Maintenance Technician

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis at Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

The Estates department comprises highly skilled electrical/mechanical technicians, plumbing engineers, creative building craft persons, and dedicated support staff.

• Provide technical support services for reactive/planned specialist maintenance work on a variety of hospital plant and equipment to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, codes of practice, guidance notes and trust procedures to a high standard.
• Consult with trust management, nursing personnel, support personnel, statutory bodies and specialist contractors to advise on the best course of action.
• Follow and ensure compliance with all trust procedures and policies including Health & Safety and Risk management.
• Carry out risk assessments for work performed by self.
• Participate in the on-call system, be the first point of contact for out-of-hours emergencies, manage the emergency call, and escalated as necessary.
• Lead and communicate relevant specialist knowledge to other estates staff as necessary.
• Carry out priority assessment of workload and complete tasks according to priority.
• Carry out installation, repair, service, and calibration work on a wide range of complex mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment, building services and plant in accordance with relevant health technical memoranda, water bylaws, British standards, code of practice and legislation.
• Actively participate in the management and operation of planned preventive maintenance schemes.
• Undertake the full range of craftsman's duties, using hand and power tools and test equipment, and carry out fault diagnostic procedures using electronic instruments on-site and in workshop.
• Carry out manual handling of heavy objects (up to 25 kg) as required after suitable training.
• Carry out cleaning, decontamination, specialist fault diagnosis and repairs of patient-related and specialised equipment.
• Liaise with patients, nursing staff, management, contractors and other support staff to ascertain the extent of problems and priorities.
• Produce a record of the results of equipment testing in an appropriate form and provide results to site management.
• Carry a radio or similar communication device as required.
• Undertake specialist mandatory equipment training to enable the trust to meet its obligations under policies and legislation.
• Update knowledge of new techniques/equipment as necessary.
• Cascade train other estates staff as necessary.
• Participate in the technician on-call system covering all properties maintained by the trust, driving to the required sites as necessary.
• Cover for periods of shift technicians' absence.

• Served a recognised and registered craft apprenticeship; have gained an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering and possess equivalent previous hospital maintenance experience.
• Experience in maintenance duties in an efficient and effective manner to support customer-focused estate maintenance service.
• Perform routine duties with minimum supervision, flexible and positive approach to change.
• Understand and competently work on a wide range of Building Services systems with the ability to service, test, diagnose, and repair mechanical/electrical plant and equipment.
• Ability to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on relevant knowledge to the team.
• Experience as part of an on-call rota and point of contact for out-of-hours incidents and breakdowns, carrying out first line assessment, fault finding, repair, substitute of service and/or safe isolation as required.

• Generous pension scheme.
• Unsocial hours payments (where applicable).
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata).
• Access to a range of NHS discounts.
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
• Flexible working arrangements are supported from day one.

• We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity and respect for all individuals.
• All backgrounds are welcomed; we value the unique skills, perspectives and experience you bring.
• Disability Confident Leader – interview offered to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria listed in the personal specification.
• Guaranteed Interview Scheme for armed forces veterans.
• We do not use personal information in shortlisting.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

We may close a vacancy earlier than stated if a sufficient number of applications are received.