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Main area
Maintenance
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 Shift Pattern - 8 Hour Shifts over an 8 week pattern)
Job ref
362-A-24-6748136
Employer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Stepping Hill Hospital
Town
Stockport
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Maintenance Shift Craftsperson

Band 5

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise:  ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service).  If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Our Values:

We Care

About each other

Our patients and their families

The communities we serve

The environment

We support them and deliver on their promises

We Respect

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return

We Listen to

Each other

Our patients and their families

Our partners

We act and learn from what we hear


 

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a time served mechanical or electrical craftsperson, willing to perform mechanical tasks, to work a rotating shift pattern (subject for review) maintaining plant and equipment on the Stepping Hill Hospital site. The post holder will have primary responsibility for the running and maintenance of the main boiler house and associated steam rising plant, together with out of hours hands on responsibility for site maintenance and repairs.  Salary circa 35 - 40K with shift enhancements.

 

With a recognised apprenticeship in and a minimum of level 3 BTEC or NVQ qualifications your wide experience will enable you to carry out maintenance and repairs of plant and equipment on the hospital site. The successful applicant will be a self-motivated individual with good communication skills, general electrical/mechanical engineering experience, and an ability to work on their own initiative.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be employed by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust as a maintenance craftsperson to undertake work appropriate to their core skills. Based at the Stepping Hill Hospital Site with key responsibilities for Boiler House PPM duties including BOAS (Boiler Operations Accreditation Scheme) trained accredited operator award, out of hours emergency response for faults on electrical, mechanical and plumbing services throughout the Hospital.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

•  Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

  NHS pension scheme membership

•  Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

  NHS Staff discounts

  Cycle to work scheme

•  Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

•  Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·         The primary responsibility will involve the running and maintenance of the hospital steam raising plant and its associated equipment.

·         The post holder will undertake all statutory and non-statutory PPM’s in the boiler house to ensure the safe operation of all steam raising plant and will be a trained or working towards BOAS Accredited Operator Award.

·         The post holder will undertake all statutory and non-statutory PPM’s on site and out of the boiler house including pool water testing, air handling unit services and VIE testing working towards HTM standards

·         The post holder will have an understanding of gas systems, gas burners, and gas regulations.

·         The post holder will be responsible for responding to all boiler house alarms.

·         The post holder will have detailed knowledge of mechanical, electrical engineering and plumbing services.

·         To undertake planned maintenance work, prioritise daily workload and carry out repairs to installations across the hospital site.

·         The post holder will diagnose and identify faults in engineering installations, plant equipment, and drainage systems, resolve the problem and repair.

·         To possess relevant trade qualification for a multi-skilled role in engineering or building services.

·         To participate as a member of the lift release team.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £21.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Recognised Apprenticeship
  • Qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Installation HNC/HND (NVQ 3 equivalent or higher) plus relevant experience to graduate level
  • Good education standard
Desirable criteria
  • HNC/ONC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
  • Gas/oil fired boiler qualifications (NVQ 3 equivalent or higher)
  • CP Pressure Systems
  • Qualification in welding (NVQ 3 equivalent or higher).
  • Qualification in Water Hygiene.

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in test & inspection of Mechanical installations.
Desirable criteria
  • Intermediate/advanced PC keyboard skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant works maintenance background.
  • Experience of plant maintenance.
  • Experience in the engineering maintenance.
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Estates background.
  • Experience of Building Management Systems.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work as part of a team.
  • Good communication skills.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Adam Hampson
Job title
Estates Maintenance Manager (Mechanical)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 419 5394

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Telephone
01614194720 ext.117081
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