Job summary
- Main area
- Building & Engineering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (+ on call rota)
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7330060
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Inglewood Estates Carleton Clinic
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Estates Maintenance Worker Higher level *Internal*
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, multi skilled, reliable and flexible Mechanical Craftsperson to work as a key member of its Community Estates Team based at Carleton Clinic. The role is to undertake preventative maintenance, trouble shooting and repair work to a diverse range of systems for NCIC plus other healthcare provider’s sites that have a maintenance agreement with so that they are well maintained to ensure they are safe for the patients, staff and visitors who use them.
Main duties of the job
Being responsible as a Competent Person for ensuring all pre-planned maintenance tasks (ppm’s) for Legionella monitoring, Fire dampers ventilation and Medical Gas systems are carried out to plan and any corrective actions arising from the inspections are recorded and where necessary brought to the attention of Estate Managers. Control (in terms of access and shut downs) and assist external contractors who have being engaged to carryout tasks such as cold water tank cleaning, inspections to calorifiers, Passenger Lifts, Medical Gas pipelines and Pressure systems etc.
Carry out Pre-Planned maintenance duties in accordance with legislative and mandatory standards as scheduled and provide all necessary feedback information to the Maintenance Manager and Estates Helpdesk daily to ensure that auditable records are maintained. All work to be undertaken in a safe manner having regard to the healthcare environment in a way that minimises risk. This may in some case involve working with equipment that may have some contamination or may be live electrically. Diagnose faults on mechanical services and recommend actions for remedial work.
Maintain abrasive wheels in department including checking soundness of wheels and replacing where necessary.
Make recommendations for improvement and modifications/additions to water systems and all mechanical services resulting from PPM works.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised trade apprenticeship (or working towards this) or equivalent experience/knowledge in engineering in a Healthcare ,commercial or process environment.
- Health and safety training
Desirable criteria
- Advance certificate in health and safety at work
- NHS HTM Competent Persons Training for Ventilation, Medical Gas ,Water Safety
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Maintenance experience in a multi –skilled organisation.
- Hands on experience of Fire Damper and Ventilation inspections, Experience with process control systems
- Legionella monitoring and control in water systems
Desirable criteria
- Medical Gas systems, Sound knowledge of HTM requirements in relation to mechanical services
- Understanding of Medical Gas plant room procedures
- Understanding of work undertaken by allied trades
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Good record keeping skills
- Good communication skills with both the general public and clients
- Be able to work in a lone environment, Can work as an individual or as part of a team.
- Must be physically fit and be able to work at height, in restricted or dirty areas.
- Be adept in general engineering fault-finding.
- Must be able to analyse faults and confidently recommend solutions.
- Basic IT skills
- To be able to respond to changes in work priorities
- Able to present information written and orally in a clear and logical manor
- Ability to work in a stressful environment and/or with emotional or aggressive patients and carers
- Be adept in general engineering fault finding
- Good understanding of mechanical and plumbing trades
Desirable criteria
- Able to use MS Spreadsheets and experience of using BMS systems
- Ability to understand complex drawings and plans
- Willing to develop skills, attend in house training and external.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Have a full UK driving licence
- Must be able and willing to return to work out of normal hours to respond to emergency situations
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lee Davidson
- Job title
- Interim Head of Estates Community
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 603157
- Additional information
Estates Dept. Reception 01228 603131
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