About this role
Job summary
Are you a highly skilled, experienced maintenance professional? #TeamUHD are looking for an Estates Officer (mechanical) to join the Estates department on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site.
The Estates department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.
You'll have completed a recognised mechanical or building services apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance.
We're looking for someone with a current UK (manual) driving licence.
You'll be working on a Monday to Friday basis and participate in an emergency on-call rota with opportunities for overtime.
Salary: £39,959 - £48,177 per annum (Band 6) plus local RRP (£3,500 pa) and an approximate £1,000 on-call retainer.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 10th December
Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
UHD are investing,developingand transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or servicerelocatesas part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of the mechanical and plumbing systems in complex premises.
- In depth knowledge of all relevant legislation and technical guidance.
- Significant experience working in a complex engineering/building environment.
Desirable
- In depth knowledge of all relevant Health Technical Memorandum's
Qualifications
Essential
- City and Guilds level 3 in Electrical Building services maintenance plus specialist training and experience gained through a relevant apprenticeship plus additional specialist knowledge and experience gained through specialist training, short courses and C.P.D.
- You must hold a current UK (manual) driving licence and reside within half an hour normal travel time to fulfil on-call duties.
Desirable
- Authorised/Responsible and/or Competent Person in one or more of the following specialism's:- LV Electrical Systems HV Electrical Systems Heating and Ventilation Systems Decontamination Safe Water Systems Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) Confined Spaces.
Experience
Essential
- You must have served a recognised Mechanical or Building Services apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in building engineering services and plant maintenance with City and Guilds level 3 qualification plus equivalent experience in a mechanical maintenance environment.
- The Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust that requires any appointed candidate to be flexible in their approach to working hours as and when based on the needs of the trust.
- Skilled in maintenance, fault finding, test & repair work on a very wide range of complex engineering services & equipment, with the ability to work unassisted in varying, often technical and challenging environments whilst complying with Health & Safety/ environmental regulations and standards.
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
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)