Job summary
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) are seeking a highly motivated Estates Mechanically Bias Technician who will be based in the Estates department at Grantham Hospital. The post holder is required to play a proactive part within the Estates Technical team to meet Trust objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner in compliance with legislation and good practice.
There is no better time to join the team at ULHT, we are developing our operational estates team in order to support the Trust on its continuous development plan, our aims and ambitions are set high and we want you to be part of the developing journey with us. Have you got the ambition to make your hospital a better place for the community? Have you got the passion about engineering? Are you wanting to learn new skills and become a true rounded engineer with skills in which some areas are only specialist in the Healthcare, if this sounds like a challenge you are looking for then apply today.
We offer job security, stability, development, a strong team focused environment where you will feel a sense of belonging. Although, better than all of that, is the chance to really give something back to the NHS with the skills, knowledge, experience and attributes you have to help us achieve outstanding care personally delivered.
If this sounds like a challenge you would like to undertake, apply today.
Main duties of the job
As an Maintenance Technician you will report directly to the Estates management team and provide effective technical support for Estates & Capital Services. You will be encouraged to be proactive in team working, you will be supported as a team member and you will encourage team working, by providing the varied skills that support the department’s philosophy and flexible working.
You will be expected to have a sound knowledge with the applicable skills in an engineering related discipline. Training and development will be available to ensure your skills become transferable and developed upon for your personal progression and support the Trust needs.
- To plan, organise operational maintenance for the estates maintenance team under the guidance of the Estates Officers.
- To be appointed as Authorised or Competent Person as required by the organisation.
- To support the delivery of the specific Estates Services across a designated site(s) that will contribute and support the Trust’s objectives.
- To provide and nurture a patient-centred environment via the provision of Estates Services whilst recognising their contribution to the overall patient experience.
- To provide both technical and non-technical advice to both clinical and non-clinical professionals.
- To support the delivery of technical policy and procedures and implementation of documentation to the maintenance team and ensure compliance is achieved in various specialist disciplines.
Person Specification
Qualifications (Academic, Professional & Vocational)
Essential
- A good standard of education
- BTec Level 4 HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline, or equivalent portfolio of technical built environment engineering services courses through recognised providers and associated work-based projects /work
- Completed recognised Apprenticeship with relevant experience gained over a number of years
Desirable
- Specialist technical training in plant, infrastructure and building services.
- Additional Hospital Engineering related certified training such as AP training
Previous Experience (Nature & Level)
Essential
- A number of years within a maintenance environment demonstrating basic level of understanding of Estates delivery and maintenance
- Aware of Health & Safety issues
- Experienced in working in a demanding customer driven service.
- Experienced in working to deadlines.
- Demonstrable experience of making judgements on estates and maintenance issues taking into account legislation and H&S.
- Use of fine tools and equipment.
Desirable
- Management of contractors and consultants with disciplinary team in Healthcare premises
- Experience of working in a large organisation
- Experienced in issuing permits to work
Evidence of Particular: – Knowledge – Skills – Aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of Estates service delivery, operational maintenance and procedures /processes
- Able to diagnose faults in complicated engineering and building plant and equipment
- Able to work safely and have a sound knowledge of Health and Safety legislation in the built environment
- Review maintenance policies and practices in light of regulatory changes.
- Knowledge of statutory maintenance and inspections for plant and building services.
- Ability to work at all levels from Management Executive to front line maintenance tradesman.
- Work co-operatively with colleagues.
- Ability to work with minimum of guidance.
- Good manual dexterity Logical and systematic approach to work tasks.
- Exchanges maintenance, technical project-related information with specialists, non-specialists; negotiates with contractors or suppliers.
- Computer literate with the current operating system, current office software and computer aided design (CAD).
- Logical and systematic approach to work tasks.
- Computer literate with the current operating system, current office software and computer aided design (CAD).
- Ability to define detailed PPM’s and maintenance specifications including using O&M’s, Statutory guidelines, HTM’s, BS’s, etc.
- Ability to scrutinise service reports.
- Ability to estimate work and services using published and internal cost data e.g., BCIS BMI, etc.
- Supervise engineering maintenance team, oversight of contractors
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: oPatient Centred oSafety oCompassion oRespect and Excellence
Desirable
- Be able to work within a pressured environment.
- Evidence of self-advancement.
- Able to act efficiently taking a ‘hands on’ role in an emergency.
- Imaginative outlook.
- Work on own initiative.
- Confident.
- Management of contractors and consultants with disciplinary team in Healthcare premises.
- Experience of working in a large organisation.
- Experienced in issuing permits to work.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Versatile and flexible in approach.
- Self-starter
- Physically fit.
- Capable of meeting manual handling criteria.
- Able to work at heights, adverse conditions i.e., Heat, dirt, and cramped conditions.
- Sympathetic when working in patient proximities i.e., working in operating theatres, wards and mortuaries.
- Imaginative outlook.
- Work on own initiative.
- Confident.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 21 September 2026
