About our Trust

Candidate Information Pack

At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK's largest acute trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented and dedicated people work together towards a common goal - to deliver Excellent Care Everywhere for our patients, our people and our communities. Whatever your role here at UHSussex you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us deliver Excellent Care Everywhere. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We value compassion, inclusion and respect as our core values. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

As part of our commitment to access for all, please see the different ways you can access the application form: https://apps.trac.jobs/accessibility?_ts=1

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview

The Estates Team prides itself on delivering an Engineering support service across the Trust in order to maintain patient and staff environments.

Key Working Relationships

Develop and maintain good working relationships with clinicians, departmental heads, Risk Management, statutory regulators, Fire Brigade, external consultants, contractors and company representatives

Main duties of the job

• To maintain and repair a wide range of electrical and mechanical plant & equipment.
• Undertake an Electrical Authorised Person role as required (Electrical bias Technicians)
• Undertake the role of a medical gas competent person carrying out maintenance, repairs and duties related to medical gas pipeline systems.
• To be included on the On-Call Rota, to meet emergency and urgent situations out of hours. To be prepared to respond to emergency work outside normal working hour.
• Make calls to approved Contractors for breakdowns out of hours as necessary when on-call.
• Deal with major incidents such as loss of electrical services to critical areas, loss of medical gas to critical areas, loss of heating and hot water services to critical areas
• Assist to motivate, train and develop the maintenance team and apprenticeship scheme, ensuring the effective use of labour and materials to provide an efficient maintenance service for the Trust's building assets and to support Trust Managers.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Planned and reactive maintenance of electrical and mechanical plant & equipment as follows:

• Electrical distribution systems
• Standby Generator Testing
• Lifts - rescue trapped persons
• Survey & quote for minor electrical installations and alterations
• Carry out minor electrical installations and alterations
• Lighting
• Plant Controls
• Environmental Computer controlled systems
• Air Handling Units
• Nurse Call Systems
• Heating & Ventilation
• Water softening plant
• Refrigeration Systems
• Emergency lighting
• Isolated Power systems
• Central Battery system
• UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) systems
• Fire Alarm testing and attendance to fire alarms when on call
• Calorifiers and Hot Water systems
• Heating & Ventilation Controls
• Steam Plant
• MTHW (Medium Temperature Hot Water) Plant
• LTHW (Low Temperature Hot Water) Plant
• Plumbing (including all parts of domestic hot and cold water systems)
• Pneumatic Tube system
• Medical Equipment
• Medical Gas plant & Equipment
• Other Mechanical and electrical items as and when added or identified
• Carry out minor building repairs when on-call

Please see job description & person specs for full details.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Electrical apprenticeship or equivalent City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3.
• Proven communication skills
• Experience in a maintenance environment
• Hold a valid Driving License or be within 45 minutes commuting distance, both in and out of hours.
• Be able to attend a face to face interview at the hospital.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in a health care environment

Skills and ED&I

Essential criteria

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Important information for applicants:

A Note on AI Use in Applications
We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations-elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation.
Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may misrepresent your abilities and could result in your application being rejected. We encourage you to take the time to present your genuine self, as this helps us better understand your potential and ensures a transparent selection process.

Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications

Further Information

For help with the application process for Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nursingteam@nhs.net.

For help with the application process for Non-Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nonnursingteam@nhs.net.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job description and Person specification (PDF, 424.4KB)
• All Staff Networks About Us Flyer (PDF, 304.4KB)
• Guide to completing an application form (PDF, 385.9KB)