Main area Support Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (The post holder will be required to participate in the Maintenance Services On-Call roster)
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Employer Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Maintenance Services Town Norwich
Salary £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/02/2025 23:59
Maintenance Services Technician - Mechanical
Band 5
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking for a skilled Maintenance Mechanical Technician to join our existing multi-disciplinary professional maintenance team in providing a safe environment for all service users, staff and visitors across our Norfolk sites being based in Norwich.
The successful candidate would be flexible, enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident in being part of a team that provides a comprehensive maintenance service in a unique varied environment.
Main duties of the job
Maintenance Services provides a high quality service to the Trust’s portfolio of properties and those of our external customers to ensure a safe, secure and pleasant environment for service users, staff and visitors.
The Technician will undertake analysis, fault finding/diagnostics, testing, installation, routine maintenance and repair work associated with complex building, mechanical, electrical and electronic installations and equipment in an economical, efficient and safe manner and within scope of training outside their core trade.
Provide operational and technical advice to team members and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
Undertake condition surveys and evaluate inspection reports.
Working for our organisation
Benefits included with this role are:
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS pension – you are automatically enrolled, so no complicated paperwork and the NHS contributes 14% of your salary to your pension (the pension is optional, you are able to opt out if you wish)
* Wagestream – access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
* Multiple work patterns available
* Opportunities for career development
* A Trust vehicle will be provided to use during working hours
* Tools and equipment
* Department uniform and personal protective equipment (PPE)
* Support your health and wellbeing at work, including a complete occupational health and a free Physiotherapy service
* FREE confidential counselling support
* FREE Yoga and Pilates
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work scheme
* We will pay for your initial DBS check (excluding the annual update service charge of £13)
* Health Service discounts and many more
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Recognised and registered CITB or EITB apprenticeship in plumbing/mechanical engineering AND City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 OR NVQ Level 3 in mechanical engineering OR City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 OR NVQ Level 3 plumbing
* City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3
* NVQ Level 3 in mechanical engineering OR City & Guilds Parts 1, 2 & 3 OR NVQ Level 3 plumbing
* Full UK driving license for ability to drive Trust vehicles
* C&G or equivalent – Unvented Hot Water Storage Systems
* Trend IQ Vision Operators Course
* Safety in the Use of Abrasive Wheels as required by P.U.W.E.R. (1998)
Experience
* Three years relevant experience having demonstrated high technical versatility and flexibility
* Experience in maintaining a mental health environment
* Supervising a multi-based disciplined trade based team
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name Robert Thorpe Job title Senior Maintenance Services Manager - North Email address [emailprotected] Telephone number 07789 273891 Additional information
Simon Clarke - [emailprotected]
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