About this role
Job summary
Why Apply?
By joining the NHS and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of experts who are passionate about helping the NHS get the most from its estates, keeping the buildings and equipment used by nursing and clinical teams in a safe condition. By working together, we can drive real change for the NHS and enable our healthcare professionals to focus on providing excellent patient care.
Make a difference to the NHS by enabling excellent patient care.
Build a lifelong and fulfilling career with lots of opportunities to learn and progress.
Receive training, support and coaching from your line manager and mentors.
The chance to contribute to the important work of the NHS and make a positive impact on peoples lives
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare engineering.
Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. Employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
Main duties of the job
In addition, as part of the NHS you will gain access to wide ranging colleague benefits and support, including:
Annual leave - 27 days, non-inclusive of the 8 public holidays (35 days in total)
Trust van for travel and on call duties
Sick and parental leave
Local discounts on gym memberships, restaurants and cafes
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programmes
Blue Light Card
Highly competitive NHS Pension
Apply today and be part of the NHS Team!
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (over 4500 of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours Flexible and agile working opportunities Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support Wide range of supportive staff networks Health and wellbeing opportunitiesIf you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Job description Job responsibilities
As a healthcare engineer, you will be an integral part of our Estates teams, supporting in the maintenance, repair, and improvement of our healthcare facilities, based at one of our site but with travel to all sites we maintain across the two counties no two days will be the same. You will work alongside experienced engineers, gaining hands-on experience and technical knowledge across multiple specialist disciplines e.g.
Decontamination Equipment
Medical Gases
Ventilation
Water
Fire
Electrical systems and many more
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Multi-skilled Serving of a recognised apprenticeship or other approved training and experience Experience in all types of electrical installation work Wide experience of electrical maintenance work, including fault finding
Qualifications Essential
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Diploma Heating Ventilation, Building Services Engineering or Diploma Plumbing and heating I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Additional Criteria Essential
I understand that the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)