Job summary
- Main area
- Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-6391109LW
- Employer
- Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- North Tyneside General Hospital
- Town
- North Shields
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Mechanical)
Band 5
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.
Come and work for us and we can offer you:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Career development opportunities
- Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
- A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
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Job overview
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd is seeking to recruit a Multi Skilled Craftsperson, working at North Tyneside General Hospital and other sites Trust-Wide as necessary to suit the needs of the service. All applicants must have completed a recognised Electrical/Mechanical Apprenticeship and hold a minimum of a BTEC HNC/City & Guilds in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.
The successful applicant will already have significant M&E Building Services experience, be versatile, able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.
Main duties of the job
Understand the complete workings and operation of all building services Mechanical plant and equipment located in NHS buildings.
Install, service, test, diagnose, repair and calibrate advanced Mechanical plant and equipment.
Deal with new situations as they arise and impart knowledge onto others to further their development.
Undertake training as and when required to obtain, maintain and develop skills and knowledge base.
Ordering of stores/materials as and when required.
Working for our organisation
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a multi-skilled Mechanical & Electrical service provision for the Estates Department to all Client departments and Directorates.
Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, where required, and work unsupervised.
Must demonstrate total commitment, versatility and flexibility whilst undertaking all tasks and delegated work as instructed by Operations and Project Officers and Supervisor.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, or have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Recognised EITB Apprenticeship Mechanical & Electrical Engineering.
Desirable criteria
- BTEC HNC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous post apprenticeship experience
- Experience of working on a wide range of highly complex mechanical and electrical plant undertaking planned maintence and repairs
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience and professional specialist knowledge of working on highly complex multi faceted equipment within a healthcare environment
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Hanley
- Job title
- Area Estates and Facilities Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07802686282
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