Estates Multi-Skilled Technician - Mechanical Bias

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Job summary

A national health service provider in Salisbury is seeking a Multi-Skilled Technician (Mechanical Bias) to support its Estates team. This full-time permanent role entails supervising trade staff, conducting maintenance and repairs, and ensuring service compliance. Candidates should have relevant qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, with a strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations. Offering competitive salary and NHS benefits, including generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme.

Benefits

Minimum of 35 days paid holiday

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

Access to health and fitness club

Qualifications

• Recognised and registered training in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing.
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge within required technical disciplines.
• Experience of working within a 'safe system of work.'
• Skill in maintenance, fault finding, and diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Estates Trade Staff and contractors.
• Carry out inspections and repairs on Trust property.
• Report faults and manage assigned workloads.
• Participate in Estates on-call rota.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Problem Solving

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

EITB or City & Guilds or NVQ level 4

Tools

CAFM systems

Job description

Main area Estates Multi-Skilled Technician - Mechanical Bias Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call rota) Job ref 269-9352

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury, Wiltshire Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 11/01/2026 23:59

Band 5

Job overview

To assist the Estates Officer (Operations) and be responsible for assisting in the provision of a high quality, efficient, responsive, flexible & effective estates service to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, working as part of the Estates Department Team.

The post holder will be required to work as part of the Estates Operational Team along with Building, Engineering and Project Officers being specifically responsible for the provision of the estates service to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Supervision of Estates Trade Staff teams as appropriate

• Supervision of contractors as appropriate

• To carry out inspections, tests, repairs, installations, as directed on Trust property, plant and infrastructure.

• To undertake work as identified on allocated works dockets, completing the works and updating the Trust CAFM system in a timely manner.

• Organise and coordinate own workload and manage assigned trade staff workload as required.

• To report faults identified either when carrying out routine checks/Planned preventative Maintenance or in the course of the normal working day.

• To identify parts and or equipment required to carry out designated work and use Estates Stores system to obtain required items in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

• To investigate technical failures as directed and identify the appropriate permanent repair required, to ensure on-going reliability and statutory compliance.

• To be part of the Estates escalation process and assist other estate staff at all levels with technical works and technical problem solving where requested.

• Carry out internal audits of Estates teamwork and practice.

• Requirement to participate in Estates on-call rota.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

• • Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Plumbing.
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. BMS, decontamination etc.)
• • Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’.
• • Knowledge of the application of : Health and Safety legislation, ACOPs, guidance and rules, NHS technical standards (e.g., Health Technical Memoranda) and Trust policies, basic life support and emergency aid and where required a readiness to train.
• • Skill in maintenance, fault finding and diagnostic procedures, test & repair work on a very wide range of complex engineering services & equipment, with the ability to work unassisted in varying, often technical environments whilst complying with Health & Safety / environmental regulations and standards.
• • Ability to Plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work.
• • Trained in Health & Safety, i.e., NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc.
• • Registration with approved organisations, i.e., UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
• • Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP.
• • Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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