Shift maintenance operative

The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a shift maintenance operative working a 4 on 4 off (24/7) shift pattern within the estates Department., The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance operative to take on the role of a Shift engineer. The role will undertake planned and reactive maintenance of essential systems across the diverse services of the Trust estate. You will need to have the ability to analyse faults and undertake rectifications to ensure continuity of service. We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement to operational system and management processes in order to increase departmental efficiencies. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that is working closely to ensure statutory compliance is maintained across all the Trusts sites., Responsible for obtaining the required materials and filter media to undertake planned maintenance of air handling units Check all Trust plant rooms for leaks, Operation of Motors, condition of belts, pressure drops across filters and general condition of filters, ensure glass traps are clean and replenished with water and that drains within plant rooms run free. To carryout maintenance on plant such as changing and aligning belts Report back on inspection findings to Senior Estates Officers communicating any technical or general issues or concerns. Communicate back if a more specialised inspection is required. The operation, routine maintenance and testing of all engineering plant and equipment within the Main Boiler House and the remote CHP Energy Centre as well as general cleaning duties will be your responsibility. The monitoring of boiler fuel supplies and receiving deliveries of fuel oil and medical gases will feature in your daily work load. You will undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified trades person. The use of relevant tools and equipment will be necessary. Assisting higher skilled grades as required will form part of your duties. It will also be necessary for you to perform other routine work including labouring as required. As this work requires a high degree of agility you will need to be a reasonable fit individual capable of climbing ladders and accessing underground ducts. To undertake support tasks on Wards when required so the Trust can ensure that a minimum level of standards are maintained on wards. An example of such tasks would be: Clear blockages to toilets, wash hand basins, baths, showers and other sanitary equipment. Replace lamps and fluorescent tubes as required. Refix minor items to walls, doors, furniture etc. Replace ceiling tiles. Carryout minor maintenance works wihin Wards/departments and Operating Theatres., 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.

• Educated to City and Guilds Level
• NVQ Training in an Engineering / electrical Discipline, Proven history of working within an engineering / Building Services environment
• Good hand skills working with fine tools
• Good skills working with a variety of power tools
• Excellent Communication Skills: both written & verbal
Desirable criteria
• Sound knowledge of relevant Health Technical Memorandums (HTM's), Strategic and innovative thinker
• Team player
• Demonstrates commitment to the job
• Able to manage conflicting demands and plan appropriate strategy
  
  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.