Maintenance Technician Electrical

Maintenance Technician Electrical

The closing date is 17 February 2026

To work as part of an inhouse maintenance 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.

May be required to work as part of an on-call system in the future

Main duties of the job

• Perform unsupervised work including activities that may be demanding and / or non-routine.
• Responsible for testing and fault finding on all engineering plant and equipment throughout the Hospital, out of hours and unsupervised.
• To act as 'Competent & Appointed Person' for the Trust in safe operation and maintenance of boiler and other plant and systems.
• Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance and repairs as directed, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
• At all times to carry Trust communication devices (pager / two-way radios / mobile phone) to facilitate immediate response to emergency situations.
• To provide a first line of response to maintain the delivery of clinical services and undertake 'first time fix' or instigate temporary measures to ensure clinical capacity is not disrupted where possible.
• Respond to urgent situations such as lift entrapment and fire alarm calls etc.

Responsibilities

• To undertake and be responsible for the following in conjunction with and as directed by the appropriate Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Maintenance Supervisor
• To organise and prioritise own day-to-day duties to ensure safe efficient operation of plant.
• Diagnose and repair faults in engineering and/or electrical and/or plumbing installations, plant, and equipment to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
• Make the appropriate Estates Manager / Estates Officer / Team Leader aware of faults and breakdowns within the facility as appropriate in normal working hours.
• To carry out PPM and reactive work across site as required.
• Responsible for the maintenance of records for all major repairs completed and logbooks, feedback documentation Including Works Orders, reporting any defects or malfunctions in plant or equipment by clear and concise logging in the plant logbooks provided.
• Carry out building surveys and inspections as required.
• Advise on material, equipment, and systems.
• Maintain building and site service records.
• Highlight Health & Safety issues relating to building, mechanical control and electrical issues.
• Carry out investigation and testing on fire alarm and security systems.
• Liaise with external contractors and suppliers where necessary.
• Support company projects as and when required.

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're 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're 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 Electrical Services Level 3 or NVQ Level 3.
• Previous experience in a multi skilled maintenance position with a core skill in either Electrical 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 maintenance role within a complex environment i.e., Healthcare, maintenance.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Good problem-solving skills
• The ability to assist with in emergency tasks such as fire alarms, electrical failures, New works, heating failures, blocked drains and gritting of roads etc.
• Making areas safe following patient damage
• Physically fit as the role will involve lifting and…