West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Estates Technican - Mechanical/ Plumbing
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The Estates Department
The Estates Department plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of high-quality healthcare by ensuring the safety, reliability, and continuous operation of engineering services and building infrastructure across all West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust sites.
Role Overview
As an Estates Technician, you will be an integral member of a highly skilled and dedicated team, using your specialist engineering knowledge and practical expertise to maintain, repair, and optimise a diverse range of plant, equipment, and systems. Your work will directly contribute to creating a safe, efficient, and comfortable environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a forward-thinking NHS organisation, where your skills and experience will be valued, and where you can make a meaningful difference every day through the delivery of high-quality engineering services.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance for mechanical / electrical staff and contractors ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
- Undertake complex fault diagnosis on Mechanical and electrical services and fault rectification, maintenance, and M&E installation work across the Trust.
- Undertake special Departmental projects as identified by the Estates Manager, Estates Officers and or Team Leaders.
- Be fully conversant on the Estates Decontamination equipment, for washer disinfectors and sterilisers. Undertake all aspects of testing, insurance inspections and monitoring of decontamination equipment, pressure vessels and lifting equipment.
- Undertake the duties of an Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) for specific engineering disciplines as required to do so by the Estates Managers.
- Deputise for the Team Leaders at times of absence when delegated the authority to do so.
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The post holder will report to the Estates Team Leaders on a daily basis.
About Us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
- The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
- Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
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We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Floyd Howard
- Job title: Senior Team Leader - Mechanical
- Email address: floyd.howard@wsh.nhs.uk
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