Job Description

The purpose of the role is to undertake maintenance and repair tasks in a professional and competent manner at properties maintained by the Trust.



The post holder will carryout maintenance and repair tasks which are either planned or reactive as directed, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Some tasks are likely to be complex and / or non-routine.



The postholder will be responsible for carrying out planned maintenance tasks in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule and also for installation, investigation, diagnosis and fault finding on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment, including, but not limited to electrical distribution, lighting, fire detection systems, building control and automation, standby generator plant, security and access control systems, nurse call systems and data communications. Provide and receive routine and complex information to inform colleagues, patients and other personnel. Be knowledgeable and conversant with technical issues and communicate and explain those to colleagues (eg Trust staff or other Estates personnel) and other professionals (eg retained consultants).



The postholder will participate in the Trusts Out of Hours 'On-Call' arrangements and be expected to travel between places of work.



Working Monday to Friday, 7.5hr per day with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Shift times subject to change.



Experience of working as part of a team. Able to work in a demand-driven environment, and to tight deadlines. Evidence of continuous professional development. Good interpersonal skills/able to communicate with Trust staff and service users at all levels. Able to clearly discuss technical issues with Managers and other team members, and to prepare basic written reports when required. Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations Availability for on-call duties (30 minute response time). Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold. Ability to work in confined spaces

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.



The Estates Department provide a comprehensive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust's properties. The purpose of this job is to assist the Estates Department to carry out or oversee the repair, maintenance or installation of plant, equipment and buildings belonging to the Trust. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust offers excellent terms and conditions of employment.



We welcome applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.



We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.



NHFT is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring staff are treated fairly at work and ensuring all staff have the learning and development they need on equality in order to undertake their job role. We aim to use monitoring information provided by our staff and by job applicants to ensure that we do not discriminate in employment and to use this information to plan any Positive Action to address inequality.



NHFT supports three staff equality networks to help us to develop our equality practice, as well as providing peer support for staff. These are:



NHFT Staff Disability & Allies Network NHFT BME Staff Development Network * NHFT LGBT & Allies Network