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* Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)
The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare.
Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.
We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.
One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Please note, although this role is being advertised by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.
The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineers, creative building craftpersons, and dedicated support staff.
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Estates Officer - Mechanical to join us.
You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in mechanical engineering maintenance, fault finding, and repairs. Ideally you will have trained to NVQ Level 4/HNC level or above.
You should also be proficient in small scale installation work on mechanical services, plant and equipment. Healthcare experience would be advantageous but not essential - as full training will be given.
Flexible working and the ability to participate in an on-call rota is required.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the mechanical infrastructure at FGH. This includes taking on the role of Mechanical AP, Ventilation AP, Water Safety AP, and being responsible for the mechanical permit to work system for the site.
The role involves managing internal and external labour ensuring their compliance with HTM and H&S regulations.
To manage all mechanical aspects of property maintenance for trust properties and other organisation’s properties on behalf of the Trust.
To supervise and carry out line manager duties for trade staff.
To participate in the training of junior staff and apprentices to ensure they receive work experience, upskilling, and competency based task training.
To ensure materials, technical information, and access, is available for trade staff and contractors to fulfil their duties.
To assist, and deputise for, the site Engineering Managers and Building Managers as required.
To carry out estates surveys, estates returns, manage minor project works, and assist in the monitoring of energy usage.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website here.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Recognised craft apprenticeship or equivalent training and certification.
* NVQ3, HNC/ONC or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
* Recognised H&S qualification.
* AP for specialist NHS plant or equipment.
Experience
* Experience of managing in an engineering or building services industry.
* Experience of safe systems of work and mandatory and statutory regulations.
* Healthcare experience and a thorough knowledge of HTM01-08.
* Advanced IT experience.
Skills
* Good communication on all levels.
* The ability to analyse data and technical drawings.
* Problem solving under pressure.
* Proven leadership and team building skills.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to comply with trust policy.
* Flexibility.
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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