Advanced Engineer - Plumber

Overview

The Estates department at Westmorland General is a group of highly skilled electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftsperson, and dedicated support staff. We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic person to join us. You should be experienced, time served and suitably qualified in plumbing and heating, associated maintenance, and plant fault finding. This is a highly rewarding role.

Working under the Mechanical Estates Officer, the successful candidate will embark on a challenging adventure, safely, efficiently, and with patient and staff safety at the heart of their focus.

Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to carry out mechanical maintenance and installation work within acute and community NHS properties. This will be on water systems, heating and pressure systems, ventilation, air conditioning, steam production, medical gases, and other healthcare related mechanical services. The successful candidate must be able to self‑motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be a good communicator on all levels.

Flexible working will be required where you will assist other trades and undertake other tasks to maintain the building services. A healthcare background would be advantageous but not essential – as specific training will be provided.

• Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training.
• NVQ3, BTEC or Equivalent.
• AP/CP training in related subjects.

• City and Guild qualifications in relevant subjects.
• Certificate in Hot & Cold Water Systems (BS2/H).
• Certificate in Disinfection of Water Supplies (WN18), Knowledge/experience of steam plant and other pressure systems.
• Experience of safe systems of work in a mechanical setting.
• Experience of hot and cold water systems including Legionella control and prevention.
• Experience of BMS systems.
• Experience of hospital systems and equipment, policies and procedures.
• Experience of commercial or industrial large scale mechanical plant.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with other members of the department, other (non technical) Trust staff, patients, visitors, public utilities and emergency services as required.
• Ability to deal with information sensitively and confidentially.
• Computer literate.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLSC)

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication. We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high‑quality care wherever they live.

We also want our colleagues to have the same high‑quality experience wherever they work. One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay have a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
The salary advertised is for full‑time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post.

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