Job summary
Are you a qualified Mechanical Gas Engineer looking for a role with real purpose, variety, and the opportunity to make a difference in your local community? Join Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust's dedicated Estates team and play a key role in maintaining and improving the essential gas systems that power our healthcare services across Sussex. You'll be part of a supportive and skilled workforce that values your expertise and offers plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
In this role, you'll use your knowledge and experience to keep our Trust buildings safe, compliant and running efficiently--helping ensure patients and staff can rely on high-quality, well-maintained facilities every day.
This vacancy offers flexibility to be based at either Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital or Brighton General Hospital, giving you the choice of location that works best for you.
Main duties of the job
As a Mechanical Gas Engineer, you will:
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Carry out installation, maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repairs on a range of gas-fired systems and equipment, including boilers, water heaters, and catering appliances.
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Perform planned preventative maintenance across SCFT and other local organisations we support.
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Support apprentices and semi-skilled colleagues with advice and guidance.
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Use a variety of digital and analogue testing tools and update statutory records.
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Work flexibly across Trust sites, with mileage reimbursed, and participate in an on-call rota for additional pay.
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Help create and maintain our preventative maintenance schedules, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
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Be part of a team that values innovation, technical skill, and excellent service delivery.
If you're looking for a meaningful role where your technical expertise will be appreciated and developed, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive overview of the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive overview of the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential
- Knowledge of a full range of trade procedures acquired through 4 year accredited course and/ or level 3 vocational qualification level or equivalent.
- Hold relevant Commercial Gas Qualifications - CIGA1, CODNC01, TPCP1, TPCP1A Additional training will be given in further competencies as required.
- Significant post apprenticeship/qualification experience in a similar role.
Desirable
- -Additional Gas competency qualifications -Boiler House Practice -BMS systems
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience on fault diagnosis, maintenance and repair of gas fired boilers and associated equipment building services plant and equipment.
- Able to use wide range of fault diagnosis and test equipment.
- Experience of using computers with basic IT skills.
Desirable
- Experience in working in a hospital/healthcare environment.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must possess good time management skills.
- Highly skilled in use of hand and powered tools.
- A working knowledge of all current Gas regulations.
- A working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc.
- Working knowledge of Legionella Control and Prevention.
- Equal opportunities: Demonstrates an understanding of the basic principles in relati0on to staff, patients and the public.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out and record risk assessments.
- Experience on working on Gas fired catering equipment.
- An understanding in relation to service delivery and relationships with colleagues.
Other requirements
Essential
- To be prepared to participate in the Estates Out of Hours on-call rota.
- Access to own vehicle for work purposes.
- Must possess current full UK or EU Driving Licence.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/or professional registration
Essential
- Knowledge of a full range of trade procedures acquired through 4 year accredited course and/ or level 3 vocational qualification level or equivalent.
- Hold relevant Commercial Gas Qualifications - CIGA1, CODNC01, TPCP1, TPCP1A Additional training will be given in further competencies as required.
- Significant post apprenticeship/qualification experience in a similar role.
Desirable
- -Additional Gas competency qualifications -Boiler House Practice -BMS systems
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience on fault diagnosis, maintenance and repair of gas fired boilers and associated equipment building services plant and equipment.
- Able to use wide range of fault diagnosis and test equipment.
- Experience of using computers with basic IT skills.
Desirable
- Experience in working in a hospital/healthcare environment.
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Must possess good time management skills.
- Highly skilled in use of hand and powered tools.
- A working knowledge of all current Gas regulations.
- A working knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc.
- Working knowledge of Legionella Control and Prevention.
- Equal opportunities: Demonstrates an understanding of the basic principles in relati0on to staff, patients and the public.
Desirable
- Ability to carry out and record risk assessments.
- Experience on working on Gas fired catering equipment.
- An understanding in relation to service delivery and relationships with colleagues.
Other requirements
Essential
- To be prepared to participate in the Estates Out of Hours on-call rota.
- Access to own vehicle for work purposes.
- Must possess current full UK or EU Driving Licence.
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.
