • Able to demonstrate the analytical skills and judgement required to identify/diagnose a range of defects and failures in relation to specific systems/equipment and what actions to take, where the information sources may be complicated and/or conflicting
  • Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
  • Ability to Plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work
  • Ability to analyse data using computer-based data entry systems and software packages
  • Ability to supervise others, monitor their work and carry out training as necessary
  • Proactive, self-motivated
  • Team worker

Desirable

  • Ability to carry out electrical inspection and testing
  • Ability to carry out repairs to complex steam plant
  • Ability to interpret, adjust and monitor various BMS systems
  • Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection.

Physical Skills

Essential

  • oAble to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
  • oAble to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
  • oAble to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed information
Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
  • Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Engineering or Plumbing.
  • Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. BMS, decontamination, heating, domestic water services, ventilation etc.)

Desirable

  • Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc
  • Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
  • Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
  • Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either a CP or AP
  • Efficiency improvement training, i.e. Lean / Six Sigma

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
  • Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation
  • Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
  • Must be multi-skilled in Mechanical Trades
  • Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work'

Desirable

  • Experience in working in a similar role
  • Previous experience of working with a quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001)
  • Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering
  • Experience of creating and giving presentations to varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Highly organised
  • Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to apply the knowledge, experience and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment
  • Able to demonstrate the analytical skills and judgement required to identify/diagnose a range of defects and failures in relation to specific systems/equipment and what actions to take, where the information sources may be complicated and/or conflicting
  • Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
  • Ability to Plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work
  • Ability to analyse data using computer-based data entry systems and software packages
  • Ability to supervise others, monitor their work and carry out training as necessary
  • Proactive, self-motivated
  • Team worker

Desirable

  • Ability to carry out electrical inspection and testing
  • Ability to carry out repairs to complex steam plant
  • Ability to interpret, adjust and monitor various BMS systems
  • Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection.

Physical Skills

Essential

  • oAble to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
  • oAble to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
  • oAble to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Estates Mechanical Manager

Gordon Rennie

gordon.rennie@ouh.nhs.uk

01865740361

Date posted

24 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-EP-5117604-B5-6

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU


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