Maintenance Electrical Technician

37.5 Hours Per Week

This Electrical role is based at Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield but covers other health centres in the Wakefield and surrounding areas that sits under the trust footprint.

The role is maintaining all Electrical based jobs internally and externally on the buildings.

The work is varied and changes on a day to day basis in line with service need requirements and prioritisation of works.

Estates trust vehicles are utilised for traveling around the footprint of the trust and the successful candidates skillset may at times need to be used on the Barnsley properties which includes Kendray hospital which has inpatient mental health units and Cheswold Hospital which is a medium to low secure unit based in Doncaster.

This is an exciting role for the right candidate that likes a challenge in a very demanding environment.

The successful candidate will become part of a small team of Electricians who work in with and support other trades and maintenance assistants in day to day duties.

Reactive works and statutory PPM are the main duties of this post.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

Main duties of the job

Maintain all aspects of Electrical equipment to a high standard while being aware and respectful of your surroundings.

Carry out repairs and PPM on a daily basis to keep the buildings safe and compliant to HTMs and all relevant British standards

To be able to carry out work from drawings provided and adapt where necessary to overcome problems

While carrying out tasks always work within our trust values:

Honest open transparent

Respectful

Person first and in the centre

Improve and be outstanding

Relevant today ready for tomorrow

Families and carers matter

To be part of an on call rota covering emergency repairs/making safe out of hours.

Be responsible for ordering stock as and when required

Manage your own work load with the use of a hand held device while understanding the importance of different SLA times.

Solve electrical problems on complex systems.

Carry out work to the 18th edition Wiring Regs

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.