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About
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in the UK, with a national and international reputation for the excellence of its services and its role in teaching and research.
Find out more about the Trust on their web-site at www.ouh.nhs.uk
Watch how OUH goes about delivering compassionate excellence on the ouhnhs YouTube channel
Estates Mechanical Technician
Accepting applications until: 05-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 05-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Cyfeiriad
- Headley Way
- Tref
- Headington, Oxford
- Cod post
- OX3 9DU
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £28,407 - £34,581 + RRP £1,638.50 per annum pro rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Estates
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Trosolwg o'r swydd
This role is Band 5 plus RRP (£1,638.50), Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.
Number of Vacancies- 01
The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Mechanical trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.
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- Work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, British Standards, Model Specifications and all Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice and Trust Policies and Procedures, identifying and proposing changes for own work area to the Mechanical Team Leader
- Prioritise work requirements on essential facilities which could have a direct detrimental impact on the patient experience e.g. nurse call handsets, patient toilets/wash facilities and patient beds. The role involves prioritising and being able to react to changing workloads
- Contribute to the development, implementation and review of the Trust’s Estates plans and work closely with the other Estates Managers/team Leaders in the development of works programmes
- Assist with the set up and Implementation/management of the Estates safe systems of work (e.g. Permit to Work, isolation procedures) under the guidance of AP’s to ensure that all safe systems of work are carried out correctly
- Plan maintenance works, including liaison with users and contractors
- Supervise maintenance assistants and operational estates contractors, allocating tasks/re-prioritising where necessary, and ensuring the quality of specification and workmanship
- Liaise with the Estates Helpdesk when receiving emergency works and service complaints
- Act on own initiative and advise senior staff of implications of technical issues when attending site on call outs
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.
This role is full time – 37.5 hours per week.
You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.
In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:
- A competitive salary of £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata;
- Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
- A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
- An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development
If this sounds like a role you could strive in, apply today!
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Nursing and Midwifery: For candidates applying from outside the UK: Please be advised that we work in partnership with Envertiz who will be managing your recruitment therefore by applying you are consenting to us passing your contact details and application to Envertiz so they can manage your recruitment and on-boarding. If you do not consent to this, please do not apply.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering
- Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Engineering or Plumbing.
- Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. heating, plumbing, ventilation, medical gases, decontamination, steam, etc.
- Full Driving Licence
Meini prawf dymunol
- Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc
- Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
- Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
- Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP
Knowledge and Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
- Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation
- Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
- Must be multi-skilled in Mechanical Trades
- Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience in working in a similar role
- Computer literate with experience using a PDA device / CAFM system
- Able to undertake small mechanical installation works
Specific Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
- Ability to supervise others, monitor their work and carry out training as necessary
- Ability to work to agreed deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job and occasionally lift heavy loads, with support of lifting equipment where appropriate
- Ability to Plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work
- Able to use small tools and machinery to undertake routine maintenance or emergency repairs
- Able to apply the knowledge, experience and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment
- Highly organised
- Team worker
- Positive attitude
Meini prawf dymunol
- Ability to carry out repairs to complex steam/heat generating plant
- Ability to interpret, adjust and monitor various BMS systems
- Ability to work on nurse call systems
Physical Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
- • Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
- • Able to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed information
Documents
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Gordon Rennie
- Teitl y swydd
- Senior Estates Engineering Manager (Mechanical)
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01865 740361
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