Mechanical Assistant – Estates

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As Mechanical Assistant you will assist 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.

Working as part of a multi-disciplined team within Estates reporting to the Estates Officer (Operational).

To manage your own allocated workload.

To work unsupervised in the course of maintenance duties, including responding to out of hour requests in conjunction with other staff involved in the Estates on-call service.

The Post holder is guided by departmental precedents and clearly defined occupational policies, protocol, standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and codes of conduct. Work is supervised and results/outcomes are assessed at agreed intervals. More senior Estates Officers are normally available for reference.

As Mechanical Assistant you will assist in the maintenance and repair of installations, plant and equipment to keep unplanned downtime to a minimum, to comply with the Health & Safety at work Act and other legislation, to maximise efficiency and customer satisfaction (scope: 1000 reactive tasks and 600 planned tasks PPM for ETS in total)

Flushing of water outlets and support senior maintenance staff in routine water testing and sampling activities so as to maintain compliance with ACOP L8.

Minor plumbing and mechanical tasks and assist building trades where appropriate, whilst having an understanding of the operation of building services in NHS buildings to maintain safe and efficient operation of the buildings and building services

Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), follow PPM Schedules, completing necessary report sheets and test certificates and updating Plant Room Log Books.

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 visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

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