Job Description

Electrician
Rotherham General Hospital, S60 2UD
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 5 - 17.13/hr
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.00-16.00 (with some flexibility depending on departmental needs)

Temporary placement with potential to go permanent for the right candidate.

Are you an experienced electrician looking for an exciting and rewarding opportunity in a healthcare environment? Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated

Electrician

to join their Estates Maintenance Team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety, functionality, and reliability of a wide range of engineering plant and equipment across the hospital estate, impacting patient care and staff safety.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM): Ensure the smooth operation of electrical systems and equipment.

Diagnose and Rectify Faults: Work across various systems including electrical, medical gas, nurse call, lighting, fire detection, generators, ventilation, and more.

Emergency Support: Provide out-of-hours support on a rotating shift pattern to address urgent issues and ensure continuous service.

Installation and Repairs: Handle electrical systems like lighting circuits, power circuits, fire alarms, emergency generators, UPS, and HVAC systems.

Technical Expertise: Offer guidance to colleagues and contractors, ensuring compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Health and Safety Compliance: Perform work in accordance with safety regulations, ensuring minimal disruption to patient care and operations.

Shift Work: Undertake shifts that may include mornings, afternoons, and nights, and be part of a team that ensures prompt emergency repairs.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

Maintenance, repair, and installation of electrical and mechanical systems across Rotherham Hospital, including lighting, fire alarms, generators, medical gases, refrigeration, and HVAC. Responsibility for ensuring that all work complies with safety and legislative standards. Undertaking condition surveys and inspection reports to ensure that systems are in optimal working order. Record and report maintenance activities using the CAFM system (Computer Aided Facility Management). Provide technical training and supervision to other maintenance staff as required.
Essential Skills and Experience:

Apprentice-trained tradesperson with ONC/BTEC or equivalent qualifications (City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 considered). Applicants with at least 3 years' experience in a similar multi-skilled role, especially in the electrical trade, are also encouraged to apply.

In-depth knowledge of the electrical trade, including understanding of Approved Codes of Practice and current regulations related to electrical systems, safety, and compliance with health and safety legislation.

Ability to diagnose faults, interpret technical information, and implement solutions to improve equipment performance in compliance with relevant regulations.

Proven ability to prioritise tasks effectively and manage urgent/emergency situations, ensuring timely resolution of issues.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with service users, colleagues, contractors, and ward staff. Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as an active member of the team.

Comfortable using fine tools and materials with highly developed physical skills. Regularly required to exert moderate physical effort, including tasks that involve working at heights, using ladders, and accessing restricted spaces such as roof voids and ductwork.

Ability to provide on-the-job training and development to team members, staff, and colleagues across different departments.

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

Why Join Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust?

Working at Rotherham Hospital offers a fulfilling and challenging environment where you can make a direct impact on patient care and safety. You'll work alongside a skilled and passionate team, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and training. Plus, we offer competitive salary packages and a supportive work culture.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance.

Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days.

Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don't have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over 70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 24 months

Pay: 17.13 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person