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Job summary

Main area
Estates Department
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6725035RLH-E
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mile End Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£31,944 - £34,937 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Electrical Craftsperson

Band 4

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The Estates Hard FM Team is responsible for the day to day repairs, PPM and operational testing for a wide range of building services and equipment located in the Trust.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible Maintenance Electrician to join our multi-Skilled Estates team at Mile End Hospital site providing operational maintenance services throughout the Trust and its associated properties and sites.

You will be a keen team member with a recognised building services electrical apprenticeship or equivalent and have post qualification experience with in a complex building services environment. Duties will include statutory maintenance works as instructed to ensure compliance with current HTM’s, Electrical Regulations, ACOP’s and Trust policies.

To undertake duties of a Competent Person (CP) in accordance with the relevant NHS HTM Guidance.

Also to maintain and repair of Electrical Generators, refrigeration equipment, electrical distribution systems, air conditioning, air handling plant etc..

Applicants should have a good all round ability and be capable of working on their own initiative to undertake planned preventative and reactive maintenance and specialist engineering duties.

This position will require you to participate in the Estates emergency on-call rota which includes out of hours working at all Barts Health Trust sites.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible as the electrical craftsperson within the in-house electrical maintenance team and to liaise and or coordinate directly with electrical contractors in the day to day running of the Estates service delivery within the Mile End Hospital and or Royal London Hospital Retained Estates within Barts Health Estates & Facilities Services.

Under direction of the Senior Electrical Craftsperson, Estates Supervisor and or Estates Manager ensure all buildings; plant and equipment are electrically serviced and maintained throughout Mile End Hospital and or Royal London Hospital Retained Estate in accordance with Statutory & Mandatory requirements in a timely manner. Including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance (RM), minor works, major overhauls and replacement. In addition, the Electrical Craftsperson will be required to be a self-starter who is able to work on his/her own initiative.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • To have served a recognised mechanical or any other building services City & Guild/NVQ level 2/3 standard or equivalent apprenticeship or other training to a certified and recognised qualification.
  • Qualified C&G 18th Edition Certificate Requirements. As defined by the latest edition of the Electrical Safety Code for Low Voltage Systems for Competent Person (CP).
Desirable criteria
  • C&G 2391 Level 3 Certificate in Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of lone working.
  • Experience of undertaking planned and reactive work
  • Experience of building maintenance and systems.
  • Experience to follow detailed engineering/electrical drawings and specification.
Desirable criteria
  • In depth experience of healthcare electrical building services and to lead on the maintenance of the electrical team.
  • Experience of successfully working with an electrical team and contractors to meet agreed outcomes.
  • Experience of working on specialist hospital equipment.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • A good working knowledge of Health & Safety principles within electrical engineering and building systems.
  • Knowledge of electrical maintenance to meet relevant HTM 06.01 and HTM 06.02 standards
  • Knowledge of building & engineering materials and methods.
Desirable criteria
  • Detailed working knowledge of preventative and reactive electrical maintenance and associated HTM.
  • Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity (Concept CAFM System).
  • A good understanding of Health and Safety Legislation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ronnie Neill
Job title
Estates Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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