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Estates Electrical Operative

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sandhills, Oxford

Estates Electrical Operative

£25760-£27476

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sandhills, Oxford

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 17 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: c3d1576b9543431bbd4d6420157d7fad

Location ref: Sandhills, Oxford

Full Job Description

  • Undertake planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and minor repair works on electrical installations and associated building services across all Trust sites to ensure safe, reliable and compliant operation.
  • Respond promptly to maintenance requests, diagnose faults and carry out repairs or assist competent electrical staff with more complex works, ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services.
  • Support the maintenance and testing of essential electrical systems, including lighting, emergency lighting, small power, nurse call systems and other critical infrastructure that directly supports patient care.
  • Assist with planned engineering programmes and electrical installation works, ensuring compliance with Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), British Standards, statutory regulations and Trust policies.
  • Complete maintenance records, job documentation, timesheets and inspection reports accurately using Trust maintenance systems while contributing to estates' surveys and audits.
  • Participate in the Trust's out-of-hours on-call rota and respond to emergency maintenance incidents, ensuring continuity of critical engineering services across all hospital sites., 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.

    Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 2 or approved equivalent training in Electrical/Engineering
  • NC/HNC/HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g.: Fire Alarms, Small Power, Lighting, Emergency Lighting, standby power systems, BMS, Nurse Call Systems, Facilities Management Software etc.)
    • Desirable criteria
  • Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. First Aid, NEBOSH, IOSH, etc
  • Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
  • Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
  • Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either a CP or AP
  • Full Driving Licence, Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
  • Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation
  • Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
  • Must be multi-skilled in Electrical Trades
  • Experience of working within and developing a 'safe system of work'
    • Desirable criteria
  • Experience in working in a similar role
  • Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering, Highly organised
  • Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to apply the knowledge, experience and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment
  • Able to demonstrate the analytical skills and judgement required to identify/diagnose a range of defects and failures in relation to specific systems/equipment and what actions to take, where the information sources may be complicated and/or conflicting
  • Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
  • Proactive, self-motivated
  • Team worker
    • Desirable criteria
  • Ability to carry out electrical inspection and testing
  • Ability to carry out repairs to electrical installations
  • Ability to interpret, adjust and monitor various BMS systems
  • Ability to work on nurse call systems
  • Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection., Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building services on a regular basis
  • Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
  • Able to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed information

    Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
    • The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Sexual Safety Charter: In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

    This is a full-time Band 3 position (37.5 hours per week) with a Recruitment & Retention Premium (RRP), plus opportunities to earn additional income through overtime and participation in the on-call rota. In return for your commitment, we offer:
  • Competitive NHS salary with Recruitment & Retention Premium (RRP)
  • Overtime and on-call allowances
  • NHS Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 20.3%
  • Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
  • Access to a wide range of local and national staff discounts, including travel, shopping, insurance and leisure
  • Comprehensive training, development and career progression opportunities

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https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/estates-electrical-operative-127412659