Band 5 - Electrical Technician, Estates Maintenance Worker, WGH

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Main area Environment Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site Watford General Hospital Town Watford Salary £32,602 - £39,686 pa inc. HCA. Plus 12.5% R&R reviewed annually & On Call payment Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2026 23:59

We are seeking a qualified electrician to work within a small team of electricians at Watford General Hospital.

Must be able to work unsupervised. May also be required to work at Saint Albans City Hospital and Hemel Hempstead Hospital from time to time.

* With additional benefits such as RRP, overtime, call out and on-call payments, there is earning potential in excess of £40,000*

Our staff development is important to us, and we have a wealth of training and apprenticeship schemes to broaden and develop your skills with the support of the Estates management.

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* Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.

This role is based at Watford General Hospital.

To carry out planned maintenance and fault find electrical circuits.
Must be city and guilds trained and to have completed an electrical apprenticeship.

18th edition regulations qualification would beneficial. understanding the workings of fire alarm systems and nurse call systems.

Able to work on small power and lighting circuits.

Partake in the on-call emergency cover rota. Complete PPM as per HTM compliance. An understanding of Generators, Fire alarms LV panels Boiler plant and nurse call systems.

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Working as part of a team in the estates department looking after the electrical services. You may be asked from time to time to cover duties on our other sites , such as SACH ,HHH. And clinics.

You will be required to cover out of hour duties as part of the on-call rota reporting to the on-call manager.

At times you may be required to cover supervisory duties.

• Electrical qualification City and Guilds 236 part A and B and City and Guilds 2391 Inspecting and testing
• AP and CP completed courses
• Previous NHS experience

• Knowledge of LV, CP electrical requirements
• Experience of Fire alarms, Generators and Lifts, Nurse call systems, UPS systems
• Knowledge of Mechanical systems, Med Gas, Boilers Heating and Ventilation systems, AHU and BMS control systems.

• Apprenticeship at college and on the tools
• NHS experience
• Experience working in a multidisciplined maintenance organisation preferably within a healthcare environment.
• Demonstrable experience of working without direct supervision
• Demonstrable ability at problem solving within a maintenance context.

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a…