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.

Job overview

Job summary

The key function is to support NHS Maintenance Department in delivering building services maintenance and repairs across the NHS to ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards and to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors, customers, and employees.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Ensure compliance in line with all processes/procedures and policies that meets organisational standards/requirements including but not limited to our Health & Safety Policy/HTMs (Health Technical Memoranda) and SFG20. Ensuring new or revised policies are implemented within own work areas. Deliver planned and reactive maintenance services from the PPM planner, ensuring that operational standards are maintained at all times. Duties may include (but not limited to) fault finding, minors repairs or installations and maintaining services and equipment within critical environments. Ability to assess problems to determine the best course of action, this would include complex technical issues. To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner

Working for our organisation

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.

Your Next Career Move Made Easier - Accommodation May Be Offered

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Technician - Electrical. This will be to join our team based in Basinstoke - Basingstoke Hospital Aldermaston Road . This is a full time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. The starting salary for this role is from £31.049 - £37.796(depending on experience) plus on call allowance. Requirements for the role: Qualifications - At least one of the below:
• BTEC City & Guilds plus relevant experience and Training.
• Hold level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Install or Electrical Maintenance.
• Formal apprenticeship or craft trained and registered Approved Electrician.
• City & Guilds (18th edition) Or *Current qualification to the latest standard of BS 7671 City & GuildsAdditional Requirements:
• Driving licence is essential
• Must be comfortable using technological devices to log jobs.
• On-Call
• Desirable to have industry experience
• Ability to work alone and/or as part of a wider team as this role will require you to work cohesively with other Technical Disciplines.Please note, DBS Checks & DVLA checks will be required for this role. Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance in accordance with all NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHSPS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and any applicable aspects of HTMs.
• Ensure that new or revised practice and policies are implemented within own work areas.
• Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), helpdesk or Technical Services Supervisor, ensuring that operational standards are always maintained.
• Fault finding, minors repairs or installations and maintaining services and equipment within critical environments.
• Ability to assess problems to determine the best course of action, this would include complex technical issues and be able to communicate technical and or complex information to various stakeholders.Benefits:
• On-Call allowance (rota dependant).
• 27 days holiday + Addition for service (plus bank holidays on top)
• Access to NHS pension Scheme.
• Training and development opportunities
• NHS Bluelight discounts.. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application!

Person specification

PROFESSIONAL ELECTRICAL QUALFICATION

Essential criteria

• MINIMUM 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE

• Hold level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Install or Electrical Maintenance.

Essential criteria

• Hold level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Install or Electrical Maintenance.

• Formal apprenticeship or craft trained and registered Approved Electrician

Essential criteria

• Formal apprenticeship or craft trained and registered Approved Electrician

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.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it's essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over-reliance on generic, AI-generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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

• Electrical Technician (PDF, 762.1KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)