Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- Band C (£24.86 per hour)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-SOL-EST25-006
- Employer
- NTW Solutions
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hopewood Park Hospital
- Town
- Sunderland
- Salary
- £48,616 per annum pro rata (if applicable)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Estates Officer (Engineering/Mechanical) - £2.5K Incentive
Band C (£24.86 per hour)
We are really glad you are thinking of working with us. We provide important services to the NHS and other partners. We have a range of roles and working here is varied and interesting and you can make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Our people are at the absolute heart of what we do and our services are based on having great people work for us. We know from our staff survey that people like working here and people love the friendly and supportive teams we have.
We care about our staff and provide great benefits and have a range of health and wellbeing support available. We strive to be a great and inclusive place to work and having an inclusive workforce is something we are passionate about.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Estates Officer - Engineering (Mechanical) who can keep our sites well maintained, safe and compliant for our service users, staff and visitors. This role will be based at Hopewood Park Hospital, Sunderland.
This vacancy includes an attractive £2.5K welcome bonus - a Rewarding Welcome for a Rewarding Career.
*Terms and conditions apply: Specifics to be discussed at interview.
*Incentive is not applicable to internal staff
Main duties of the job
To manage, implement and be accountable for Mechanical maintenance, legislation compliance and capital/ minor works schemes in designated Trust properties.
Working for our organisation
NTW Solutions Limited is proud to provide services to the NHS. We keep hospitals clean and patients fed and we keep buildings running and grounds tidy. Our pharmacy team ensures patients get the medicine they need, and our workforce team recruits people onto the frontline. We transcribe thousands of important medical letters, provide a lease car service to keep people on the move, and ensure suppliers are paid on time.
We are dedicated to being a great inclusive place to work. We provide a wide range of benefits including a good rate of pay and pension and an extensive range of discounts. We care about health and wellbeing and offer a range of support for the people who work here.
We believe everyone has potential and welcome applications from ethnic minorities, those who are LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, anyone who is unemployed or has been out of work for a period of time, or those who have served in our armed forces.
We were set up by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust to provide support services. As a limited company we have built a commercial ethos onto our NHS values and now provide our services to other NHS organisations and beyond.
We make a difference to people’s lives and working here is fulfilling and rewarding. Our social purpose is also driving our plans to become net zero and to tackle discrimination and champion equality. Working here means joining a friendly bunch of people dedicated to supporting better care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Pay: Band C (£24.86 per hour)
There is potential to earn more, with enhancements offered for weekend work and on-call duties. Please get in touch to find out more.
We welcome your application.
Please note that all jobs will be appointed on the NTW Solutions Limited terms and conditions (not NHS/A4C terms).
If you currently work for NTW Solutions on AfC terms and and conditions, you will be given the choice to retain these or move onto NTW Solutions terms and conditions. Please note that the above advertised salary will not apply if you choose to remain on AfC. Anyone currently paying into the NHS Pension scheme will be able to retain this.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive previous general experience in service, maintenance, and repair of all general building services and engineering trades
- Extensive experience of building fabric maintenance and repair
- Significant post qualification experience, use best practice and current methods and industry standards for maintenance
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications without supervision and translate that information into an understandable/workable format for both trade staff and non-technical colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of contractual procedures and working within standing financial instructions relating to minor capital projects
- To understand the inter-relationship between various maintenance crafts
- Must be prepared to be flexible when dealing with inconsistent workloads
- A good understanding of the clinical services provided by the Company
- A good understanding of Information Technology in relation to Estates
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A HND in building services engineering or equivalent related subject or with equivalent substantial experience in specific estates related areas
- Served a recognised apprenticeship in an appropriate discipline and have an in-depth understanding of Estates services in a hospital environment.
Desirable criteria
- A degree in building services engineering or equivalent related subject
- A minimum of 5 GCSE’s or equivalent to include English and Maths
- Meet the mobility requirements of the role
- Recognised training certificate in autoCAD drafting software
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
- Tom Padgett
- Job title
- Operational Estates Manager - South
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 5667050
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