Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Estates Mechanical Assistant @ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DUOnsiteFull-timePosted 1 days ago

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About this role

Job summary

This role is Band 2 at 37.5 hours per week.

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust's sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) - also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

Main duties of the job

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Work in accordance with the requirements of HTM's, HBN's, British Standards, Model Specifications and all Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice and Trust Policies and Procedures, identifying and proposing changes for own work area to the Mechanical Team Leader Carry out flushing of outlets. Change Shower heads. Check temperatures of water systems and other water related services Prioritise work requirements on essential facilities which could have a direct detrimental impact on the patient experience e.g. Water systems, Flushing. The role involves prioritising and being able to react to changing workloads Liaise with the Estates Helpdesk when receiving emergency works and service complaints

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

This role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

A competitive salary of £25,272 pa pro rata; Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%! A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

If this sounds like a role you could strive in, apply today!

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience Essential

Knowledge of maintenance methodologies

Desirable

Experience in working in a similar role Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work'

Specific Skills Essential

Highly organised Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement Ability to work under pressure Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers Proactive, self-motivated Team worker

Desirable

Ability to carry out electrical inspection and testing Ability to carry out repairs to electrical installations Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection.

Physical Skills Essential

Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis

Application Form Essential

oBasic knowledge of Health and Safety guidelines oDesire to work within an estate's mechanical water systems

Desirable

oTrained in Health & Safety, i.e. First Aid, NEBOSH, IOSH, etc oFull Driving Licence.

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 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington, Oxford

OX3 9DU

United Kingdom

Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Skills

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