Job overview

If you’re a proficient Electrical or Mechanical engineer, join our team of senior technicians maintaining staff, patient and visitor safety.

With an electrical, mechanical or building services background, your expertise will support our multidisciplinary team in a range of vital works. Familiarity of maintaining a large campus with a range of buildings, from state-of-the-art new builds to historic buildings, would be beneficial.

A varied daily workload requires a range of skills so a robust engineering background is essential. Strong problem-solving skills and the desire to see jobs through to completion is crucial. You should demonstrate digital literacy with Building Management Systems (BMS) experience and be willing to use Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to receive jobs and report accurate notes.

Excellent training and progression options are available with opportunities to work towards a Competent/Appointed Person (CP & AP) position for a range of disciplines according to the requirements of the department.

You will participate in the ‘on-call’ rota and with the stability of being primarily based at Southmead Hospital, support to other Trust premises within the Bristol locality will be necessary from time to time. We are looking to fill full-time hours, however would be happy to discuss part-time hours and flexible core hours.

Please note, a strong mechanical or electrical maintenance background is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior multiskilled engineer you will:

• Install, maintain, service and repair the full range of estates specialist equipment, plant and infrastructure throughout the North Bristol NHS Trust Estate.
• Problem solve technical issues and faults on Mechanical and Electrical systems.
• Provide technical advice to other estates maintenance staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• Respond to building management system alarms. eg. Fire alarms, lift trappings, Medical Gas Alarms, Boiler Alarms.
• Provide an emergency out of hour’s service, working a rotating shift pattern covering 365 days a year subject to appropriate negotiations.
• Work to the standards laid down in Trust policies and legislation to provide a safe and supportive environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Trade Background & Qualifications (recognised qualification or apprenticeship).
• Extensive Knowledge of Health & Safety Regulations.
• Ability to act on own initiative.

Please note that successfully shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a pre-screening telephone call to check competency levels.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.  We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. 

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.