Maintenance Fitter

To work as a member of a multitasking maintenance team providing professional andtechnical expertise and with an effective and efficient focus on a service delivery. Tocarry out or oversee the repair / maintenance or installation of complex plant andequipment associated with premises administered by the Trusts Estates department. This will involve a multi skilled approach as well as the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core trade. Professionally the post holder will be expected tomaintain his/her appearance in line with the Trust dress code. Uphold the Trust'svalues and behave in a manner fitting with the responsible position of the role.Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect theequality and diversity of each and every person he/she comes into contact with in thecourse of his/her work duties.Main duties of the job Post holder is to carry out day to day repairs, planned maintenance and improvements to the Trusts buildings in a manner that conforms to statutory regulations and codes of practice, while ensuring smooth running of the Trust. The post holder will also be responsible for installation, repair and removal of many types of heating and water systems within the trust. The post holder will be part of a multi-skilled, multi-discipline maintenance team. Participation in the emergency on call will be required by contractual obligation to ensure safe systems and service continuity. Cross site working will also be required by contractual obligation., 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.

You should have good diagnostic and fault finding skills, and be able to read and interpret technical drawings and manuals etc. You should have a good understanding of the work of all other trades which is essential to maintain the flexibility of the department.,

• A National Qualification Framework NQF achievement to level 3 or above e.g.City & Guilds, BTEC or equivalent., A qualification in Building services would be an advantage
• Legionella /water systems
• Asbestos awareness, Essential criteria
• Experience in building services maintenance with a demonstrable track record of competence
Desirable criteria
• Previous experience in a large acute hospital
• Risk Assessments completion
• Manual Handling, Basic electrical knowledge
• Knowledge and appreciation of Building Maintenance Issues
• Knowledge of NHS and working in clinical Areas
• Knowledge of Estates maintenance, Planning skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Able to plan own work load be flexible and prioritise tasks
• Ability to develop and work effectively in a team
• Self-Motivator
• Ability to work under pressure, BMS Experience
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. For agenda for change banded roles; salary payments will reflect the 2023/24 pay scales. The 2024/25 pay scales will be paid in October 2024 including any backpay due. Therefore should the successful applicant start in post prior to October, the salary will initially reflect the 2023/24 pay scales.