Engineering Tradesperson – (Core Trade Mechanical)
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
The closing date is 30 March 2025
Job summary
Cwm Taf Morgannwg are looking for an Engineering Tradesperson (Core Trade Mechanical) to join our team at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. This role is key to providing a safe and comfortable environment for patients, visitors and our staff.
You will provide multi-skilled engineering expertise across various electrical and mechanical equipment and fabric, ensuring all essential services are maintained to support clinical departments in their prime task of treating patients whilst ensuring all statutory legislation is complied with.
We are looking for someone with a proven track record of fault finding and of carrying out pre-planned maintenance in both an electrical and mechanical setting, with a full understanding the legal implications surrounding statutory compliance and engineering governance.
Main duties of the job
- Perform engineering maintenance work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine.
- Responsible for fault diagnosis, repair and calibration on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment.
- Understand, receive and give technical instructions to other Maintenance workers.
- Provide advice and instruction to other maintenance workers.
- Maintenance and repair on a range of Industrial, Commercial, Domestic, and Plant equipment
- Provide reports both verbal and written to Team Leaders and Estates Officers.
- Liaise with senior clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services (i.e. Heating, power, nurse call system, ventilation etc) and patient care.
- Conduct workload in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff are made aware in the locality are aware of any disruption or potential noise etc. to ensure minimum distress levels to patients.
- Liaise appropriately with external Suppliers and Contractors, dealing with technical queries and information.
- To provide Shift Relief and/or On-Call as required.
- To carry pagers, radios or other communication devices at all times during the working day to enable emergency back-up provision.
- Undertaking testing of the mechanical and electrical systems in wards and other departments to safeguard the integrity of the electrical/mechanical supplies to areas.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
- The post holder will require completion of a time-served engineering apprenticeship plus demonstrable experience in an engineering maintenance environment working on systems, plant and equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
- The post holder will require completion of a time-served engineering apprenticeship plus demonstrable experience in an engineering maintenance environment working on systems, plant and equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed an accredited Mechanical apprenticeship training course to a minimum level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills, e.g. air conditioning
Desirable
- Evidence of significant CPD
Knowledge
Essential
- High level of knowledge and understanding of electrical/ mechanical services/systems and a working knowledge of other associated trades. Familiarity with approved guidance documents.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience with Fire Alarm Systems Generators Lifts BMS engineering maintenance Completion of a structured training programme
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed an accredited Mechanical apprenticeship training course to a minimum level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills, e.g. air conditioning
Desirable
- Evidence of significant CPD
Knowledge
Essential
- High level of knowledge and understanding of electrical/ mechanical services/systems and a working knowledge of other associated trades. Familiarity with approved guidance documents.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience with Fire Alarm Systems Generators Lifts BMS engineering maintenance Completion of a structured training programme
Desirable
- Previous experience of working within the NHS.
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).
