The Role
You will maintain a range of buildings services, plant and equipment, which can sometimes be complex and non-routine by diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur. Other maintenance duties will be the maintenance of NHSL’s mechanical, electrical plumbing, associated building services plant and building fabric assets to a high standard. This will include the planning and prioritising on a day-to day basis of their workload and material management requirements to include documentation, completion and sign off.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Completion of an apprenticeship in Mechanical or Electrical Bias plus an HNC or equivalent, with additional non-core training qualification at SVQ level or equivalent
2. Experience of working in an estates service environment
3. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current statutory legislative requirements
4. Experience of inspecting and planning working in relation to PPM and Reactives
5. Requirement to undertake in house training relevant to position such as specific statutory training, Archibus, Learnpro and Toolbox Talks
6. Additional knowledge through training is also required for Portable appliance testing, periodic testing washer disinfectors, maintenance person sterilisers, asbestos awareness, legionella awareness and prevention, tube system maintenance, plc controllers, steam/Boilers etc to achieve competency and / or accreditation
7. Accredited Boiler/Steam course resulting in postholders gaining accreditation and ensuring the organisation meets HSE and Insurance requirements regards competent persons
8. Specialist manufacturer courses are provided for unique equipment used in and industrial scale e.g. Specialist laundry equipment
9. Specific Medical Gas training and Medical Gas Pipeline Systems training is provided to ensure postholders have the required knowledge and can be deemed competent persons
10. Sterilisers and autoclave accredited courses are provided to ensure competent person status
11. Healthcare Ventilation course to ensure competent person status
12. Car Driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
13. Undertake on-call duties as part of the on-call team
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
It would be great if you also have
14. Must have served a full apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and achieved City & Guilds Part 3, ONC or equivalent
15. Basic training in Health & safety, Manual handling and CPR
16. Maintenance of complex building services, plant and equipment
17. Diagnosis skills in the above
18. Carrying out on the job risk assessments
19. Have worked on a wide range of electrical, mechanical equipment, both commercial
20. and domestic
21. Post apprenticeship within a plant service
22. Ability to plan and prioritise workload and coordinate material management requirements
23. Diagnose & repair faults in electrical /mechanical equipment & building services
24. Knowledge of servicing, repair and testing of portable appliances
25. Working in a multi premises environment
26. Understand specialist health care services
27. Must be able to work with minimum supervision
28. Able to communicate with a range of staff
29. Prioritise own workload to attain maximum use of resources
30. Able to undertake surveys or audits as required and submit reports
Contract type
Permanent
Full time
37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in PSSD Maintenance within University Hospital Monklands.
The working pattern for this role is: Mon-Wed 0800-1630; Thurs 0800-1600; Fri 0800-1400
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
31. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
32. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
33. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
34. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
35. Occupational health services
36. Employee counselling services
37. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .