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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Operative
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
349-EST-6203408
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Manchester General Hospital
Town
Crumpsall
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Operative

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

We are looking for a resourceful and energetic multi skilled operative to join our expanding team. Come and join us at North Manchester General where you will enjoy a role which can showcase your expertise and knowledge in an ever-changing environment. 

With one of the most varied  roles with the hospital, you be on hand to help support and fix issues across the site, making sure that visitors, workers, and patients all receive the same great experience. 

No day will ever be the same with some analysis to resolve technical issues included, you’ll be able to use your skills liaising with all types of stakeholders and clinical staff to support the running of a busy hospital. 

With benefits to NHS pension scheme, travel discounts and blue light discounts, a great opportunity to work at the NHS biggest trust awaits you. 

Main duties of the job

Each day will bring a new duty and test your knowledge.  You will undertake robust estates maintenance and repair works on hospital equipment which will include installation of electrical, mechanical, carpentry, landscaping and constructive  service and hardware.  You will have the basic skills that the properties are maintained in accordance with the service level agreements and to the appropriate quality and standards expected.  

You will use your knowledge and experience to prioritise your workload to affect change within the hospital to build a safe environment for clients, visitors, and staff.   The multi skilled demands of the role will include carrying out planned preventative maintenance, and reactive maintenance and repair of mechanical systems as well as being trained on new systems. 

You will ensure the safe and responsible use and manual handling of equipment, whilst working in potentially hazardous environments (switch/plant rooms and workshop) and/or environmental conditions (confined spaces, heat, cold, wet, and dirty) observing H&S and Codes of Practice

There is plenty of scope for progression and up-skilling your current knowledge with on-site training and courses that will expand your comprehension of the role.  You will be part of a team who will welcome a start of the art, leading edge hospital facility as NMGH is one of the health infrastructure plan (HIP) hospitals to be redeveloped.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. 

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. 

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. 

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. 

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.  This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’.  Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. 

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.  As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • City and Guilds Level 2 in relevant Building Services Engineering or significant equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3/ ONC in relevant Engineering subject
  • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s (Including Maths, Science and English) grade 4+
  • Evidence of Continuing Learning
  • Health & Safety Awareness
  • Manual Handling Training
  • First Aid Trained
  • Full Clean Valid Driving license
  • Category C1+E, C+E, D1+E, D+E trailer license

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Basic Experience in electrical, mechanical, landscape and general construction works
  • Experience in Operational Estates delivery
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience
  • Installation and Maintenance Processes and Procedures
  • Experience in the production and development of estate related audits and control procedures
  • Working Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s
  • Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment
  • Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally
  • Basic knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH requirements related to gardening services
  • Good communication skills both written and verbally
  • Ability to present information in clear and understandable format
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • A good working knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Office, Excel and Word
  • A sound working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation and associate safe working practices
  • Numerate & Literate
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of acute hospitals and healthcare environment
  • Knowledge of legislation requirements as they relate to estates and environmental issues within the NHS Trust estate
  • Developed problem-solving ability

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Self-motivation and act on own initiative
  • Has a control and results orientated perspective
  • Ability to influence others
  • Ability to build good working relationships.
  • Able to work with high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
  • Flexible working hours
  • Perform well under pressure with demonstrable copying skills
  • Good Organiser

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ed Bond
Job title
Business Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01619223255
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