Maintenance Shift Technician

Maintenance Shift Technician – Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 23 September 2025

To work as part of an inhouse maintenance shift team to provide a total planned and reactive maintenance service. To be responsible for giving a Trust wide service in accordance with the duties and responsibilities given below.

Perform unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and non-routine. Responsible for testing and fault finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the Hospital, out of hours and unsupervised. Act as Competent & Appointed Person for safe operation and maintenance of boiler and other plant and systems. Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance and repairs, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

Carry Trust communication devices at all times to facilitate immediate response to emergencies. Provide a first line of response to maintain delivery of clinical services and undertake first-time fixes or temporary measures to maintain clinical capacity where possible. Respond to urgent situations such as lift entrapment and fire alarm calls, etc. Issue permits to work to directly employed staff and contractors.

Supervise contractors on site out of normal working hours.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it, and we are proud to have won awards for the services we provide. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

We are always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, respect, collaboration, excellence and integrity.

Key Skills

• City & Guilds in either Electrical and/or Mechanical Services Level 3 or NVQ Level 3.
• Previous experience in a multi-skilled maintenance position with a core skill in either Electrical or Mechanical Services
• Previous experience in a Competent Person (CP) role, for example, Low Voltage CP (HTM 06), Medical Gases CP (HTM 02), HVAC CP (HTM 03) etc.
• Previous experience in a shift technician role within a complex environment i.e., Healthcare
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to assist with emergency tasks such as fire alarms, heating failures, blocked drains and gritting of roads
• Making areas safe following patient damage
• Physically fit as the role will involve lifting and carrying
• Excellent customer service skills, friendly and approachable

Key Activities

• Organise and prioritise day-to-day duties to ensure safe, efficient operation of plant, in conjunction with Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Maintenance Supervisor
• Diagnose and repair faults in engineering and/or electrical and/or plumbing installations, plant and equipment; pass knowledge to others
• Inform Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Team Leader of faults and breakdowns, including out of hours
• Prioritise emergency and non-emergency out of hours calls to ensure safety of staff, patients and visitors
• Carry out PPM and reactive work across site as required
• Maintain records for major repairs, logbooks, Works Orders and defects, with clear logging in plant logbooks
• Carry out building surveys and inspections as required
• Advise on material, equipment and systems
• Maintain building and site service records
• Highlight Health & Safety issues related to building, mechanical, electrical systems
• Carry out investigation and testing on fire alarm and security systems
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers as necessary
• Support company projects as required
• Be part of a shift rota: 4 on, 4 off (days and nights)
• Supervise maintenance assistants, apprentices, contractors and provide practical training
• Perform any other duties as required by the Company

Health and Safety

• Responsible for own health and safety…