Building jobs in Poulton le Fylde

Please note that this role is advertised on behalf of Atlas BFW Management Ltd (Atlas), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and as such, successful applicant(s) will be on Atlas Terms and Conditions. For further information about Atlas, please visit: www.bfwml.co.uk

The post holder will provide the necessary skills to carry out maintenance work at premises within the Blackpool, Fylde, and Wyre, areas and those organisations that have contractual arrangements with Atlas. The main area of work will be on the Blackpool Teaching Hospital site working alongside the Shift Electrical team.

The working hours will be outside the core hours of the department on a rotating shift and will typically be from 4 pm-midnight, midnight to 8 am 7 days per week, and including 8 am- 4 pm at weekends.

This will involve working effectively and being responsive to the users' needs with the minimum of supervision, whilst also providing support to the multi-skilled maintenance crafts persons and contractor staff, in the repair, installation, and service of hospital plant and equipment, site facilities and building fabric.

The post holder will be progressively trained with the intention of gaining increasing competence and enabling them to achieve and apply their ability at a higher craft and multi-craft workers level and to carry out the majority of non-routine and also routine works.

Carry out planned preventative maintenance work in accordance with Estates schedules and accepted good working practices to ensure safe and reliable engineering services. This will include but not be limited to Ventilation System Maintenance, Lift maintenance inspections, and medical Gas system inspections.

Respond to the shift maintenance person's bleep system and deal with the situations as appropriate.

To support the higher skilled grades across the Estates Department on maintenance work and repairs as required.

Undertake unsupervised minor repair work that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified craftsman, related to their training and/or experience.

To assist/carry out the testing of fire alarms, hot water temperature checks, and changing lamps, without supervision.

Recording meter readings in various departments on a monthly basis being able to interpret results and any abnormalities which may incur increased expenditure to the client.

To be responsible for the upkeep, tidiness and maintaining of a safe working environment in the workshops and engineering plant rooms.

To record work information as required for operation of the CAFM management system.

Occasionally requested to work overtime at short notice.

Any other work which the Estates Supervisor/Estates Officer may require to be undertaken.

As experts in healthcare facilities and property management, we deliver fully-managed healthcare facilities services and property management solutions to clients throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria.

We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This means that we part of the Trust’s group and the wider NHS family, but are a separate Limited Company, with our own business plan, board, management structure and staff.

Any profits that we make are used to help grow our business, provide additional employment, training and development for our staff, whilst helping to support the Trust’s frontline clinical services, and the delivery of safe patient care.

Our healthcare facilities services and property management solutions encompass: Capital Developments, Estates Management, Facilities Management, Medical Engineering and Property

Services.

Our teams ensure our clients properties and amenities provide the best environment for their customers, patients, staff and visitors.

Visit: bfwml.co.uk for further information.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate certain core behaviours, namely:

Adaptability/Flexibility:
Adapts to change, is open to new ideas, takes on new responsibilities, handles pressure, adjusts plans to meet changing needs.

Be committed and flexible to undertaking a range of tasks if necessary.

Have the ability to multi-task and manage time and workload efficiently and work to deadlines.

Customer Focus:
Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met and responds to internal and external customers.

Attitude & Initiative:
Have a friendly, approachable personality, with a good work ethic.

Have an excellent organisation skills and takes pride in their work, demonstrating attention to detail.

Tackles problems and takes appropriate action and practices self-development by seeking out new responsibilities, acting on opportunities and generating new ideas.

Interpersonal Skills:
Have good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, communicates effectively, solicits performance feedback and handles constructive criticism.

Demonstrates professional behaviour at all times and can be entrusted with sensitive information.

Has confidence and the ability to build rapport with peers internally and externally

Teamwork :
Meets all team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others effectively and values opinion. Helps to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a positive and collaborative team atmosphere.

Self-Development:
Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on new assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up to date and turns mistakes into learning opportunities.

Gaining Commitment:
Be able to encourage and motivate others to be committed to a course of action in order to achieve goals by using effective communication.

Behaviour:
The post holder is expected to ensure that their behaviour is consistent with Atlas values at all times and is expected to:

• Support the aims and vision of the Company
• Act with honesty and integrity at all times
• Be a positive ambassador for Atlas
• Demonstrate high standards of personal conduct
• Value and respect colleagues
• Work with others to develop and improve the services of the Company
• Uphold Atlas’s commitment to equality and diversity
• Take personal responsibility for their words, deed and actions and the quality of the service they deliver
• Behave appropriately and professionally at all times, particularly when representing Atlas.