Porter

1 week ago


Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for join our Estates Department at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) .

We have an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Mechanical craftsperson to undertake a wide range of duties within a busy and dedicated in-house workforce serving a general acute hospital.

You will be based at Colchester Hospital (travel to other ESNEFT sites will be required as and when required) and requires a highly motivated, dependable and flexible person with good communication and interpersonal skills, who is capable of working to a high standard with minimum supervision.

Main duties of the job

To principally provide a comprehensive Mechanical maintenance service for the repair, maintenance and New works installation of mechanical systems. Maintenance requirements will be located at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) owned, leased properties, and properties where ESNEFT provide an estates maintenance service, via a service level agreement or management agreement. This includes the maintenance and repair of existing assets as well as the inspection and verification testing of new equipment and systems, delivered by outside contractors, and to ensure at all times, a safe environment for patients, public and staff. Whilst the primary task will be Mechanical work, the post holder must have a flexible approach to a range of building maintenance operations. A team view is vital to delivering effective and efficient services to the patients; the post holder will be required to liaise directly with clinicians at a Ward level as well as other members of the Estates and Facilities department. When necessary the post holder maybe required to analyse situations and clearly identify and communicate to supervisors, estates officers, mangers and if requested to do so patients, public and staff.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Recognised Trade Apprenticeship in Mechanical discipline. Good general education.

Experience

Essential criteria

Completion of a structured training program in Mechanical. Relevant working experience in the same trade. A recognised training qualification in Plumbing services. Experience of working within a large industrial / commercial environment

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment. An understanding of Electrical lighting, power and controls systems To have knowledge of: Mechanical installations in accordance with the Water Regulation Advisory Scheme, HTM 04 Water Systems , Decontamination HTM 01, Medical Gases Pipe Systems and HTM 02 Heating & Ventilation HTM 03.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good communication and interpersonal skills. Clear practical and theoretical understanding of Mechanical systems that is normally acquired through formal training and significant experience. Good knowledge of personal responsibilities under Health and Safety requirements and legislation. Good knowledge and appreciation of all engineering and building disciplines.

Desirable criteria

Understand and operate various IT systems to support the post.
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