Maintenance Support Worker - Water

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Job overview: To assist Maintenance Craftsperson's (in all disciplines) in such duties as instructed by the Maintenance Supervisor, working under the supervision of a Maintenance Craftsperson. To undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work across all trades that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified craftsperson, related to his/her training and/or experience.

Main duties of the job:

• To assist other trades as required by the Maintenance Supervisor.
• To develop an understanding of the relationship of other craftsperson's work in relationship to his/her own.
• To learn trades skills and techniques, with training as necessary.
• To use all relevant tools and equipment.
• To maintain the workshops, stores, switch rooms, boiler houses and plant rooms and keep the surrounding areas clean and tidy as directed by Supervisor.
• To learn new techniques, with training as necessary, to attend training courses as may be required.
• To carry out Planned maintenance checks and remedial works which will cover a range of mechanical and electrical disciplines including water hygiene. To learn how to use the QFM linked iPad.
• To carry out repairs to a wide range of building services equipment.
• To report all defects on all items of equipment and any potential hazardous risks, to their Supervisor.
• To perform other routine work including labouring as necessary.
• To check stores and prepare list of items required.
• To change air filters, clean ductwork and glass traps.
• To unblock sinks, toilets and macerators.
• To re-washer taps.
• To change lamps and tubes.
• To hang fixtures and fittings.
• Attendance on contractors as directed by the Supervisor.

Working for our organisation: Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy's and St Thomas' in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung center in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Provide and receive routine information to inform Work colleagues, clients and patients.
• Patient/customer care (both direct and indirect).
• Provides general estates related advice.
• Follows policies in own role.
• Responsible for repair and maintenance of assets. Maintaining equipment, requisition spare parts, repair and maintenance of plumbing, lighting and other equipment.
• People management.
• Demonstrates duties to new starters.
• Information management.
• Process own work records. List parts required to complete the job. Use of Facilities management system software and emails.
• Research and development.
• To assist other estates staff in continuous development of estates processes and equipment.

Person specification:

• Understands a range of work procedures. Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and tools, several months on the job training or part qualified.
• G.C.S.E. in relevant subjects.
• Experience required to do the job as well as knowledge gained in previous employment.
• Skills: Operate electrical and mechanical equipment, take and record measurements. Good understanding of P.P.E.

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitably according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or studies at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well as the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.