Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-E&F-584
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bernard's Hospital
- Town
- Southall
- Salary
- £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Multi-skilled Operative (Electrician) - RRP £4,700 pro rata
Band 4
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
The Estates Department is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Multi Skilled Operative (Electrician) to join our dynamic team at West London NHS Trust.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the trust's estate is compliant, safe, and fit for purpose. You will play a crucial role in making sure that our buildings and infrastructure meet the Trust's current and future clinical and operational needs.
Main duties of the job
- Servicing, testing, diagnosing and repairing faults in installations, plant and equipment with respect to electrical and electronic services
- Providing multi-skilled trades to operate, maintain and service plant or equipment within the scope of the role at all London sites as required.
- Providing technical support, advice and instruction to other maintenance staff and contractors.
- Carrying out work activities which are both routine and non-routine maintenance.
- Carrying out new works, repairs and routine planned maintenance activities to electrical equipment and services, and building related works, as directed at all London sites.
- Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, Trust standards, policies and procedures.
- Providing and receiving routine information to inform work colleagues, patients, and clients.
- Communicating and explaining technical issues to other staff, clients and patients as appropriate.
- Following set procedures for entering a ward and tidying up after each job.
- Travel between London sites as required.
- Participate when required in the departments out of hours on-call system, which provides 24 hour / 7 day cover on a roster basis.
- Deputise for the line manager or senior operative as required
Working for our organisation
A Recruitment & Retention Premia (RRP) payment of £4,700 gross per annum pro rata applies to this position in addition to annual salary, subject to review every financial year.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised apprenticeship or other approved training scheme, plus relevant experience.
- Plus City & Guilds part II or minimum NVQ Level 2 or other recognised course at the appropriate level
Desirable criteria
- Health & Safety further relevant qualifications.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate general experience of electrical and electronic systems or building trade.
- Experience of working in large or medium organisational estate service
- significate experience across the electrical trade.
Desirable criteria
- Worked within NHS environment.
- Experience across other engineering trades.
- Worked in the NHS.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate general knowledge and high standards in the field of experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Logical thinking and team player.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Able to communicate (verbally & written).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
- Olaniyi Iyaniwura
- Job title
- London Estates Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484596198
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