About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Capital, Estates & Facilities Department at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board as a Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical).
The Estates Department currently have three positions to work alongside and support the Estates Operational Teams in the Day to Day Operational Maintenance of the UHB Estate.
One of these roles is dedicated to the Water Safety Team.
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual from a Mechanical engineering/Plumbing background to support the continual service provision of one of the largest Health Boards in Wales.
The department is going through an exciting time of Service Improvement to increase the support and enhance the patient experience ensuring the department is fit for the future.
We are looking to recruit someone who will ensure that we will excel in providing a safe, organised and highly efficient service, a person who can be innovative in their thinking and have the ability to make decisions for themselves, someone who can develop and support the service improvements of the department ensuring we are fit for the future.
Main duties of the job
To maintain DWS along with its associated plant and services in a condition of Compliance through the application of appropriate Planned Preventative Maintenance combined with reactive tasks in accordance with the Cardiff & Vale UHB Water Safety Plan.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Training specific to Water Hygiene Compliance will be provided. Support will be provided as required.
Job description Job responsibilities
To undertake Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks to include, DCWS Stored Water Temperature & Condition Assessment. CWST Inspection. CWS Consumption Assessment. DHWS Temperature Generation. Storage Calorifier Inspection. Cl02 Dosing Plant Function check. Sentinel/Distribution Monitoring (CWS, HWS, Return Temperatures, and Residual Cl02). TMV Servicing. DWS Sampling (legionella & pseudomonas primarily, though not exclusively) Dialysis Plant Function checks. Hydrotherapy Pool Plant Function checks. Manual Flushing. Shower Head & Hose Replacement. AHU Inspection & Clean. Drinking Fountain & Ice Making Machine maintenance. DWS Biological Sample collection. Some of the above listed tasks will be the primary duty of Water Hygiene Assistant Operatives, however circumstances might require the support of the Water Hygiene Technician. To attend on Maintenance Requests related (though not exclusively) to Water Hygiene requirements to include. Investigative, Fault Finding and Corrective Work relating to Water Hygiene Temperature Compliance failure. Installation of Water Hygiene controls (TMVs, isolations, NRVs, strainers, temperature balancing valves, taps). Repair or replacement of Water Hygiene controls (TMVs, isolations, NRVs, strainers, temperature balancing valves, taps). Diagnostic and corrective response on Water Hygiene plant failure. DWS Biological Sampling interpretation and resolve. DHWS Pasteurisation. To attend, assist or work alongside approved contractors, external agencies of interest, Risk Assessors/auditors, or other departments within Estates. To attend at any of the C&V Health Care properties in the above capacity. To work comfortably within a Team, whilst being sufficiently confident to work in a Lone capacity as task and requirements dictate. To attend additional hours (overtime) as would be reasonably acceptable. To adhere to legislative requirements, C&V policies, and the C&V WSP. To communicate, feedback and record as required. To maintain the required level of training.
Person Specification
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Experience Essential
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Skills Essential
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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.
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Employer details Employer name Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address University Hospital of Wales
Heath Park
Cardiff
CF14 4XW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)