Maintenance Technician

7 days ago

South Molton, Devon, United Kingdom Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Description

Role Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a high-quality, flexible, and proactive customer-oriented service as part of the maintenance team. The post holder will ensure that the work they carry out is done effectively to provide a clean, safe, and pleasant environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

About the Role

The post holder will carry out a multi-skilled function, including minor electrical, mechanical, and building trades on buildings, equipment, electrical, and mechanical services within their level of professional competence.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide an efficient maintenance service, carrying out day-to-day semi-skilled work in the planned preventative maintenance and repair of equipment and fixtures maintained by the Facilities Department.
  • Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance, cleaning, and minor repair work that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified craftsperson.
  • Carry out replacement of defective light bulbs, tubes, cleaning of light fittings, shades, and diffusers.
  • Clean internal and external areas of ventilation plants.
  • Clean ventilation grilles and radiator grilles.
  • Carry out glass trap cleaning.
  • Clean plant rooms, workshops, etc.
  • Carry out cleaning to sanitary ware fittings and assist to remove blockages to toilets, manholes, and gullies.
  • Identify and record utility meter readings.
  • Carry out showerhead cleaning.
  • Carry out inspection, testing, and repair to Nurse call handsets.
  • Carry out plant room rounds.
  • Carry out external and internal light inspections.
  • Assist other maintenance staff as required.
  • Undertake re-location of goods and/or personnel on site to other sites as required.
  • Carry out high-pressure jetting to drains and exterior of buildings.
  • Replace plumbing items such as toilet seats, shower rails, etc.
  • Carry out installation and replacement of items of furniture and fittings, soap dispensers, picture hooks, coat hooks, paper towel holders, etc.
  • With suitable training, carry out PAT testing, Fire Alarm Testing, Tank cleaning, Blender checks, Pathology air test monitoring, and Emergency Lighting Checks.
  • Inspect and repair wheelchairs and beds.
  • Clean and repair domestic equipment such as electric fans.
  • Work from stepladders and scaffolding as required.
  • Carry out patch painting as required.
  • Work in mental health and children's wards, taking appropriate precautions as required.
  • Be able to work unsociable hours and respond to call-outs if required.
  • Help accomplish the objectives set to the Facilities Department.
  • Enhance the quality of service.
  • Make suggestions on any changes to procedures or working practices that would be more cost-effective and/or increase efficiency.
  • Support the Facilities Department's energy savings and be proactive in reducing utility costs.
  • Instruct others on the above features and aspects of work.
  • Deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others.
  • Use all relevant tools and equipment.
  • Work from planned maintenance instruction schedules.
  • Participate in Labour Management Systems for NHS Maintenance Departments.
  • Comply with all legislation, guidance notes, HTM's, and Health and Safety rules for trades staff.
  • On a daily basis, ensure that all relevant documentation is carried out accurately, legibly, and is returned to the workshop office on time, including work dockets on PDAs, service report sheets, etc.
  • Post holder may be required to undertake tasks outside their core training, and/or work in unoccupied locations, and therefore a very good understanding of Health and Safety procedures will be required.
  • Carry communication devices (mobile phone, pager, palm top, 2-way radios) to respond to emergencies where required.
  • Ensure that the maintenance section has cover each working day, the post holder will be required to co-ordinate with the supervisor before booking any annual leave.

Working Pattern: Hours per week, Monday to Friday: -

About Us:

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, delivering a wide range of emergency, specialist, and general medical services. We have a workforce of over staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services cover more than square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of services, including emergency, specialist, and general medical services, through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies, and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Benefits:

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family-friendly policies. If you are starting out in the NHS, you'll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays. You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities, and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team. This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree, or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD, or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit:

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness, and leisure options, and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits, including:

  • National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
  • Salary sacrifice options, including our OFSTED-rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter.
  • Car lease schemes.
  • The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
  • Cycle to work scheme.

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