Job vacancy: Electrical Technician, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Estates
Grade: Band 4 - 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 334-NCL-7900549-MU

Employer: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Maudsley Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £33,094 - £45,356 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2026 23:59

Electrical Technician

Band 4 - 5

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.Conduct planned and unplanned maintenance of hospital equipment, ensuring accurate records. Advise staff and contractors on safety compliance.
2. Diagnose and repair faults, carry out testing and documentation for safety and functionality. Solve complex electrical and control system issues and certify your own work.
3. Install, manufacture, or modify equipment from drawings. Perform and document maintenance tests.
4. Follow up on installations, prepare for inspections, ensure efficient plant operation, and evaluate inspection reports.
5. Attend to breakdowns, restore service quickly, and manage plant changeovers or isolation to minimise downtime.
6. Maintain and repair air-conditioning systems, including fault diagnosis using the Building Management System (BMS), and perform minor electrical work related to mechanical systems, utilising comprehensive system knowledge.
7. Plan work and supervise and train apprentices and maintenance assistants, ensuring proper evaluation and communication of safety requirements and providing annual leave and sickness cover for the trade supervisor when required
8. Act as fire marshal for your local area, participate in emergency on-call, and hold a CP role for electrical LV. Conduct risk assessments and ensure safety compliance.
9. Implement and propose changes to policies and procedures, stay updated on health, safety, and HTM (Health Technical Memoranda) 01-08 standards.
10. Maintain and repair trust properties, undertake research and development activities, manage day-to-day tasks, and provide practical training.
11. Manage and perform heavy repairs and equipment moves, maintaining focus despite occasional emergencies. Handle distressing situations and work in unpleasant conditions, including bad weather, heat, humidity, and exposure to body fluids and fumes.
12. To drive between trust properties in a safe and timely manner adhering to trust policies.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ3 - or equivalent in Electrical installation
City & Guilds 2391 Testing & Inspection, Design, and verification
BS7671 18th edition + amendments

Desirable criteria

ECS Card (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme)
HNC In Electrical Engineering

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience in Emergency Dali lighting
Experience in Fire alarms
Experience in Building Management systems (BMS)
Knowledge of the application of standards and regulations regarding HTM Documents

Desirable criteria

Basic Mechanical knowledge
Experience of working in a psychiatric hospital

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

That all applications for this post will need to be made online
That you read and understand the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not been successful
That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’

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