About this role
Job summary
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust is looking to appoint 3 x Maintenance Worker Specialist (mechanical bias). The role is suitable for a mechanical tradesperson from a plumbing, engineering or pipefitting background who has completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent training programme with several years' training experience. Good fault finding and problem-solving skills are essential as is a willingness to undertake additional training when required. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of heating, ventilation systems and water services. Any previous steam systems experience would be advantageous.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will be part of a modernising team being motivated, forward-thinking, enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about delivering a first-class efficient service.
He/she will demonstrate highly developed physical and technical skills and a keen willingness to learn and develop new skills particularly associated with building management controls, steam and pressure systems etc. Successful applicants will be able to repair complex faults on a wide range of systems and facilitate such works having freedom to prioritise activity tomaximise performance.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description Job responsibilities
He/she will be a team player and will be capable of managing works acting as the person responsible for the issue of Permit to Work (PTW) documentation etc. ensuring necessary procedural documentation is in place at all times. The successful candidate will also be expected to act as a Competent Person for various disciplines with the possibility of progressing to an Appointed Person in the future.
Person Specification
Application form Essential
HNC / HND plus relevant experience to graduate / professional level gained through qualifications, training and or experience in Mechanical / Electrical Plant Engineering.
Application form and interview Essential
Qualification / experience in a similar specialist role in a commercial or industrial building services Engineering environment with demonstrable total commitment specialise, but also to be versatile and offer flexibility across a wide range of specialist building services elements.
Interview Essential
To be flexible and adaptable to change. Able to work part as a Team Able to work independently having freedom to act referring to manager where necessary Manages own work Annualised hours, overtime, extended days or to take part in an out or hours on call rota working may be required.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address New Cross Hospital
Wednesfield Road
Wolverhampton
WV1 2NF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)