Job summary
- Main area
- Mechanical Maintenance
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift patterns detailed in the Job Description)
- Job ref
- 153-CO03103
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 pa (plus on call and shift allowance)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/06/2024
Employer heading
General Maintenance Assistant – Mechanical (Shift Working)
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a General Maintenance Assistant - Mechanical (Shift working) to work as part of their Estates team on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.
The General Maintenance Assistant Mechanical (Shift working) works as part of a team that covers the hospital mechanical and plumbing systems and equipment 7 days per week and is responsible for the day-to-day repairs, operation and first line response of the Trust mechanical and plumbing equipment and systems.
You will operate and maintain the Trusts mechanical and plumbing equipment & systems including but not limited to unblocking basins, sinks, wc's and drains and heating and hot & cold water systems (including thermostatic mixer valve servicing), water temperature monitoring duties, ventilation & air conditioning systems and other mechanical and plumbing systems and equipment found in the healthcare environment, in an economic, efficient and safe manner, in accordance with legislation and agreed standards.
Note: this will entail participation in the boiler house shift rota and out of normal hours on call.
The post holder will have a full Driving licence ( vehicle group A ).
Additional contact information: Anthony Richards, Estates Officer (Mechanical) 0300 019 4199
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate an keen understanding of all modern general mechanical and plumbing maintenance activities, both reactive and planned; they will require a willingness to learn, be a dedicated team player and have a proven track record.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will be responsible for the servicing, maintenance and repair of the building fabric and building services installations within the trust in line with current policies and procedures.
- The post holder will carry out basic servicing, repairs and fault finding on mechanical and plumbing equipment.
- The post holder will carry out the clearing of blockages in drainage pipework and cleaning of gullies, grates and traps.
- The post holder will carry out any other duties within the Estates function which may be required by the General & Estates Manager within the scope of the individual’s competence or as laid down in agreements between the Department of Health and Social Security and Trade Unions
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Experience of carrying out mechanical maintenance work of a semi-skilled nature in building services environment, to an NVQ3 level or equivalent.
- Full UK Driving Licence (Manual)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Have an understanding of a range of work procedures and practices for building fabric and electrical and mechanical systems, some of which are non-routine, which require a base level of theoretical knowledge of building fabric and electrical and mechanical systems. This should be acquired through formal training or equivalent experience.
- Experience of maintenance engineering trades in a range of settings.
- Able to work unsupervised in a variety situations which will require interaction with staff from other departments and patients /patients family.n.
- Able to communicate clearly and accurately both in verbal and written form.
- Be computer literate and able record data i.e. temperatures /times, meter readings etc in databases.
Desirable criteria
- Working in Healthcare Environment.
- Background in building services or construction
- Working at heights from mobile elevating working platforms.
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to demonstrate good problem solving and analytical skills. and specifications appropriate to original trade, without supervision.
- Be able to plan and organise day to day tasks or activities and reschedule where necessary.
- To demonstrate multi skilled approach to work.
- Familiar with hand and power tools
- Ability to work from drawings without supervision
Desirable criteria
- Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic mechanical and plumbing installations, plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
- Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to original trade.
- Have an excellent understanding of the relationship of other Estates staff work to their own.
- Ability to liaise with clinical and non-clinical staff of all levels.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic mechanical and plumbing theory
- Basic fault finding and testing of mechanical and plumbing installation.
- Good knowledge of general engineering techniques.
- General knowledge of other trades allied to building services.
Desirable criteria
- Health & Safety training, Confined spaces, Lifting and Handling, COSHH, Asbestos Awareness and Air Handling Systems.
- Completed Fire Extinguisher Service & Maintenance Training.
- Understanding of Legionella control
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
- Able to set deadlines and timescales for managing own workload.
- Able to be flexible with start/ finish times on occasion.
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).
- Must be in procession of a driving licence (manual).
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously but also as part of a complex cohesive team.
- Enthusiastic, diligent and willing to take on new ideas and training as necessary.
- Excellent communication skills as well as being courteous, tactful and well presented.
Desirable criteria
- Able to liaise with Managers and Hospital Staff of all levels.
- Numerate
- Self-Motivated.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
Language requirement
Essential criteria
- Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter Arnold
- Job title
- Estates Maintenance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 4491
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