The Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.

You must have served a recognised Electrical/Mechanical apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance with a BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.

You must hold a current UK driving licence and reside within half an hour normal travel time to fulfil on-call duties.

The role is Monday - Friday with participation in an emergency on-call rota plus opportunities for overtime and weekend working.

Salary - Band 5 plus local RRP (£3,277 pa), with an approximate £1,000 pa on-call retainer, overtime, 27 days holiday & voluntary pension scheme.

Base Location: Poole 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.

About us

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 teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some 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 about this at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Full U.K driving licence.

Qualifications

Essential

• CITB/EITB Apprenticeship or other approved training.
• A National Qualification Framework NQF achievement to level 4 or above, e.g., BTEC/HNC/HND/LCGI or equivalent.
• Authorised/Responsible Person in one or more of the following specialism's:- o LV Electrical Systems o HV Electrical Systems o Heating and Ventilation Systems o Steam Systems o Decontamination o Safe Water Systems o Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) o Natural Gas Supplies o Confined Spaces

Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of the electrical and/or mechanical and/or plumbing systems in NHS premises.
• In depth knowledge of all relevant legislation and technical guidance
• In depth knowledge of all relevant Health Technical Memorandum's (HTM's)
• Significant experience working in a complex engineering/ building environment

Desirable

• Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources

Skills

Essential

• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
• A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
• Good organisational skills
• To be flexible and multi skilled to ensure the priorities of the service can be met.
• Able to work using own initiative and as part of a team

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Poole Hospital

Longfleet Road

Poole

BH15 2JB

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