Maintenance Technician

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

To maintain a range of building services, plant and equipment, which can sometimes be complex and non-routine by diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur. Maintain NHSL’s mechanical, electrical plumbing, associated building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard. This will include the planning and prioritising on a day-to-day basis of their workload and material management requirements to include documentation, completion and sign off.

The working pattern for this role is Day Shift/Back Shift.

• The post holder will provide technical expertise when required including operating and maintaining safe and efficient systems of work for all building services.
• Diagnose, report and repair defects in engineering, electrical and building services to ensure statutory compliances are adhered to and maintained such as water management, low voltage and pressure/water system/heating ventilation and air condition systems.
• Understand the working of building services and engineering systems in NHS buildings.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance including any corrective maintenance required using work requests and completing all records and documentation required.
• Work to NHS Lanarkshire’s Health, Safety and Departmental Policies and Procedures ensuring work carried out in NHSL Estates is in line with department’s health and safety management systems and statutory compliance. The post holder will contribute through the Health and Safety Forum to ensure continued improvements to these policies.

• Completion of apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent.
• Experience of working in an estates service environment.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements.
• Experience of inspecting and planning working in relation to PPM and Reactives.
• Requirement to undertake in house training relevant to position such as specific statutory training, Archibus, Learnpro and Toolbox Talks.
• Postholders are also required to develop additional skills through training provided in other specialist areas e.g. Complex Air Conditioning systems as evidenced throughout the Job description. Such systems require additional theoretical knowledge in order to understand their function and complexity.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.
• Annual incremental salary progression.iv
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service.
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience
* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.