Job overview

The role of the Hospital Engineer is to support the Senior Engineers, in close co-operation with other Building engineering and maintenance staff, with the responsibility for successful on-going operation and maintenance of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust premises , assets  and liaising with the Trust Projects teams, ensuring statutory compliance and a suitable environment for patient care is available at all times. Success in completing these primary objectives will be judged against specified performance criteria of quality, timeliness,  cost/resource and health & safety management agreed with the post-holder as part of the annual performance appraisal/review process.

The post has a number of areas of work covering specialist knowledge and management of the sitefor example: HVAC, Water, Steam/pressure systems, Medical Gasses, BMS (building management systems), and an element of Energy Management.

You will be expected to ensure that the Trusts premises and assets are installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the Trust’s policies, DoH guidance (HTM/HBN) and industry best practice.

Main duties of the job

You will form part of a multi- disciplinary team whose role is to provide the best possible service to the Trust. The Hospital Engineer will have both group and individual responsibilities for defined aspects of the service but each will ensure their contribution is in accordance with the Estates and Facilities vision and the Trust’s overall objectives.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.