To provide diagnostic and repair services to electrical building services, plant and equipment.

Principally power and lighting systems, nurse call, fire detection, security and access control systems, heating and ventilation plant and equipment and to a lesser extent mechanical plant and equipment. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Recognised and registered electrical apprenticeship.

5 years’ experience in maintenance works.

BTEC ONC, City & Guilds Advanced Craft in a recognised electrical engineering discipline or equivalent recognised qualification.

To have a comprehensive knowledge of electrical building services and specialist hospital services

To be qualified to the 18th Edition IEE Regulations.

To be fully conversant with BMS and control systems.

To have an analytical fault-finding ability.

To have excellent communication skills.

To be competent in IT skills.

To be able to work on own initiative.

To be able to work as part of a team.

To have a customer focused approach to work.

To hold full Current drivers’ licence

KEY RESULT AREAS

• To diagnose and repair faults in electrical services, installations, plant and equipment.
• To have a secondary understanding of mechanical installations, plant and equipment.
•  To efficiently and effectively organise resources including labour, materials and transportation.
• To liaise with managers and department heads to arrange access where necessary.
• To ensure good standards of workmanship, ensure all records are maintained and observe the Trust's procedure for Quality Control.To
• observe statutory and other relevant requirements, in particular those relating to Health and Safety.

• To ensure any defects in plant, equipment or the building fabric are reported through the appropriate channels of communication.
• Undertake all necessary training appropriate to the post including areas of specialist hospital services.

       Supervise other trade staff as appropriate.

• Carry out routine duties and preventative maintenance as directed.
• To monitor planned preventative maintenance schedules.
• To be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital/Cheltenham General Hospital but working at trust properties as necessary.
• To carry a bleep, radio hand set or mobile phone as required.
• To participate in the out of hours 'on-call' provision.
• To work unsocial hours as required, and return to work as and when necessary.
•  To work a shift rota system.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Continuously wearing protective clothing and frequent use of personal protective equipment.
• Frequently lifting and carrying loads up to 25Kgs.
• Occasionally lifting and manoeuvring loads over 25Kgs using appropriate lifting equipment. Bending, working at heights crawling in sometimes cramped conditions, in restricted spaces and in extremes of temperatures.
• Regular working with body fluids, bio hazards and encountering sharps.

MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE ROLE

• To ensure that all work is undertaken promptly, efficiently and to the highest standards while maintaining a customer focused approach and to carry out that work with the minimum of disruption and with consideration for patients, staff, members of the public and colleagues