About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician looking for a rewarding role where your skills make a real difference?
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated and skilled individual to join our Estates and Facilities team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the safe and effective operation of essential hospital infrastructure, helping to create an environment where outstanding patient care can thrive.
Working within a highly skilled team of engineering professionals, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving a wide range of mechanical plant, equipment and building services across our hospital sites.
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job As part of our Estates team, you will play a key role in ensuring that critical engineering systems remain safe, reliable and fully compliant.
You will play a vital role in ensuring our engineering systems, plant and equipment remain safe, reliable and compliant, enabling the delivery of exceptional patient care across the Trust.
Experience or knowledge of the following would be advantageous:
HTM 01 - Decontamination HTM 03 - Heating and Ventilation HTM 04 - Water Systems Building Management Systems (BMS) Mechanical plant and building services maintenance Statutory compliance requirements and safe systems of work
About us Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Job description Job responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
Servicing Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs) and carrying out temperature monitoring. Undertaking plumbing tasks, including sink and tap installations. Performing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and statutory planned maintenance (SPM). Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs on a range of engineering plant and equipment. Supporting the operation and maintenance of critical hospital systems, including water treatment and steam systems. Troubleshooting and resolving faults on Building Management Systems (BMS). Calibrating and maintaining mechanical and electrical installations. Liaising with departments across the Trust to coordinate maintenance activities and minimise disruption. Producing technical reports and condition assessments. Assisting with engineering improvement projects and lifecycle planning. Maintaining accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation. Participating in the on-call rota and providing out-of-hours support when required. Supporting the development of apprentices and colleagues through knowledge sharing and mentoring. Working across Frimley Health sites as required. Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Level 3 City & Guilds Craft or NVQ equivalents in Electrical Installation/Maintenance or equivalent experience. IT Literate Evidence of good written and communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation. Ability to cope with demanding scenarios. Good organisational and communication skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems. Ability and willingness to undertake emergency-situation repairs.
Desirable
NHS experience Knowledge of HTMs
Qualifications Essential
Level 3 City & Guilds Craft or NVQ equivalents in electrical installation/maintenance or equivalent experience
Desirable
IEE 18th Edition Gas Safe registered/ trained ONC Water bylaws Lift Trained Nurse call systems trained BMS Understanding/ qualification Hydro pool trained Decontamination control, trained (autoclaves) Medical gas trained
Special Requirements Essential
Be available for out of hours/on-call duties Be able to travel between Trust sites when required Be able to work overtime at short notice.
Experience Essential
Prior experience in an engineering service Experience in training colleagues in an Estates department Experience working in the building trades Experience working in large industrial/commercial environments Experience in the maintenance of engineering service and fault finding within a similar organisation or similar size and complexity organisation.
Desirable
Service within the field of maintenance, focus on service supply, problem solving keeping the client informed. Problem solving BMS systems Experience working in an Acute Hospital Environment NHS experience
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough, Berkshire
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)