East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Building Services Engineer Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing

The closing date is 03 June 2025

Job summary

The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical, mechanical and plumbing engineers, creative building craftpersons, and dedicated support staff.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Building Services Engineer to join us. You should be either an experienced and time served Electrician, Plumber, or Mechanical Engineer, looking to progress your career.

The successful candidate will work as part of a 24/7 rota - which includes protected rest days- to provide 24/7 Estates cover to the FGH and Millom hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

To be part of a team which ensures the safe and continuous operation of the Estates function within a healthcare setting. This includes maintenance of building and engineering plant and equipment, in accordance with statutory requirements, codes of practice, guidancenotes and trust procedures, to a high standard.

To be the department's point of contact for all out of hours incidents and breakdowns, carrying out first line assessment, fault finding, repair, substitute of service and/or safe isolation as required.

To be the Trust's Fire Controlling Officer and undertake the duties of that role for the siteduring a fire event. To take on the role of (dependant on trade and after full training) anappointed Authorised Person for Estates disciplines such as medical gases, electrical safety,ventilation, and decontamination.

To carry out line manager duties for out-of-hours contractors.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GPPractice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Dependant on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-UHMBX220125 - A

Job locations

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals ofMorecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing and Heating apprenticeship to HNC/HND + Specialist knowledge in relevant area or equivalent degree level experience
CP/AP Pressure Systems or boiler operator training
A recognised health and safety qualification
Willingness to undertake further training

Experience

Essential

Experience of engineering and building services installations
Experience and knowledge of legal, statutory, and non-statutory legislation
Experience of supervising/leading, and training others

Desirable

Healthcare experience

Skills

Essential

Ability to deal with information confidentially and sensitively
Ability to work unsupervised including within unsociable hours
Excellent communication on all levels
Extensive fault finding skill
Good analytical skill

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to comply with all trust policies
Ability to travel between trust sites as required
Can demonstrate flexibility in approach to work patterns

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing and Heating apprenticeship to HNC/HND + Specialist knowledge in relevant area or equivalent degree level experience
CP/AP Pressure Systems or boiler operator training
A recognised health and safety qualification
Willingness to undertake further training

Experience

Essential

Experience of engineering and building services installations
Experience and knowledge of legal, statutory, and non-statutory legislation
Experience of supervising/leading, and training others

Desirable

Healthcare experience

Skills

Essential

Ability to deal with information confidentially and sensitively
Ability to work unsupervised including within unsociable hours
Excellent communication on all levels
Extensive fault finding skill
Good analytical skill

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to comply with all trust policies
Ability to travel between trust sites as required
Can demonstrate flexibility in approach to work patterns

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)