Maintenance Fitter | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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. To carry 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's values 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.

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.

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.

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.