Maintenance Technician/Team Leader (CMH) - Electrical bias

Job summary

Are you tired of working long hours away from home? Looking to work Monday to Friday in a role that offers variety with a good work/life balance and a great benefits package, including a Recruitment and Retention Premium of £3,500 in addition to the annual salary.

If the answer is yes, then we would love to hear from you!

The role forms a key part of the operational delivery of front-line maintenance services, defect & breakdown response and pre-planned maintenance tasks (PPM). The role will act as the lead electrical technician/team leader for a team of electrical craftsperson's.

Main duties of the job

• Act as the first contact for Estates Craftsperson's and primarily if required in the first instance escalate to the maintenance officer and/or other technical estates officers
• To communicate verbally or electronically with clinical colleagues, service manager, clients, and communicate the need to arrange access/shutdown of services to ensure we can provide around the clock services
• interpret complex engineering information or sensitive information, Maintaining confidentiality
• Adopt, coach and develop the craft team via clear communication to ensure local operational procedures to ensure we adopt legislative, guidance, best practice and/or manufacturer's instructions
• As Maintenance Technician/Electrical Team Leader provide guidance & and advise explaining technical issues to non-technical staff, where required refer to Maintenance manager or Estates officers.
• Provide professional communication to members of the public and other external entities
• Attend team meetings to gain Trust, Directorate and service information
• Report all hazards or potential hazards that could involve patients, visitors or staff.
• Be mindful of and exercise the need for confidentiality both in written and verbal communication
• To support succession planning act as a mentor via the sharing knowledge, skills & experience maintenance craftsman and assistants.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!