University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Controls Technician

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint Controls Technicians to develop and expand an already established small specialist team dedicated to the development of building automation, security, other electronic and electromechanical systems as well as ICT based systems.

This role will be principally based across the large and complex acute hospital estate at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and its satellite sites, although support across the Trust may be required at times.

The Controls Technicians will report to the Estates Officer (Engineering Controls and Automation) and will be supported by Electrical, Mechanical and Building leads who will be responsible for the development of compliance and development in their respective specialist fields.

The successful candidate will need to be able to consider complex issues and conflicting pressures, to deliver the best outcomes to the site, this role will require a self-motivated individual with a multi-disciplinary ability and skills to assess and manage fast moving situations whilst motivating and supporting and developing a team culture and mentality within the workforce.

The nature of this role will require the successful applicant to take part in out of hours working as required for the needs of the Trust and a rostered provision of On Call management.

A continental day shift is being discussed to provide 7-day provision of service but is not in place currently.

Main duties of the job

*Ensuring efficient and effective maintenance and operation of plant, equipment and services controlled and managed by the building energy management and building automation systems.

*Continually develop, install, configure and commission new and/or replacement intelligent controllers on the Trust wide dedicated building management system network.

*To support the Trusts security manager as required on matters including but not exclusively of door access and CCTV.

*To support the Estates Team in matters of ICT systems and networking exclusive to Estates.

*To undertake on-call duties as part of the on-call team to ensure that emergencies occurring outside normal hours are attended to.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

22 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-56741DO

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English or post-Secondary Education training in a relevant field

Desirable

Formal Schneider Training
An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering discipline.
Or,
BTEC/ONC in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of safe systems of work
*Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering for a minimum of 3 years,
Plus
At least 2 years post training, site experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.

Desirable

Previous experience in the Health Service
3 years practical post apprenticeship experience in a building/ engineering trade or building services
Previous experience installing and maintaining and Building Management System
Familiar with HVAC systems and/or access control

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Ability to clearly communicate to line managers and trade staff on issues/ problems arising from BMS problems.
*Computer literate with accurate keyboard inputting
*Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability.
*Capable of working to deadlines
*Ability to read engineering/ building drawings
*Satisfactory DBS check
*Good previous attendance record
*Flexible working approach
*Available to undertake overtime.

Desirable

*Ability to support and manage a Team
*Understanding of customer service
*Ability to train new users on the operation of the system.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English or post-Secondary Education training in a relevant field

Desirable

Formal Schneider Training
An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering discipline.
Or,
BTEC/ONC in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of safe systems of work
*Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering for a minimum of 3 years,
Plus
At least 2 years post training, site experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.

Desirable

Previous experience in the Health Service
3 years practical post apprenticeship experience in a building/ engineering trade or building services
Previous experience installing and maintaining and Building Management System
Familiar with HVAC systems and/or access control

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Ability to clearly communicate to line managers and trade staff on issues/ problems arising from BMS problems.
*Computer literate with accurate keyboard inputting
*Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability.
*Capable of working to deadlines
*Ability to read engineering/ building drawings
*Satisfactory DBS check
*Good previous attendance record
*Flexible working approach
*Available to undertake overtime.

Desirable

*Ability to support and manage a Team
*Understanding of customer service
*Ability to train new users on the operation of the system.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)