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Main area
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (On call as part of role)
Job ref
319-7179160SC
Employer
Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
Berwick Infirmary
Town
Berwick upon Tweed
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management) logo

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Electrical)

Band 5

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
  • Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Career development opportunities
  • Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
  • A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes.  If you use AI, and it poses a risk  to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. 

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Job overview

An Opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated  Multiskilled Craftsperson (Electrical Bias) to work at new £35 million build of a state-of-the-art hospital in Berwick-upon-Tweed. The successful candidate will work alongside the current multi skilled team to maintain the new and current Berwick infirmary sites. The post is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday and  will also take part in the emergency on call rota.

The Post is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.

The successful applicant will already have significant M&E Building Services experience, be versatile, able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. 

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a multi-skilled Mechanical & Electrical service provision for the Estates Department to all Client departments and Directorates.

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, where required, and work unsupervised.

Must demonstrate total commitment, versatility and flexibility whilst undertaking all tasks and delegated work as instructed by Estates Officers and Supervisors.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Minimum BTEC ONC/City & Guilds in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or have an equivalent level of knowledge and experience
  • Recognised EITB Apprenticeship Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Desirable criteria
  • BTEC HNC

experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Previous post apprenticeship experience
  • Experience of working on a wide range of highly complex mechanical and electrical plant undertaking planned maintenance and repairs.
  • Installing and commissioning new plant and equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant experience and professional specialist knowledge of working on highly complex multi faceted equipment within a healthcare environment.

Other requirements

Essential criteria
  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stuart Hamilton
Job title
Area Estates Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01670 529852
Additional information

07771345732

 

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