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Multi-Skilled Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Berwick-Upon-Tweed Permanent £29,970 - £36,483 per year View Job Description
Multi-skilled Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Craftsperson to work at new Berwick Infirmary, to provide building and plant and equipment across the hospital, install, servicing, maintenance and managing works.
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  • Electrical and Mechanical Healthcare Engineer role, single site plus overtime
  • Excellent working benefits, small maintenance team and exciting brand new site.

About Our Client

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management are one of the largest and most successful Facilities Management companies wholly owned by the NHS within the UK. We are committed to sharing this expertise with other healthcare providers in a step towards helping them to achieve their ambitions. We are committed to providing high quality, safe and effective estates and facilities management services to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and to work innovatively and collaboratively to develop the same high-quality services for other organisations.

Berwick Infirmary is currently building a brand new state of the art hospital, and this role will see you based at the existing site, and transitioning into the new building as it is built July 2025, delivering an excellent level of patient care and the best experience possible for it's users, staff and patients.

Job Description

This role will be to work as part of a small team as a Multi-Skilled Craftsperson, Electrical and Mechanical Engineer, delivering hands on work across the site. You will look after all building services, plant and equipment and ensure it's safe and proper use.

  • Service, test, diagnose, and repair and calibrate advanced Mechanical & Electrical plant and equipment such as HVAC, Air handling units, mains distribution systems and standby power systems. and UPS systems.
  • Knowledge of procedures or the ability to assemble, install and commission new work and diagnose and rectify faults on items of engineering plant, alarm systems, complex equipment and contribute to design where required.
  • Use highly complex technical information and drawings when servicing and commissioning new plant and equipment or fault finding.
  • Using your knowledge of domestic hot water systems, 400V generator standby sets and UPS systems.
  • Building maintenance - lighting - mains distribution, small power lighting, heating ventilation and air conditioning.
  • To be able to work on all types of air-conditioning plant and ventilation systems.
  • Experience with Building Management Systems.
  • Hold, or be prepared to accept with relevant training, Competent Person (CP) responsibilities in such areas as Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS), Electrical High & Low Voltage Systems (HV/LV), Legionella; and Test Person responsibilities for Washer Disinfectors and Sterilisers



 

The Successful Applicant

  • A competent Multi-Skilled Engineer with experience in Mechanical and Electrical and building maintenance in a commercial estate.
  • A BTEC ONC/ City & Guilds in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  • NHS experience is not essential, but a technical grounding with complex estates would be ideal.
  • An excellent communicator at all levels.
  • A person who can see opportunities to overcome challenges with excellent and communication skills.
  • Be part of a small team to manage new hospital site.
  • While previous experience is desirable we're really interested in someone willing to learn and to develop a career within the NHS.

What's on Offer

NHFM offer a significant benefits package, and can offer a salary of £29,970 - £36,483 for a 37 Hour week Monday to Friday dependent on experience and in line with NHS Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions.

Benefits on offer include:

NHS Pension scheme which currently includes Employer contribution of 23.7%

Attractive overtime rates and on Call payments

An attractive annual leave package, starting at 27 days per year plus bank holidays (increasing with years service)

A 'Fleet my new car!' staff benefit salary sacrifice or salary deduction scheme providing access to lease cars.

Range of Health & Wellbeing services access

Cycle to work scheme

Discount Schemes and Staff Discounts

Access to substantial Learning and Development opportunitiesNext StepsPlease visit our recruitment site for wider information around the roles and to see our 'All About Us' video. https://www.michaelpage.co.uk/clientprofile/northumbria-healthcare-facilities-management

For more information about the role and to express your interest, contact Steph McKay at Michael Page on 0113 243 7734 a confidential discussion. 

Apply online here or by sending your CV via email to Steph, and your application will be considered upon receipt. 

Interviews will be held in the last two weeks of August, but dates can be arranged around annual leave so please do send your application asap and we will make efforts to arrange a convenient date for all if you are selected for interview.

Michael Page are exclusively managing this recruitment campaign, so all internal, external and third party applications will be put through the same process.

Contact
Steph Mckay
Quote job ref
JN-082024-6502274
Phone number
+44 113 243 7734

Job summary

Job function
Facilities Management
Subsector
Maintenance
Sector
Property
Location
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Steph Mckay
Consultant phone
+44 113 243 7734
Job reference
JN-082024-6502274