Technician in Chelmsford

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Estates Technician Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5-days a week) Job ref 390-EFM-BR-0800-G

Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are looking for a suitably qualified Technician, with relevant practical experience, to join our team.

You will be an integral part of a critical service that supports our Trust by undertaking maintenance, improvement and minor capital works on all facilities across MSE so that our clinical teams can continue to care for our patients.

So, if you have a thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to a wide range of Estates plant, equipment and systems, we want to hear from you today.

Main duties of the job

The Technician will be able to effectively advise, instruct and train colleagues, and other groups, in the safe operation of equipment and systems.

To provide advice and technical support to colleagues on the availability, suitability and maintainability of plant and equipment, in support of patient care.

To liaise with service contractors, which may include arranging access to particular areas, and shutdown of essential plant and systems, in order to facilitate ongoing maintenance, respond to breakdowns and facilitate repairs.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of this vital and varied role please see attached job description.

Experience

• Work history and supporting information demonstrates an understanding of the importance of effective team working and contribute to team progression.
• Previous experience creating reports on Word/Excel
• Experience of lone working and taking responsibility for own workload
• Recent practical working experience of Electrical/Mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• An approved apprenticeship in an electrical or Mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold. Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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