Mechanical/Electrical Estates Technician (XN05)

Job summary

The role of Electrical Shift Engineer is a rewarding and entrusted position within the Estates team at St Jamess University Hospital.

The successful candidate will work as part of a shift team and work shifts four on, four off consisting, of two days followed by two nights

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a large Trust with a huge portfolio of equipment and systems, which allow the successful candidate to gain experience in a huge range of areas and in a variety of environments.

They will form part of a dynamic team committed to pushing the boundaries, working together to achieve the desired results and the best outcome for our patients. You will work on complex systems, carry out dynamic risk assessments, work autonomously as required, organising and rectifying reactive works and carrying out statutory planned maintenance items to ensure maximum availability of equipment to minimize any downtime. The ethos is to put patients first and work towards a collective goal.

Team building and working are at the core of what we do to ensure that collectively we give of our best. The role will offer training opportunities to help develop the successful candidate who will work with outside agencies, other Trust departments, specialised maintenance contractors and valued partners. A real opportunity to enhance and develop your career.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of the shift team, alongside their mechanical counterpart. You will be responsible for carrying out Statutory PPM works as directed by their respective Estates Officer, utilise Estates engineering systems such as K2, interrogate the BEMS, and support and liaise extensively with other CSU's, contractors and outside agencies.

The position covers a wide spectrum of responsibility supported by an on-call Estates Manager out of normal working hours. Often it is the first point of call for Estates related issues or emergencies such as fires and floods/equipment breakdowns and, as such, the successful candidate will need to have good communication skills and be able to work under pressure as part of a team coupled with a solid engineering knowledge base.

The role will focus upon making safe first and foremost then working on engineering solutions to enhance and support clinical colleagues in treating patients. The ability to work with other trades, problem solve, interpret work drawings, learn new techniques, undergo training, carry out assessments are all key elements of the role. The role is about being organised, professional and working to the HTM's and other guidance documentation and also providing the necessary supporting documentation/feedback.

The role can be challenging but rewarding and is one of the most important in terms of both patient and staff contact.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is a large trust that has real aspirations to provide the best possible care for our patients which is driven through our Leeds Way Values. These epitomise our way of working in terms of being patient centred, fair, collaborative, accountable and empowered to be the best that we can be.

The Estates team embrace this and focus upon doing our best, giving staff the opportunities to feel valued and have a real career and to make a difference in what we do. Innovation and challenging the norm are key fundamentals in what we do. The challenge will always be to move boundaries, develop strategies that work better and embrace technology to improve our service. The team at St James's is quite small and tight knit yet has a significant impact upon the patient experience and our collective goal is to be best that we can, embrace change and give of our best.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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