Maintenance Craftsperson Mechanical

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Maintenance Craftsperson who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

We have a new opportunity to join our team and use your knowledge and skills of diagnostics, repairs and testing. If you have good organisational skills, are able to prioritise your workload to meet deadlines and have a commitment to customer care, then this could be the perfect role for you.

Your contracted hours will normally be worked over 5 days per week, however the role does require participation in the on-call rota, for which additional payments will apply.

We are seeking to recruit:

o Logical thinkers who enjoy putting their skills into practice to make a difference.

o People searching for a role that offers security, variety, a good work-life balance and a benefits package that includes an occupational pension scheme and opportunities for further training and career development.

o People who are team players to become part of our medium sized multi-disciplinary team.

If this sounds like you and you have the skill set / qualifications for this role, then we would be pleased to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will service, test, calibrate, diagnose, and repair faults, most, of which are non-routine and can be of a complex nature on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.

The work will include (but not be limited to) engineering distribution systems, heating, water, gas, ventilation, MGPS, building controls, steriliser / decontamination equipment, boiler controls, lifts, pneumatic systems etc.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience per annum/pro rata plus a RRP premia of £3,409

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-23-0034-1-COR

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Complete planned preventative maintenance schedules on various plant and equipment using specific tools and equipment and utilising highly developed skills necessary for relevant accuracy. Use the estates computerised Facilities Management System to record work records including time, date, actions etc. and update regularly to keep abreast of development of the Trust/Hospital.

Respond to all type of works, working from Planned Maintenance Schedules, Help Desk Requisitions, and verbal instructions.

Play an active role in maintaining a safe, efficient, working environment by providing a range of effective day-to-day engineering and technical services to the site.

Able to forward plan resource needs applicable to a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsperson, i.e. types of tools and equipment used for each task. Ensuring Health & Safety and COSHH regulations are adhered to at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Respond to all type of works, working from Planned Maintenance Schedules, Help Desk Requisitions, and verbal instructions.

Play an active role in maintaining a safe, efficient, working environment by providing a range of effective day-to-day engineering and technical services to the site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum qualification of C&G 214 AT Part 2, Plumbing & Domestic Heating C&G 6189 NVQ Level 2, C&G 2850 at Mechanical Level 2/3 or equivalent
Completion of a structured training program in mechanical engineering and able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: Low Pressure Hot Water System, Steam Raising Plant, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Systems
Demonstrate practical training and experience preferably by completion of a time served apprenticeship.

Skills

Essential

Fault diagnosis using test equipment commensurate with role of NHS mechanical maintenance craftsperson.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A minimum qualification of C&G 214 AT Part 2, Plumbing & Domestic Heating C&G 6189 NVQ Level 2, C&G 2850 at Mechanical Level 2/3 or equivalent
Completion of a structured training program in mechanical engineering and able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: Low Pressure Hot Water System, Steam Raising Plant, Pneumatic Systems, Hydraulic Systems
Demonstrate practical training and experience preferably by completion of a time served apprenticeship.

Skills

Essential

Fault diagnosis using test equipment commensurate with role of NHS mechanical maintenance craftsperson.

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).

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