About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician to join our team on a full time, permanent basis
The Estates department at both Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals has a group of highly skilled electrical / mechanical technicians, plumbing engineers, creative building craft persons, and dedicated support staff.
We are looking for a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads and identify improvements to operational systems and management processed in order to increase departmental efficiencies.
The successful candidate will provide technical support services for the reactive/planned specialist maintenance work on a variety of hospital plant and equipment to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements, codes of practice, guidance notes and trust procedures, to a high standard.
Interview Date - To Be Confirmed
Previous Applicants Need Not Apply
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have served a 4-year recognised and registered craft apprenticeship and will have gained an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering and possess equivalent previous hospital maintenance experience. The post holder would be expected to carry out maintenance duties in an efficient and effective manner to support the successful delivery of a customer focused estate maintenance service for the Trust. Perform routine duties which may be delegated by the maintenance team leader with the minimum of supervision and have a flexible and positive approach to change. The applicant must understand and competently work on a wide range of Building Services systems with the ability to service, test, diagnose, and repair mechanical / electrical, plant and equipment. The successful candidate must be able to read and interpret technical drawing and manuals, as well as have an understanding of electrical / mechanical installation plans and drawings. Applicants must have the ability to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on relevant knowledge to the team
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
Management Responsibilities
Laise with trust management, Nursing personnel, Support personnel, Statutory bodies and specialist contractors to advise on the best course of action to be taken in situations as they arise and carry out recommendations where this is within their capabilities. Follow and ensure compliance with all trust procedures and policies including Health & Safety and Risk management. Carry out risk assessments for work carried out by self. Participate in the management on call system and be the first point of contact for out of hours emergencies. Manage in an effective manner the emergency call by taking the appropriate action. Escalate any situations to more senior managers as necessary. Leadership Responsibilities
Lead and communicate relevant specialist knowledge to other estates staff as and when necessary. Carry out priority assessment of workload and carry out tasks according to priority. Engineering & Building Responsibilities
Carry out installation, repair, service, and calibration work on a wide range of complex, mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment, building services and plant in accordance with relevant Health technical memoranda, water bylaws, British standards, code of practise and legislation. Actively participate in the management, and operation of planned preventive maintenance schemes. Undertake the full range of craftsmans duties, using hand and power tools and test equipment. Carry out test and fault diagnostic procedures using electronic instruments both in site and in workshop. Carry out manual handling of heavy objects (25kg) as required (after suitable training) to keep plant and equipment running as required. Carry out cleaning, decontamination, specialist fault diagnosis and repairs of patient related and specialised equipment. Communication Responsibilities
The post holder shall liaise with patients, nursing staff, management, contractors and other support staff to ascertain the extent of problems and priorities. The post holder shall produce a record of the results of equipment testing in an appropriate form and give the results to the site management. Carry a radio or similar communication device as and when required. Training Responsibilities
The post holder will undertake specialist mandatory equipment training to enable the trust to meet its obligations under its policies and legislation. Update Knowledge of new techniques/equipment as necessary. The post holder will also cascade train either other estates as and when necessary. General Responsibilities
Participate in the technician on call system covering all properties maintained by the trust, driving to the requires sites as necessary. The daily Technician is expected to cover for periods of shift technicians absence.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship
Desirable
H.N.C. or equivalent in a relevant discipline
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Relevant experience in a maintenance / building services environment Logical fault-finding methodology
Skills Essential
Ability to react to emergencies Computer Literate Good Telephone Manner Physically fit, able to climb vertical ladders Ability to communicate with staff at all levels Ability to adapt a reasonable attitude to the duties of the post Excellent analytical skills Good time keeping Willingness to upgrade skills and training Ability to communicate and present a professional attitude when under pressure
Other Essential
Flexibility Able to travel across various site with own car / assisted driver
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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Ormskirk Hospital
Dicconson Way, Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)