Maintenance Craftsperson Electrician Band 4

Maintenance Craftsperson Electrician Band 4

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) are seeking a number of highly motivated Estates Craftpersons (Electrical Bias) who will be based in the Estates department at Lincoln Hospital. The post holder is required to play a proactive part within the Estates Technical team to meet Trust objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner in compliance with legislation and good practice.

Ensure that maintenance activities are effectively recorded, signed and dated appropriately and evidence based.

Support and encourage multi-disciplinary working.

Encourage team working in all aspects of team focused department performance.

Provide a role model for others to emulate, working alongside colleagues and exhibiting high standards of professional behaviour.

Challenge traditional practice, seeking improved methods of task delivery which improve quality, safety and working practices.

Carry out duties in a safe, clean and effective way in accordance with Trust Policies, Procedures, Legislative guidance, and best industry practice.

Support the development of team roles through mentoring and shadowing, allowing the teams to learn from your skills.

Maintain accurate records for reactive and planned activities.

• Work on own initiative, to act independently and seek advice as necessary within the parameters of the expected work activities. Able to plan, organise and manage own work activities.
• Comply with relevant policies, guidance and statutory regulations.
• Able to work to agreed timescales.
• Able to Drive and have a Valid full UK driving Licence or applicable UK approved Driving Licence.

• Appropriate City and Guilds Qualification, NVQ3 or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Served an apprenticeship or other recognised training.
• Focused training such as BMS, Control systems, Door access systems, fire systems in depth training and experience.
• Additional Hospital Engineering related certified training.

• Experience in the maintenance of mechanical and electrical plant and services and fault finding within a similar organisation or similar size and complexity organisation.
• Experience of working in a similar organisation or similar size and complexity organisation.
  
  Appreciation of other maintenance services.
• Experience of maintenance in a hospital environment. In particular:
  Air conditioning, refrigeration, fire alarms, building management systems, nurse call systems, standby power supplies.

• Good understanding of electrical regulations, and associated safety procedures.
• Able to diagnose faults in complicated engineering and building plant and equipment.
• Able to work safely and have a sound knowledge of Health and Safety legislation in the built environment.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills.
• Work co-operatively with colleagues.
• Ability to work with minimum of guidance.
• Good manual dexterity.
• Logical and systematic approach to work tasks.
• Exchanges maintenance, technical project-related information with specialists, non-specialists; negotiates with contractors or suppliers.
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework.
• Management of contractors.
• Evidence of self-advancement.
• Experienced in working with safe systems of work process and permits to work.
• Be able to work within a pressured environment.
• Able to act efficiently taking a 'hands on' role in an emergency.
• Imaginative outlook.
• Experience of working in a large organisation.

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Versatile and flexible in approach.
• Physically fit.
• Capable of meeting manual handling criteria.
• Able to work at heights, adverse conditions e.g. Heat, dirt, and cramped conditions.
• Sympathetic when working in patient proximities e.g. working in operating theatres, wards and mortuaries.
• Work on own initiative.
• Confident.
• Able to cross site travel.
• Provide a commitment to return to work outside of normal working hours.
• Will take part in the Estates On-Call Rota.
• Must have full driving licence for cars and access to own vehicle for work attendance.

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.