Estates Mechanical Assistant
Job Description
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
EF15QP
- 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 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
