Job Description

The Maintenance department are seeking Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) to join their busy team. We are looking for highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads and identify potential improvement to operational system and management processes in order to increase departmental efficiencies.



The role of Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) involves working Monday to Friday between 08:00 - 16:00, you will also be required to partake in the emergecny on-call rota within the estates department working across all our operational sites.



The successful candidate should have good diagnostic and fault finding skills and be able to read and interpret technical drawings and manuals, as well as have an understanding of electrical installation plans and drawings.



Please note this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received to please apply soon if interested


To work as a member of a multitasking maintenance team providing professional and technical expertise and with an effective and efficient focus on a service delivery. To carry out or oversee the repair / maintenance or installation of complex plant and equipment associated with premises administered by the Trusts Estates department.



To maintain and repair a wide range of Mechanical, Electrical and Medical Plant & Equipment and Building faults



Deputise for Team Leaders



Calls to approved Contractors for maintenance breakdowns and repairs when required.



This will involve a multi skilled approach as well as the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core trade. Professionally the post holder will be expected to maintain their appearance in line with the Trust dress code. They will uphold the Trust's values and behave in a manner fitting with the responsible position of the role. They will maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person they come into contact with during the course of their work duties.



The role will undertake planned and reactive maintenance of essential systems across theTrust estate.



You will need to have the ability to analyse faults and undertake rectifications to ensure continuity of service.



This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that is working closely to ensure statutory compliance is maintained across all the Trusts sites.



Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.



The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.



The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.



It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.



To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Carry out day to day mechanical repairs, planned maintenance and improvements to the Trust's buildings in a manner that conforms to statutory regulations and codes of practice.



Responsible for installation of mechanical new work.



Part of a multi skilled, multi disciplinary maintenance team.



Participation in the emergency on call will be required by contractual obligation to ensure safe systems and service continuity. Cross site working will also be required.



Please refer to the attached job description for full duties.

Person specification



Qualifications



Essential criteria



Completed and passed a 4-year apprenticeship City & Guilds or NVQ level 3



Mechanical / plumbing training for Electricians or Electrical training for Mechanical



Desirable criteria



Continuing Training to latest Electrical Regulations



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