Job summary
The Estates and Facilities Department are seeking a keen, driven and enthusiastic team member within this essential role.
The Estates Technician is a key role within the Estates service, providing essential maintenance, management and oversite of specialist mechanical & electrical equipment and infrastructure.
This role will form part of an established team, working with common goals and achievements to deliver a high-quality service for all.
Applicants should have a sound understanding of healthcare engineering with a track record of delivering quality maintenance and engineering advice.
The successful candidate will be integrated within a multi-disciplinary team based at the West Suffolk Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and operating specialist engineering plant such and ventilation, sterilisation, medical gases, and electrical systems.
- Provide technical feedback and advice to senior management to enable decision making.
- Provide guidance and advice to other Estates team members.
- Form part of the Estates on call Rota delivering emergency out of hours attendance.
- Develop skills and knowledge to further improve their technical capability.
- Deputise for team leaders as required.
- Fully understand and interpret complex engineering drawings.
- Have a good understanding and operational knowledge of complex Building Management systems.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The Estates department are responsible for ensuring the safety and continuity of the Engineering and building infrastructure across all West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust owned sites. The Estates Technician will form a core part of this service delivering specialist engineering knowledge and skills to ensure plant and systems are maintained and operated to the highest possible quality.
Job responsibilities:
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To provide technical assistance for mechanical / electrical staff and contractors ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
- To undertake complex fault diagnosis on Mechanical and electrical services and fault rectification, maintenance, and M&E installation work across the Trust.
- To undertake special Departmental projects as identified by the Estates Manager, Estates Officers and or Team Leaders.
- Be fully conversant on the Estates Decontamination equipment, for washer disinfectors and sterilisers. Undertake all aspects of testing, insurance inspections and monitoring of decontamination equipment, pressure vessels and lifting equipment.
- To undertake the duties of an Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) for specific engineering disciplines as required to do so by the Estates Managers.
- To deputise for the Team Leaders at times of absence when delegated the authority to do so.
- The post holder will report to the Estates Team Leaders on a daily basis
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job summary:
The Estates department are responsible for ensuring the safety and continuity of the Engineering and building infrastructure across all West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust owned sites. The Estates Technician will form a core part of this service delivering specialist engineering knowledge and skills to ensure plant and systems are maintained and operated to the highest possible quality.
Job responsibilities:
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
- To provide technical assistance for mechanical / electrical staff and contractors ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
- To undertake complex fault diagnosis on Mechanical and electrical services and fault rectification, maintenance, and M&E installation work across the Trust.
- To undertake special Departmental projects as identified by the Estates Manager, Estates Officers and or Team Leaders.
- Be fully conversant on the Estates Decontamination equipment, for washer disinfectors and sterilisers. Undertake all aspects of testing, insurance inspections and monitoring of decontamination equipment, pressure vessels and lifting equipment.
- To undertake the duties of an Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) for specific engineering disciplines as required to do so by the Estates Managers.
- To deputise for the Team Leaders at times of absence when delegated the authority to do so.
- The post holder will report to the Estates Team Leaders on a daily basis
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade
- C&G or NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD
- BTEC, ONC/HNC in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience e.g. time served tradesman.
Desirable
- Current Competent Person certificate in various technical systems such as low voltage electrical, medical gas, decontamination, etc.
- Electrical AM2
Experience & Knowledgement
Essential
- Previous experience of working in an engineering and/or building maintenance role
- Evidence of a maintenance background with skills to carry out minor mechanical/electrical/building repairs
- Previous experience and knowledge of Database and spreadsheet systems
- Experience and Knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- To have knowledge of: Low Pressure Hot Water Systems, HTM documents including: HTM 01 Decontamination, HTM 03 Heating and ventilation HTM06 Electrical services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with no supervision
- Good organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- IT competent
- Good communication skills, for effective working interpersonal relationships throughout the organisation
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Evidence of good written and spoken communication skills.
- Organised approach to work
- Able to follow written instructions and procedures
- Ability to understand and interpret drawings
- Ability to analyse, interpret and action data results.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
- Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
- An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Has the ability to travel.
- Ability to work out of hours, evenings, weekends and bank holidays as needs arises.
- Participate in the Estates Craftsman on-call rota.
- Able to undertake all duties as detailed in the job description.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade
- C&G or NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD
- BTEC, ONC/HNC in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience e.g. time served tradesman.
Desirable
- Current Competent Person certificate in various technical systems such as low voltage electrical, medical gas, decontamination, etc.
- Electrical AM2
Experience & Knowledgement
Essential
- Previous experience of working in an engineering and/or building maintenance role
- Evidence of a maintenance background with skills to carry out minor mechanical/electrical/building repairs
- Previous experience and knowledge of Database and spreadsheet systems
- Experience and Knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- To have knowledge of: Low Pressure Hot Water Systems, HTM documents including: HTM 01 Decontamination, HTM 03 Heating and ventilation HTM06 Electrical services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with no supervision
- Good organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- IT competent
- Good communication skills, for effective working interpersonal relationships throughout the organisation
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Evidence of good written and spoken communication skills.
- Organised approach to work
- Able to follow written instructions and procedures
- Ability to understand and interpret drawings
- Ability to analyse, interpret and action data results.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
- Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
- An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Has the ability to travel.
- Ability to work out of hours, evenings, weekends and bank holidays as needs arises.
- Participate in the Estates Craftsman on-call rota.
- Able to undertake all duties as detailed in the job description.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
