Contract - Permanent
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Base - York
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Services Manager to join our team at York Hospital.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic mechanical engineer to take on this critical role within the Estates Department. You will need to enjoy working flexibly, responding to varying demands and changing circumstances. Communication and strong team leadership are essential qualities to succeed in this role. You will require advanced technical and professional engineering knowledge of mechanical systems as used within healthcare settings.
You will be responsible for the operational leadership and management of maintenance technical teams to maximise effectiveness, utilisation and functionality of staff resources, equipment, and materials, providing specialist management, advise and support on hospital engineering installations including medical gases, ventilation, pressure systems and decontamination plant and equipment.
In return we offer support to develop within the role and wider organisation, the opportunity to work flexibly with family/carer-friendly policies, access to the NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement with the opportunity to apply to buy or sell annual leave. York is a larger city and one of the most desirable places in the UK to live.
The Mechanical Services Manager will act as the lead Authorised Person (AP) for decontamination, medical gas pipeline services, ventilation and pressure systems. They will ensure that all appropriate legislation and national NHS guidance (HTM’s and HBN’s) is followed in these disciplines to maintain compliance.
The post holder will coordinate the activity of other AP’s, and ensure that all junior members of the team are suitably trained and appointed annually as competent/skilled persons; produce monthly productivity and exception reports for their area of control, ensuring the department continually strives to improve; oversee the installation of new equipment and ensure it meets the standards contained within national guidance documents and is environmentally sustainable.
The role will deputise for the Assistant Head of Estates in their absence.
The successful candidate will be an active member of the Estates management On-Call rota, providing management and technical support where required to junior members of the team.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
YTHFM are currently funding level 1 membership of a Tailored Healthcare Cash Plan for all substantive Band 2 and 3 staff, on a trial basis and as a gesture of goodwill. This provides employees with access to a range of benefits, including refunding the costs of optical and dental services, physiotherapy and wellbeing treatments, up to defined limits. This does not form part of our terms and conditions of employment and could be withdrawn at any time. We also offer discounted membership of Westfield Health’s standard Plan for staff on bank contracts or employed in Band 4 or above.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves, and everyone else.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Apr 2024
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