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.
Main duties of the job
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 for 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. To 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 Estates Managers.
To deputise for Estates 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.
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
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view further details about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view further details about the role.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade
- oC&G or NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or equivalent.
- oEvidence of CPD
- oBTEC, ONC/HNC in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience e.g. time served tradesman.
Desirable
- oCurrent Competent Person certificate in various technical systems such as low voltage electrical, medical gas, decontamination, etc.
- oElectrical AM2
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working in an engineering and/or building maintenance role
- oEvidence of a maintenance background with skills to carry out minor mechanical/electrical/building repairs
- oPrevious experience and knowledge of Database and spreadsheet systems
- oExperience and Knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- oTo have knowledge of: Low Pressure Hot Water Systems HTM documents including: HTM 01 Decontamination, HTM 03 Heating and ventilation, HTM06 Electrical services. Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems. Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work with no supervision
- oGood organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- oIT competent
- oGood communication skills, for effective working interpersonal relationships throughout the organisation
- oAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- oEvidence of good written and spoken communication skills.
- oOrganised approach to work
- oAble to follow written instructions and procedures
- oAbility to understand and interpret drawings
- oAbility to analyse, interpret and action data results
Personal qualities
Essential
- oAbility to work out of hours, evenings, weekends and bank holidays as needs arises.
- oParticipate in the Estates Craftsman on-call rota.
- oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade
- oC&G or NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or equivalent.
- oEvidence of CPD
- oBTEC, ONC/HNC in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience e.g. time served tradesman.
Desirable
- oCurrent Competent Person certificate in various technical systems such as low voltage electrical, medical gas, decontamination, etc.
- oElectrical AM2
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- oPrevious experience of working in an engineering and/or building maintenance role
- oEvidence of a maintenance background with skills to carry out minor mechanical/electrical/building repairs
- oPrevious experience and knowledge of Database and spreadsheet systems
- oExperience and Knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
- oExperience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- oTo have knowledge of: Low Pressure Hot Water Systems HTM documents including: HTM 01 Decontamination, HTM 03 Heating and ventilation, HTM06 Electrical services. Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems. Knowledge of HTM 06 - Low Voltage systems
Skills and abilities
Essential
- oAbility to work with no supervision
- oGood organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- oIT competent
- oGood communication skills, for effective working interpersonal relationships throughout the organisation
- oAbility to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- oEvidence of good written and spoken communication skills.
- oOrganised approach to work
- oAble to follow written instructions and procedures
- oAbility to understand and interpret drawings
- oAbility to analyse, interpret and action data results
Personal qualities
Essential
- oAbility to work out of hours, evenings, weekends and bank holidays as needs arises.
- oParticipate in the Estates Craftsman on-call rota.
- oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
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.
