Job summary
- Main area
- Estates Technician
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-EFM-SO-0810-A
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff-on-Sea
- Salary
- £31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Technician
Band 5
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are looking for a suitably qualified Technician, with relevant practical experience, to join our team.
You will be an integral part of a critical service that supports our Trust by undertaking maintenance, improvement and minor capital works on all facilities across MSE so that our clinical teams can continue to care for our patients.
So, if you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to a wide range of Estates plant, equipment and systems, we want to hear from you today.
Main duties of the job
The Technician will be able to effectively advise, instruct and train colleagues, and other groups, in the safe operation of equipment and systems.
To provide advice and technical support to colleagues on the availability, suitability and maintainability of plant and equipment, in support of patient care.
To liaise with service contractors, which may include arranging access to particular areas, and shutdown of essential plant and systems, in order to facilitate ongoing maintenance, respond to breakdowns and facilitate repairs
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work history and supporting information demonstrates an understanding of the importance of effective team working and contribute to team progression
- Previous experience creating reports on Word/Excel
- Significant relevant experience post apprenticeship
- Experience of lone working and taking responsibility for own workload
- Significant relevant experience post apprenticeship.
Desirable criteria
- Recent practical working experience of Electrical/Mechanical systems.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An approved apprenticeship in an electrical or Mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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 submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bill Hurst
- Job title
- Estates Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 435555
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