Multi-Skilled Electrical Technician - Ipswich

The East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) are looking for a talented and motivated Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician with Electrical bias to join the Mechanical Engineering Team at its Ipswich Hospital site. You will provide effective high quality service in respect to the undertaking of maintenance; repairs; and modifications to a wide range of Electrical/Mechanical/Building Services within the Trust. You will be responsible for carrying out the repair, maintenance and installation of plant, equipment, systems and building structure/fabric associated with all Trust properties. This will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance, testing and calibration, fault finding, emergency response, defect correction and new works., Required to undertake mandatory and statutory training according to Trust policy and as identified in the Trust appraisal process, which will include some or all of the following: -

• Working in Confined Spaces Training.
• Working at Heights
• Asbestos Awareness Training.
• Abrasive Wheel Training.
• Lifting and Handling Training.
• Fire Training.
• Release of Trapped Passengers in Lifts.
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Training (PUWER).
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Training.
• First Aid Training
• Infection Control Awareness Training.
• Non-Clinical Safety Day
• Information Governance
• Safeguarding
Required to complete specialist accreditation courses for some the following:
• IEE Wiring Regulations
• Inspection and Testing
• Portable appliance testing.
• Pressure Systems
• L114 Safe Use of Woodworking Machinery
• HTM Authorised Person in appropriate discipline
• Electrical
• Ventilation
• Decontamination
• Medical Gases
• Water Systems
  
  If you have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a BTEC HNC/diploma in Engineering or equivalent City and Guilds qualification with proven experience in non-routine maintenance of complex engineering plant and equipment,and are looking for a challenging and varied role, we look forward to hearing from you., To have completed a recognised trade apprenticeship and hold a BTEC HNC/diploma in Engineering or equivalent City and Guilds qualification with practical and professional theoretical engineering knowledge acquired through a diploma plus significant equivalent experience in their specialist field.
Must complete recognised BTEC Hospital Competent Persons accredited courses, and be appointed in writing, for work on Specialist healthcare systems as required.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A