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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
**Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**
The post holder will be required to work as part of a flexible maintenance team responsible, through the line Management Structure of Team Leader to Sector Estates Manager and Area Manager Hard FM.
The post holder will very much be involved with the maintenance and minor works service covering a wide and varied range of electrical equipment servicing large industrial units such as dual fired boilers and heating and ventilation distribution equipment serving all properties within Lothian University Hospitals Division. The works will also incorporate a considerable amount of work on sophisticated items of plant serving key hospital areas such as operating theatres, high dependency unit. All mechanical equipment throughout the Division that comprises heating equipment (boilers, pumps, control valves, radiators) ventilation equipment (fans, heating/cooling coils, Humidification) Domestic Hot Water equipment (calorifiers, safety devices)process equipment (decontamination and Laundry), client user equipment (patient handling equipment, trolleys, chairs, commodes, hoists) compressors, manifolds for medical gases, Building Management System control equipment. Work involves the use of analytical test devices, specialist tools, workshop fixed equipment, portable electrical equipment, welding equipment, emergency generators, medical gas equipment (patient use) suction units, geared drives.
As well as your starting salary there is a recruitment and retention premium of £71.94 per week (pro rata) per annum which has been awarded to craftsman posts. This is a temporary agreement and will be reviewed.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact David George on 0131-537-6149 or at david.george@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk