Estates Tradesperson (Mechanical/Plumber/Fitter)

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NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area: Estates Tradesperson (Mechanical/Plumber/Fitter) Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 349-COR-7075636C*

Site: Trafford Hospital Town: Davyhulme, Manchester Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 02/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

The WTWA Estates Team provides a wide range of estate and property management services across Wythenshawe Hospital, Trafford Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, and Altrincham Hospital (WTWA). The Team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mechanical, Plumber, Fitter, or multi-skilled engineer to join our estates maintenance team to support the delivery of Hard FM services across the estate.

The WTWA Estates Tradesperson will be responsible for supporting the team in ensuring that all buildings, plant & infrastructure are maintained safely and cost-effectively within agreed statutory requirements, in accordance with NHS and Trust policies and procedures.

The successful candidate will enjoy working in a multi-disciplinary team environment with diverse healthcare professionals, supporting the delivery of maintenance works through in-house staff and contractors in a hospital environment. As part of this role, you and the team will be delivering estates maintenance and compliance services to different service users across WTWA. Each day, project or challenge will be different, so if variety is what keeps you motivated, then this is the job for you.

You will be willing and able to undertake on-call duties (for which an on-call supplement is payable). Being on-call is required as part of this role. You must also be able to undertake additional overtime working as required to meet the contingencies of the service.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in the provision of an Estates service primarily undertaking mechanical day-to-day reactive repairs, planned maintenance, installation, and minor improvements. It will be anticipated that some general building repair duties will also be required.
• The post holder will be required to carry out small works as required. Plan, set out, manufacture, assemble, erect, and install new works utilising relevant drawings, specifications, instruments, machinery, tools, and equipment. Test, certify and commission services and equipment upon completion. Assist in developing cost plans for small works with the WTWA Estates Officer as required.
• Undertake the planned preventative maintenance of complex plant, equipment, and services following both manufacturers and local procedures guidelines.
• Undertake a full range of reactive maintenance works of complex plant, equipment, and services following both manufacturers and local procedure guidelines in a timely manner.
• To undertake overtime working by mutual agreement so as to ensure the needs of the service are satisfied.
• Ensure safe systems of works and associated permits are adhered to at all times where applicable.
• Travel to other sites within the WTWA portfolio to assist in Planned & Reactive estate duties.
• To participate in the WTWA On Call Rota system in dealing with out of hour’s emergencies.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment
• Completion of a structured training program in Mechanical Engineering discipline for a minimum of 5 years
• Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems i.e. CAFM
• Experience of estate-related audits and control procedures
• Practical and theoretical building structure and fabric knowledge
• Awareness of NHS Estates HTMs and HBNs
• Experience in both Operational Estates activities in a large Acute NHS Organisation
• Experience of working for an NHS Trust with outsourced services through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Agreement
• Experience of Service Level Agreements

Qualifications

• City and Guilds Level 3/ NVQ Level 3/ ONC in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services, or significant equivalent experience
• Ability to travel
• Familiar with: (1) Building Regulations; (2) Health and Safety at Work Act; (3) Asbestos Regulations; (4) COSHH Regulations; (5) LPHW systems; (6) L8 Control of Legionella; (7) Building Management Systems; (8) CAFM system i.e. Planet/ Concerto; (9) TIG Welding
• Health & Safety Awareness
• Lift Release Training
• Competent Person in Ventilation, Medical gas, pressure systems, lifts, and water
• Working within a hospital environment
• Familiar with: (1) Air Handling Units; (2) Air conditioning Plant

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally
• Good communication skills both written and verbally
• Ability to present information in clear and understandable format
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work without supervision
• Ability to carry out works across trades
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and a flexible approach to developing solutions
• To undertake best and safe practices under Health and Safety Guidelines
• Maintaining continuous Professional Development by training
• IT literate

Knowledge and Requirements

• Engineering knowledge/ expertise
• Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems
• Knowledge of estate management techniques
• To cover across Trust sites
• Familiarity with NHS estate plant and equipment

Personal Attributes

• Self-motivation and act on own initiative
• Ability to build good working relationships
• Completer/ Finisher
• Ability to work under pressure and in a demanding environment to ensure deadlines are met
• Patient and Understanding

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name: Mr. Neil McAllion Job title: Estates Manager (WTWA), Trafford Hospital Email address: neil.mcallion@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 934 8622