Estates Tradesperson level – Multiskilled Electrical Bias

Overview

To work in the engineering department of the Friarage hospital estates team. To provide a multi-skilled electrical/mechanical maintenance service within the Friarage Hospital including activities which are often complex and/or non-routine to ensure a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors. This will include being part of the Estates on-call team out of hours for which additional payment applies. This post is more specific for mechanically trained persons and site specific electrical understanding/training will be undertaken.

• Carrying out a large range of multi-skilled duties, the post holder forms part of a maintenance/installation team working across all engineering skills, liaising with management and staff at all levels throughout the Trust and other areas of responsibility.
• The work does involve lone working which requires candidates to be able to identify various alarms and working in restricted places.
• Users of the service should receive a high level of customer service in a polite efficient manner by staff with a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
• Electrical engineering bias with an element of Mechanical engineering.
• To undertake work appropriate to their core specialist skill to an above base level in an environment where work is managed rather than supervised.
• To work across trades as necessary, actively taking on board new skills and participating in training to improve efficiency within the Estates Department.
• To manufacture, assemble, erect and install new work.
• To carry out repairs, maintain and efficiently run plant and equipment in potentially hazardous environments and in unpleasant working conditions with either PPM or reactive maintenance.
• To work outside normal working hours, when available.
• Ensures that the materials and equipment are used safely, securely and economically.
• Following induction and departmental training maintains a working knowledge of Trust Policies, Procedures, Departmental Working Instruction and Codes of Practice ensuring they are implemented and complied with at all times.
• Actively participates and co-operates with other members of staff to improve and develop a high standard of service.
• Occasionally the post holder will be required to access unpleasant working areas such as confined spaces, drainage systems and plant rooms and may be exposed to sewage, fumes, dust and dirt.

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading Your Team to Success
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions. After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities.

We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviours
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: lewis fernandes,

Job title:

Estates manager, Email: , Telephone: