Mechanical Technician

The Estates Department is looking for a Mechanical Technician with a background preferably gained in a building services or healthcare
environment.
The successful applicant will be required to carry out planned and reactive mechanical works inclusive of repair, maintenance and improvement to
the building and hospital facilities, ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for staff and visitors.
The vacancy will be based at our Winchester Hospital site, however the role can include work on any of the Trust sites.
The successful applicant will require good communication skills and an empathetic approach to staff and patients in the challenging hospital
environment.
The applicant will form part of the mechanical on-call team for which there is an additional stand-by allowance payment of circa £2,000 - £2,500 per
annum when undertaking a 1 week in 5 week availability.
The applicant must have the physical ability and agility to carry out manual handling.
Must have a current full UK driving license., Performs work including activities which are complex and/or non-routine. Responsible for technical fault finding, diagnosis, repair, acceptance testing and calibration on a wide range of engineering plant and equipment, e.g. commercial & domestic heating, water systems, ventilation and steam plant. This is not an exhaustive list but provides examples of the type and range of systems and equipment worked on.
For a suitable candidate, additional training will be given for them to fully meet the person specification.
Undertaking maintenance, repairs, minor improvement and capital work across the Trust as directed by management, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
Assists the Mechanical Operations Officer to deliver business plans, review planned maintenance procedures and support the organisation.
The role would be principally based on the Winchester site (including maintenance at Andover site), however dependant on the needs of the service it may be required to work on the other site locations., Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
+ HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.

+ Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
+ All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
+ In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.