Maintenance Technician Trainee (Internal)

Job summary

To work as a maintenance team member for Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust,

Providing highly skilled installations, maintenance, testing, fault finding, repairs and improvements to electrical, mechanical, and other services, together with building fabric for all Trust properties and where the Trust operates a service level agreement to provide a service to 3rd parties.

The work will be both complex and/or non-routine in nature, requiring the post holder to be flexible, adaptable and proactive to provide a customer focused service.

The post holder will remain aware of the effect and impact to the safety and comfort of patients/clients, staff and members of the public and the effect and impact to the environment resulting from their actions.

The post holder will carry out a multi skilled function, this will include in addition to the postholders core specialist skills, electrical, mechanical and building trades on equipment,buildings, electrical and mechanical services within their level of professional competence.

The post holder is expected to work alongside other trades where necessary to complete maintenance tasks within the department.

All work will be carried out to a high standard in terms of workmanship, quality, efficiency and health & safety.

Main duties of the job

Plan and priorities own work on a daily basis and that of Contractors, Semi-Skilled staff, Gardeners when required.

Some tasks will be on-going. The post holder will be adaptable and proactive providing a flexible approach and willrespond to the needs of the service.

Responsible for minimising impact to service users when carrying out work.Responsible for own equipment, tools and materials ensuring they are kept safe at all times and do not come into the hands of patients or clients; good working practices must be followed at all times.

Responsible for ensuring all equipment, tools, materials and debris are removed once the work is complete.

To assist in the scheduling and implementation of planned preventative maintenance work on plant, equipment, buildings, electrical and mechanical systems.

To carry and use a Trust mobile phone and other equipment, as deemed necessary.

To drive the Trust vehicles for the purpose of transportation of tools, self and others.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.