Mechanical Biased Multi-skilled Craftsman - King's Lynn, United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

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King's Lynn, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To undertake a multi-skilled role to carry out maintenance, repairs and inspection of building, mechanical and electrical services, associated systems, plant and equipment in accordance with relevant standards, legislative requirements and operational procedures.

To assist the Team Leader in leading and supervising the Estates Department trades personnel, multi-skilled technicians and external contractors.

To provide support, advice and assistance to qualified and semi-skilled staff to ensure that the Foundation Trusts assets are running efficiently.

Previous NHS experience would be an advantage and you must be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation and Safe Working Practices.

The main duties will include planned maintenance of plant and equipment, water safety maintenance for prevention of waterborne pathogens such as Legionellae and Pseudomonas.

Training will be given for specialist disciplines such as medical gas systems, steam sterilisers, and ventilation systems as required.

The role will involve routine maintenance, installation and repair work on a wide range of mechanical engineering systems.

All applicants should have an understanding of the operational procedures and safe working practices of major items of plant and systems such as:

Heating and domestic water services.
Ventilation plant and associated systems.
Sterilisation and decontamination equipment.
Medical gas pipeline system and associated plant.
Diesel Oil systems.
Natural gas fired equipment
Building Management System (BMS)

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn is a district general hospital with circa 500 beds, 28 wards and outpatient departments providing acute services for a population of around 331,000 people who are living in three counties of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

We have begun our journey of improvement, to turnaround the Trust from one with an 'inadequate' rating (and in special measures) from the Care Quality Commission to one our local communities can be proud of.

Our 2,818-strong workforce is committed to working together with partners to make the sustainable changes required of us to consistently deliver the safe and high
- quality care our patients can expect of us and there are already signs of progress. Our core values are that we listen, we act and we care.

Applications are invited for the post of Mechanical Craftsman to be part of the QEH team.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information about the job role