Maintenance Worker

The Estates & Facilities Directorate at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Maintenance Worker.

You will be required to take part of the mechanical maintenance team and water safety providing front line delivery of maintenance, defect & Breakdown response and Pre-Planned maintenance tasks to contribute to the delivery of effective, efficient and economical day-to-day maintenance, new and alteration works to ensure the safety of patients, staff and members of the public.

Additional RRP payment of £2000 will be paid on top of the annual salary.

There has never been a more exciting time to come and work at Musgrove Park within the Estates & Facilities department, with significant capital investment on the horizon with a major 2nd phase redevelopment of our clinical facilities about to commence merger with another healthcare organization and unique development and career succession opportunities within EFM.

As a directorate, we are also fully committed to investing in our team, to help support progressive succession planning and creating the next generation of EFM leaders.

We want all staff to have a good life/work balance and we will support you to have a working pattern that meets your needs and helps us to provide our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients.

**Working hours as follows**: Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm and 11am-5pm

Previous applicants need not apply.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone
- Legionella testing/sampling.
- Utilising Mechanical / Plumbing / Fitter experience to complete work tasks on site
- Work with all trades staff, (joiner, plumbers, electricians and fitter) in undertaking a comprehensive planned maintenance programme in accordance with statutory, mandatory and economic requirements.
- Undertake maintenance tasks, unsupervised, such as replacing faulty lamps, replacing filters, sterilising shower heads and sentinel tap testing.
- May be a future requirement to take training to erect and dismantle access scaffolds and platforms, mobile platforms, to assist execution of work programmes.
- May be a future requirement to take training to access confined spaces to provide maintenance within those areas
- Record utility readings e.g. Gas, electricity, water and steam.
- Undertake programmed boiler house inspections, receive and record fuel deliveries and monitor fuel tank levels and report findings.
- Maintain cleanliness of plant rooms and workshops.
- Carry out day to day maintenance of works and checks of equipment and vehicles.

This list is not exhaustive and training will be provided where required.

Please refer to job description for more details