Maintenance Technician - Plumbing
Job Description
Job summary
The key function of the role is to support NHS Property Services in delivering building services maintenance and repairs across the NHS, to ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards and to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors, customers, and employees.
Main duties of the job
Ensure compliance in accordance with all NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHSPS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and any applicable aspects of HTMs. Ensue that new or revised practice and policies are implemented within own work areas. Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), helpdesk or Technical Services Supervisor, ensuring that operational standards are maintained at all times. Duties may include (but not limited to) fault finding, minors repairs or installations and maintaining services and equipment within critical environments. You may be required to undertake tasks in disciplines other than your own. Ability to assess problems to determine the best course of action, this would include complex technical issues and be able to communicate technical and or complex information to various stakeholders. To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises where required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
About us
NHS Property Services Ltd is one of the largest property owners in the UK, with a £3 billion asset portfolio, some 4,000 properties, 5,600 employees and an annual income of over £700 million. Established in April 2013, the company is a limited company but also part of the wider NHS family. Having inherited responsibility for the facilities and property management functions previously managed by NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, we own and run properties that range from listed buildings and former workhouses through to award-winning, state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. Our aim is to deliver a fit for purpose estate in partnership with NHS organisations, generating cost efficiencies that will benefit our tenants, patients and the wider health economy
Job responsibilities
At NHS Property Services, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to make a meaningful impact. As part of our mission to Get, Grow and Keep Great People, we are looking for a skilled Maintenance Technician - Plumbing to join our South Coast team, helping us deliver safe, efficient and high-quality services across the NHS estate. About the Role We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician - Plumbing to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm. Based from our Newhaven Hub, you will provide planned and reactive plumbing maintenance services across a diverse portfolio of NHS properties covering Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne, Bognor Regis and the wider South Coast region. This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll be responsible for ensuring plumbing systems remain safe, efficient and fully operational. Working both independently and as part of a wider maintenance team, you'll play a key role in creating environments that support excellent patient care and NHS services. Who You Are You are a qualified and experienced plumbing professional who takes pride in delivering high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service. You enjoy solving problems, working collaboratively with colleagues, and taking ownership of your work. You will hold an NVQ Level 3 in Plumbing and Heating (or equivalent) and have experience carrying out maintenance, repairs and fault-finding across a range of plumbing systems. A G3 Unvented Hot Water qualification would be beneficial, although training can be provided for the right candidate. Key Responsibilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC City & Guilds plus relevant experience and training.
- NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Experience
Essential
- Experience
- Previous experience working within a buildings maintenance environment.
- Working within the requirements of method statements or permit to work.
- Experience delivering maintenance services to a specification such as SFG20.
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
NHS Property Services Ltd
Address
Church hill
Newhaven
BN9 9HH
United Kingdom
