Estates Electrical Technician
Job Description
Job summary
We're looking for an experienced Electrical Technician to join our Estates Team at Sheffield's Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
Estates plays a crucial role in keeping our hospitals and services running. From essential power, heating, plumbing and mechanical systems, to the inside and outside of our buildings and grounds, Estates staff make sure these are safe and well-maintained for our patients, visitors, and other staff.
Our staff have a wide range of expertise and skills - from construction trades and technical skills, building and site management, surveying, and more. Together they carry out vital inspections, maintenance, and repairs across our sites, so that we can keep giving excellent care to our patients.
This will require a multi skilled approach with additional responsibilities in nominated specialist Estates roles, as well as the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core trade.
Want to find out more? Feel free to get in touch via the contact details below for an informal chat.
Main duties of the job
The Estates Directorate provide a comprehensive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust's properties.
The purpose of this job is to assist the Estates Directorate to carry out or oversee the repair, maintenance or installation of complex plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust.
This will require a multi skilled approach with additional responsibilities in nominated specialist Estates roles, as well as the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core craft trade.
Professionally the post holder will be expected to uphold the Trust's PROUD values and behaviours and behave in a manner befitting the responsible position of the role and in the best interests of the patients we serve.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in an industrial or contracting role
- Extensive experience of working in a Building Services Operational environment on the full range of craft duties including maintenance, fault finding and installation.
- Experience in complex Engineering Services maintenance with a demonstrable track record of competence and ability to take the lead.
- Experience of taking an active role in Emergency contingency planning procedures for example Standby Generators or other back up systems
- Recognised Craft Apprenticeship
- Be trained and competent to use workshop equipment
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety, Asbestos, COSHH, Confined Spaces, Electrical safety
Desirable
- Experience gained in Healthcare establishment(s)
- Experience in the preparation of designs, estimates and project management of maintenance works and small projects.
- Supervisory experience
- The ability to interpret NHS guidance and statutory requirements into practical maintenance policies
- The ability to interpret the client's requirements into effective solutions
- Knowledge, understanding of Health Technical Memoranda and other guidance as it relates to the Estate Management function.
- Awareness and knowledge of the CDM Regulations
- Maintenance, Fault finding, repair, validation and testing across a range of equipment as may be specific to the job for example; Decontamination equipment, Laundry, equipment, Dental Chairs and equipment, HV/LV electrical distribution and back up equipment, Ventilation equipment, Medical Gas
Qualifications
Essential
- ONC / City and Guilds /NVQ3 along with relevant experience demonstrating knowledge at a technician level
- Knowledge of Estates maintenance procedures (electrical or mechanical) acquired via taught courses and relevant experience to graduate professional level, or equivalent.
- Completion of a recognised trade CITB/EITB apprenticeship in an appropriate craft plus a high degree of versatility and demonstrable experience in a similar technical discipline at NVQ3.
Desirable
- Competent in one or more of the specialist areas of HV/LV, Medical Gas, Ventilation, Decontamination, Water Safety Relevant to the post skill set.
- HNC in a relevant Engineering subject
Further Training
Essential
- Must be prepared to undertake training as required to achieve the full potential of the position at competent person level
- Must be willing to undertake training on BMS systems and associated services
Desirable
- Up to Authorised Person level
Special Skills / Apititudes
Essential
- Good team player/Team leader
- Good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Numerate
- Computer literate
- Commitment to excellent customer service
- Planning skills
- Able to plan own work load be flexible and prioritise tasks
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service
- Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality
- Drive and persistence
Other Factors
Essential
- Must be passionately and enthusiastically committed to provision of a high quality, responsive maintenance service.
- Must be self-motivated and able to work with the minimum of supervision.
- Availability outside of normal working hours (if required)
- Prepared to provide cover to Chargehands and Shifts as the need arises
- Work at any of the Trust Properties
Desirable
- Full UK 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.
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
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
