Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Engineering Department at Guy's Hospital as a Mechanical Plumber. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out scheduled and pre-planned maintenance activities and will attend to reactive works across the Trust's estate. Work is typically assigned using the Planet and Zetasafe programmes, so an awareness of these types of CAFM systems would be an advantage.
The post holder will be responsible for effective maintenance of the Trust's technical infrastructure. This will include responsibility for the effective implementation of the Hospital's Health and Safety policies and protocols. The post holder will have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload, where required, and work unsupervised, independently, and autonomously.
Interviews are scheduled for W/C 1 July 2024.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the below tasks:
- Support the team manager to ensure the day-to-day efficient and safe working of all plumbing plant onsite.
- Carry out CP duties for water treatment systems and plant.
- Carry out CP duties for swimming pools.
- Be fully conversant with all types of drainage and sewage ejectors.
- Carry out routine maintenance (PPM) of mechanical plant, as directed by team manager.
- Attend to plant and equipment breakdowns and carry out repair and restoration work as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- Strip down and clean/disinfect plumbing equipment, such as TMVs and tap fixtures.
- Work with a range of other craftspeople.
- Conversant with HTHW, MTHW, LPHW, and Steam Heating Systems.
- Clear blockages, when required.
- To be able to work overtime at short notice, if available to do so, depending on the needs of the Trust
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Plumbing Apprenticeship, City & Guilds in Plumbing Services or NVQ level 3, or equivalents.
Desirable
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in Building services maintenance.
- Knowledge of good working practices, current plumbing legislation and Health & Safety.
- Has received appropriate formal training and developed a knowledge of all types of engineering systems
- Experience of communicating technical information with specialists and non-specialists.
Desirable
- Experience of operating a computerised building management system
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent numerical and critical reasoning skills
- Excellent understanding health and safety law
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT