Job summary
The post holder will be responsible as the senior and lead mechanical craftsperson within the in-house mechanical maintenance team including a wide range of fault-finding and maintenance duties. He/she will be responsible for maintaining all Building Fabric, Mechanical and Electrical building services, and equipment within the Trust properties. To liaise and or coordinate directly with mechanical contractors in the day to day running of the Estates service delivery within the Newham University Hospital Retained Estates within Barts Health Estates & Facilities Services.
Under direction of the Estates Operations Manager ensure all buildings, plant and equipment are mechanically serviced and maintained throughout Newham University Hospital Retained Estate in accordance with Statutory & Mandatory requirements in a timely manner. Including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance (RM), minor works, major overhauls, and replacement. In addition, the Senior Mechanical Craftsperson will be required to be a self-starter who is able to work on his/her own initiative.
Main duties of the job
Lead estates mechanical team and contractors to ensure statutory, critical, and routine maintenance is completed, recorded, and documented.
Skilled in repair, fault-finding, and diagnosis of boilers, pressure systems, medical gas, HVAC/ventilation, controls, heating/hot water, CAD data systems, and generators.
Develop improvement plans for poor performance. Review works for quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness.
Work outside trade in emergencies as directed.
Assist with staff training.
Follow Trust policies, maintain effective communication, and ensure safe systems of work, site induction, risk/COSH assessments, and permit-to-work compliance.
Report unsafe practices/equipment.
Work safely on mechanical/electrical systems as Competent Person. Support audits with Estates Ops Manager to ensure compliance.
Implement legislation, safety alerts, HTMs, HBNs, codes of practice.
Ensure financial compliance and value for money in contracts/purchases.
Hold AP/CP accreditation and perform duties accordingly.
Participate in Estates Craftsperson Team on-call cover for Newham University Hospital.
Implement CAS/safety alerts with guidance/remedial action.
Raise/distribute planned/reactive work instructions, follow up, and report outcomes.
Assist Ops Manager in investigations, complaints, and producing specifications for improvement schemes.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good Literacy & numeracy skills
- To have served a recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical engineering discipline or have equivalent experience
- Qualified with Mechanical ONC and or HNC level of education and or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- A good understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, including Asbestos & Working at Height regulations.
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience of healthcare mechanical building services and to lead on the maintenance of the mechanical team.
- Detailed working knowledge of preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance and associated HTM
- Experience of successfully leading a mechanical team and contractors to meet agreed outcomes.
Desirable
- Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity (Concept CAFM System).
- Experience of allocating planned and reactive work to the in-house mechanical team and contractors.
- Understanding Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement and commissioning of external contracting services
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own work.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate Estates mechanical team. Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Able to work on own initiative and within a team
- Supporting the mechanical team and organisation through environmental change and impact through legislative and organisational impact.
Desirable
- Desire and ability to work as part of a small team.
- Ability to provide advice to service end users, on a wide range of maintenance issues
- Computer literate. Ability to maximise the use of allocated resources in the achievement of set objectives.
Other
Essential
- Effective Team Leader/Worker
- Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of managemen
- Good inter-personnel skills, managing an mechanical team and individuals. Good influencing and motivation skills
- Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines. Ability to build relationships with all staff groups
- Proven performance orientated and customer focused measured service delivery
- Ability to lift/push/pull weights frequently in compliance with the Trust's 'Moving and handling care of the back guidelines (non- clinical)
Desirable
- Full clean driving license
Knowledge
Essential
- A good working knowledge of Health & Safety principles within mechanical engineering and building systems. Knowledge of mechanical maintenance to meet relevant HTM 06.01 and HTM 06.02 standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good Literacy & numeracy skills
- To have served a recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical engineering discipline or have equivalent experience
- Qualified with Mechanical ONC and or HNC level of education and or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- A good understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, including Asbestos & Working at Height regulations.
Experience
Essential
- In depth experience of healthcare mechanical building services and to lead on the maintenance of the mechanical team.
- Detailed working knowledge of preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance and associated HTM
- Experience of successfully leading a mechanical team and contractors to meet agreed outcomes.
Desirable
- Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity (Concept CAFM System).
- Experience of allocating planned and reactive work to the in-house mechanical team and contractors.
- Understanding Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement and commissioning of external contracting services
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise own work.
- Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate Estates mechanical team. Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Able to work on own initiative and within a team
- Supporting the mechanical team and organisation through environmental change and impact through legislative and organisational impact.
Desirable
- Desire and ability to work as part of a small team.
- Ability to provide advice to service end users, on a wide range of maintenance issues
- Computer literate. Ability to maximise the use of allocated resources in the achievement of set objectives.
Other
Essential
- Effective Team Leader/Worker
- Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of managemen
- Good inter-personnel skills, managing an mechanical team and individuals. Good influencing and motivation skills
- Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines. Ability to build relationships with all staff groups
- Proven performance orientated and customer focused measured service delivery
- Ability to lift/push/pull weights frequently in compliance with the Trust's 'Moving and handling care of the back guidelines (non- clinical)
Desirable
- Full clean driving license
Knowledge
Essential
- A good working knowledge of Health & Safety principles within mechanical engineering and building systems. Knowledge of mechanical maintenance to meet relevant HTM 06.01 and HTM 06.02 standards.
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).
