Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician - Colchester

East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are looking for a talented and motivated Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician with Mechanical bias to join the Mechanical Engineering Team at its Colchester Hospital site.

You will provide effective high-quality service in respect to the undertaking of the repair, maintenance or installation of all plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all East Suffolk & North Essex Foundation Trust properties.

This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and New works.

Main duties of the job

• To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a level 3 vocational qualification or equivalent, plus relevant training or equivalent experience, plus additional training and developed skills for specialist area (e.g. air conditioning).
• Must complete recognised Btec Hospital Competent Persons accredited courses, and be appointed in writing, for work on Specialist healthcare systems as required.
• Required to undertake mandatory and statutory training according to Trust policy and as identified in the Trust appraisal process.
• Accept and utilise any other training and development offered in order to carry out duties and responsibilities to achieve a high-quality service.
• The post holder will be employed to work appropriate to their core skills particularly around building and engineering plant and equipment maintenance. They will however, progressively be trained to acquire elements of other skills with the intention of reaching levels of multi-trade flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply their ability where required.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a BTEC/HNC/Diploma in Building or Engineering or equivalent City & Guilds qualification with intermediate practical and theoretical knowledge acquired through a diploma plus significant equivalent experience in their specialist field.

Desirable

• Additional trade relevant certification e.g. Refrigeration, Pressure Systems, Fixed Wiring.
• Accredited HTM Competent Person Course.
• Resuscitation/First Aid Training.
• Infection Control Awareness Training.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate suitable post apprenticeship experience in non-routine maintenance of complex engineering plant and equipment with a broad understanding of other trade disciplines.
• Experience of liaison with and supervising building and engineering contractors.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently in difficult environments and under pressure, to assess situations rapidly and make accurate relevant decisions.

Desirable

• Computer systems experience.
• Previous experience in a hospital maintenance environment with exposure to all building and engineering aspects.
• Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant Codes of Practice.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety Policy and Safe Working Procedures.
• Lifting & Handling Training.
• Fire Training.
• Confined Space Training. Asbestos Awareness Training.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester General Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR1968-24