Shift Maintenance Technician (Electrical) - Band B2

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

To provide diagnostic and repair services to electrical building services, plant and equipment.

Principally power and lighting systems, nurse call, fire detection, security and access control systems, heating and ventilation plant and equipment and to a lesser extent mechanical plant and equipment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Recognised and registered electrical apprenticeship.

Extensive experience in maintenance works.

BTEC ONC, City & Guilds Advanced Craft in a recognised electrical engineering discipline or equivalent recognised qualification.

To have a comprehensive knowledge of electrical building services and specialist hospital services

To be qualified to the 18th Edition IEE Regulations.

To be fully conversant with BMS and control systems.

To have an analytical fault-finding ability.

To have excellent communication skills.

To be competent in IT skills.

To be able to work on own initiative.

To be able to work as part of a team.

To have a customer focused approach to work.

To hold full Current drivers licence

KEY RESULT AREAS

To diagnose and repair faults in electrical services, installations, plant and equipment.

To have a secondary understanding of mechanical installations, plant and equipment.

To efficiently and effectively organise resources including labour, materials and transportation.

To liaise with managers and department heads to arrange access where necessary.

To ensure good standards of workmanship, ensure all records are maintained and observe the Trust's procedure for Quality Control.

Electrical Shift Technician August 2013

To observe statutory and other relevant requirements, in particular those relating to Health and Safety.

To ensure any defects in plant, equipment or the building fabric are reported through the appropriate channels of communication.

Undertake all necessary training appropriate to the post including areas of specialist hospital services.

Supervise other trade staff as appropriate.

Carry out routine duties and preventative maintenance as directed.

To monitor planned preventative maintenance schedules.

To be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital/Cheltenham General Hospital but working at trust properties as necessary.

To carry a bleep, radio hand set or mobile phone as required.

To participate in the out of hours 'on-call' provision.

To work unsocial hours as required, and return to work as and when necessary.

To work a shift rota system.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONTIONS

Continuously wearing protective clothing and frequent use of personal protective equipment.

Frequently lifting and carrying loads up to 25Kgs.

Occasionally lifting and manoeuvring loads over 25Kgs using appropriate lifting equipment. Bending, working at heights crawling in sometimes cramped conditions, in restricted spaces and in extremes of temperatures.

Regular working with body fluids, bio hazards and encountering sharps.

MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE ROLE

To ensure that all work is undertaken promptly, efficiently and to the highest standards while maintaining a customer focused approach and to carry out that work with the minimum of disruption and with consideration for patients, staff, members of the public and colleagues.

COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL

Site and Departmental Managers

Ward staff

Other department staff

Fire Officer

Patients and visitors

EXTERNAL

Suppliers

Contractors

Appleona

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC, ONC, City & Guilds Advanced Craft in Electrical Engineering
• Qualified 18th Edition IEE Regulations
• Extensive Experience in Electrical and general Maintenance works
• Recognized and registered Electrical Apprenticeship
• Full current UK Driver's licence

Experience

Essential

• Significant Experience in Electrical Operations
• In-depth Knowledge of LV Electrical circuit drawings and interpretation
• Extensive Experience in Electrical
• Knowledge of building services and maintenence

Desirable

• Excellent communication and IT Skills

Knowledge / Skills

Essential

• Analytical fault finding skills
• Repair of Portable hand held and table devices
• Fully Hands on flexible approach

Desirable

• Mechanical Electrical & Building maintenance Knowledge in Healthcare Premises
• Competent IT Skills

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

Gloucestershire Managed Services

Address

Trustwide

Gloucester / Cheltenham

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/gloucestershire-managed-services/ (Opens in a new tab)