Community Maintenance Staff - Mechanical

Community Maintenance Staff - Mechanical

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Estates Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 220-WHT-3737-B

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington NHS Trust Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Including Inner HCAS per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/ :59

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The role will support the delivery of a safe and effective mechanical and general maintenance service across 13 community sites, and at the acute hospital site when required.

You will carry out the repair, maintenance or installation of all plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all Trust properties.

This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and New works.

Main duties of the job

Required to have excellent communication skills, ensuring good working relationships are maintained with Estates Department staff at all levels and other staff disciplines internal and external to the department in the course of carrying out their duties. Must possess training skills to undertake the training and/or instruction and evaluation of users of job specific systems and equipment.

Be capable of explaining operational and technical issues to estates staff and trainees, clinical/nursing staff, departmental managers and patients in respect of ward and department building and engineering systems and equipment.

To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a BTEC HNC/diploma in Engineering or equivalent City and Guilds qualification with practical and professional theoretical engineering knowledge acquired through a diploma plus significant equivalent experience in their specialist field.

Must complete recognised Btec Hospital Competent Persons accredited courses, and be appointed in writing, for work on Specialist healthcare systems as required.

Required to complete specialist accreditation courses for some the following:

• IEE Wiring Regulations
• Inspection and Testing
• Portable appliance testing.
• Pressure Systems

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Read attached Job description for full job responsibility.

Accept and utilise any other training and development offered in order to carry out duties and responsibilities to achieve a high quality service.

The post holder will be employed to work appropriate to their core skills particularly around building and engineering plant and equipment maintenance.

They will however, progressively be trained to acquire elements of other skills with the intention of reaching levels of multi trade flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply their ability where required.

Be required to undertake Authorised Persons Training for at least one of the following as per operationally required: LV/Medical Gas/HVAC/ Decontamination/Pressure Systems/Water Safety/Lifts.

Hold a full valid driving licence and carry out driving duties as required.

Must be experienced in fault diagnosis and analysis of complex critical equipment and systems, taking the necessary remedial action where appropriate considering a range of options and safety issues to effect repairs using ‘cause and effect analysis’ and detailed examination to gain a solution.

Problem solve technical issues, fault diagnosis and solution finding. Assess safety situations/analysis and diagnosis of faults in complex, multi-faceted equipment.

Organise complex programmes of specialist maintenance and testing procedures for a wide variety of healthcare systems.

Liaise with specialist service contractors, departmental managers and staff, and the in-house maintenance Estates Officers to co- ordinate work activity at mutually agreed dates and times.

Must be prepared to work a reasonable amount of overtime to undertake emergency repair work and planned maintenance work including operating theatre maintenance closures on bank holidays and weekends and cover for sickness and annual leave.

Required to have developed skills to work to fine tolerances and accuracy using precision fine tools for adjustments and calibration of instruments and controls.

Be capable of reading and understanding complex detailed design engineering drawings, and operation and maintenance manuals.

Utilise complex/sophisticated calibration and monitoring instruments using precision tools and measuring devices to obtain readings and test results and produce readings and results for records, and audit to meet quality assurance standards.

Monitor, calibrate and verify accuracy of test equipment used at recommended frequencies, to ensure they are meeting with NHS Technical memorandum standards.

Identify, arrange procurement and replacement of defective component parts and equipment on major items of engineering plant, cost effectively to the value of £2k.

The post holder must have a multi-skilled approach to a wide range of work of other trades outside their core trade skills, and be able to undertake work in a safe and effective manner, complying with all relevant safety legislation and Estates Department safe working procedures on all works undertaken.

Carry out the full range of maintenance duties specific to their core trade as required, including non-routine, planned, corrective and breakdown maintenance tasks, this includes work on, or around, bedhead services and building fabric in wards and departments which will involve incidental patient contact.

Core Mechanical Responsibilities:

• Hot and cold water systems, plumbing services including rectification of blockages.
• Steam boilers, steam and condensate systems.
• Low temperature hot water heating systems, pumps and controls.
• Ventilation, air handling and chilled water systems.
• Hydrotherapy pool and water treatment plant maintenance.
• Compressed air systems.
• Site transport vehicle maintenance.
• Legionella and pseudomonas control.
• Compliance with current water regulations.
• Medical gas systems

Core Electrical Responsibilities:

• Standby Generators and associated equipment
• Uninterruptable power supplies
• Isolated power supplies
• Emergency lighting systems
• Low Voltage fixed installations
• Portable electrical appliances
• Ventilation and air-conditioning systems
• Building management systems (BMS)
• Refrigeration systems
• Fire Alarm systems
• Nurse call systems
• White goods
• Inspection and Testing
• Lighting
• Lifts
• Catering Equipment
• Laundry Equipment
• Security Access Control
• Competent Persons HTM 06-02 (Electrical Low Voltage Systems)
• Intruder alarm systems
• CCTV systems

Undertake regular Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of a wide variety of building and engineering services plant and equipment. Record and analyse results with reference to historical data and determine appropriate actions. Provide condition and non-compliance reports as necessary.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3, completed recognised apprenticeship in relevant base trade or relevant experience within trade specialism
• Health and Safety Qualifications or modules of technical qualifications ( IOSH One Day Working Safely. CSCS Gold Card )
• Previous AP or CP qualification in HTM's

Skills

• Ability to interpret & work from drawings and specifications.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret & fault find on a diverse range of complex mechanical systems and installations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with others, mainly verbal & in writing.
• Demonstrate competence in dealing with difficult and /or stressful circumstances.
• Ability to instruct other in relation to their designated task/work.
• Ability to work without supervision
• Awareness of limits of own knowledge and ability/willingness to seek guidance and support
• A willingness to work flexibly and in a versatile manner to cover maintenance on a wide variety of plant and equipment.
• Ability to works on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise own work
• A willingness to demonstrate reliability & flexibility in their contribution to service delivery in the face of changing service demands
• Willing to undertake training relevant to the post.
• Willing to engage in new innovative working practices to improve the service.
• A commitment to own continuous personal development
• Basic IT
• Demonstrate knowledge of other crafts
• Background of mechanical work in the building industry / maintenance work

Knowledge

• A clear understanding of health and safety procedures in theory and practical application
• Relevant experience of NHS hospital environment
• Installation and/or maintenance experience in an industrial or domestic or commercial setting
• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.
• Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring.
• Helps and co-operates with colleagues
• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Willing to learn, open to change
• Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can
• Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work
• Actively supports the Trust’s values

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your application form –

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Our processes –

• Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
• If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
• Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
• Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre‑employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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