Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our busy Estates Team as an Estates Officer.
The purpose of this role will be to support the Estates Manager to ensure the Trust's electrical/mechanical equipment is maintained to statutory and mandatory standards which will ensure a well maintained safe and secure environment for our patients, staff and visitors.
Main duties of the job
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see the 'Croeso Candidate' booklet below.
The responsibilities also include maintaining and refining the planned preventative maintenance, repair and replacement programmes, minor projects work, and ensuring that current legislation, regulations and safe systems of work are adhered to.You should be qualified to Degree level or equivalent experience, plus specialist NHS knowledge in a relevant engineering discipline and have experience in the management of both contractors and in-house staff.
This position will require you to participate in the Estates emergency on-call rota which includes out of hours working.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or HND (or equivalent) in Engineering plus equivalent significant demonstrable experience and knowledge
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience of leading and managing staff within an Estates function
Desirable
- Corporate/full member status with a relevant engineering body/institution
- Authorised person for Low Voltage electrical systems, lifts, medical gases, hot and cold water systems (legionella) and/or management of asbestos in buildings
- IOSH certificate for Managing Safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a wide range of Estates operation and compliance systems, processes etc
Desirable
- Experience of managing day to day professional and technical Estates and Facilities services within a mental health environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Proven knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and statutory obligations relating to Estates operations and compliance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Estate code, Health Technical Memorandums in relation to engineering services and Codes of Practice relating to Health and Safety and Engineering services
Skills
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or HND (or equivalent) in Engineering plus equivalent significant demonstrable experience and knowledge
- Relevant management qualification or equivalent experience of leading and managing staff within an Estates function
Desirable
- Corporate/full member status with a relevant engineering body/institution
- Authorised person for Low Voltage electrical systems, lifts, medical gases, hot and cold water systems (legionella) and/or management of asbestos in buildings
- IOSH certificate for Managing Safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of a wide range of Estates operation and compliance systems, processes etc
Desirable
- Experience of managing day to day professional and technical Estates and Facilities services within a mental health environment.
Knowledge
Essential
- Proven knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and statutory obligations relating to Estates operations and compliance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS Estate code, Health Technical Memorandums in relation to engineering services and Codes of Practice relating to Health and Safety and Engineering services
Skills
Desirable
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
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).
