We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Mechanical Technician to join us at Derbyshire Healthcare within our new hospital (The Derwent Unit), as part of our new north Estates team.

You will be required to carry out statutory maintenance and minor works in respect of all aspects of mechanical/plumbing maintenance.

The role involves being the Trust specialist in maintaining, servicing and verifying installations of gas fired appliances within Trust premises around the north Derbyshire area, to ensure Gas Safe legal and statutory obligations are met. A full UK driving licence will therefore be required.

Accurate recording and certification of all servicing of gas fired appliances (Domestic and Commercial) to regulatory requirements is essential along with maintaining accurate Estates computer and written records for any other activities carried out.

Main duties of the job

A full list of the duties can be found in the attached job description and include:

Undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to water systems in accordance with L8, HTM and other approved standards.

Good communication skills to ensure that technical detail is effectively communicated to non-technical audiences.

To undertake planned and reactive maintenance on allaspects of mechanical plumbing.

To carry out gas servicing/maintenance/ installation and commissioning works in accordance with the Gas Safe requirements.

Responsibility for completing works allocated, including organising and planning the works, ordering materials and any specialist PPE. This will include Safe shutdowns of gas and water systems whilst essential maintenance works are carried out.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Must hold a mechanical/plumbing certificate to a minimum of C& G Level 3 or equivalent qualification
• Must be certified to maintain and install domestic, commercial and catering gas appliances to include the following elements: ?Domestic CCN1 ? CEN1, WAT1, CKR1, CPA1 ? Commercial COCN1 ? CIGA1, ICPN1, TPCP1, TPCP1A ? Installation/service domestic ? unvented Hot Water Systems

Desirable

• Recognised Legionella awareness qualification.

Skills

Essential

• Have the ability to carry out problem solving/fault finding on all aspects of mechanical/plumbing.
• Will require good communication skills to ensure that technical detail is effectively communicated to non-technical audiences.
• Have the ability to work autonomously, be well-organised, with high attention to detail and able to prioritise their own workload.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Will need to hold knowledge and have experience of relevant gas appliances
• Hold experience of managing workloads, prioritizing them as required
• Understanding of water systems to L8/HTM 04-01.

Desirable

• Previous experience within healthcare environment
• Have experience of using handheld CAFM technology.

Driving License

Essential

• Valid UK Driving Licence

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Derwent Unit - Chesterfield

Derwent Unit - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

383-FAC-4707-24-A