Job overview
The Estates Department plays a vital role in maintaining the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of engineering systems and building infrastructure across all sites owned by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
As an Estates Technician (Electrical), you will be a key member of a dedicated team, applying your specialist electrical expertise to ensure critical plant, equipment, and systems are maintained to the highest standards.
This is an excellent opportunity to contribute directly to the delivery of healthcare services by helping to create a safe and resilient environment for patients, visitors, and staff while developing your skills within a dynamic and supportive organisation.
Main duties of the job
- To provide technical assistance for mechanical / electrical staff and contractors ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
- To undertake complex fault diagnosis on mechanical and electrical services and fault rectification, maintenance and M&E installation work for the Trust.
- To undertake special departmental projects as identified by the Estates Manager, Estates Officers and or Team Leaders.
- Be fully conversant on the Estates decontamination equipment for washer disinfectors and sterilisers. To undertake all aspects of testing, insurance inspections and monitoring of decontamination equipment, pressure vessels and lifting equipment.
- To undertake the duties of an Authorised Person (AP) or Competent Person (CP) for specific engineering disciplines as required to do so by Estates Managers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.
Person specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Has the ability to travel.
- Ability to work out of hours, evenings, weekends and bank holidays as needs arises.
- Participate in the Estates Craftsman on-call rota.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work with no supervision
- Good organisational skills and ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- IT competent
- Good communication skills, for effective working interpersonal relationships throughout the organisation
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Evidence of good written and spoken communication skills
- Organised approach to work
- Able to follow written instructions and procedures
- Ability to understand and interpret drawings
- Ability to analyse, interpret and action data results.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Electrical Safety Code for LV systems
- Knowledge of HTM 06 – Low Voltage systems
- An understanding of Mechanical heating, ventilation and hot water systems
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working in an engineering and/or building maintenance role
- Evidence of a maintenance background with skills to carry out minor mechanical/electrical/building repairs
- Previous experience and knowledge of Database and spreadsheet systems
- Experience and Knowledge of Microsoft office programmes.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- To have knowledge of: Low Pressure Hot Water Systems
- To have knowledge of: HTM documents including: HTM 01 Decontamination, HTM 03 Heating and ventilation and HTM06 Electrical services
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Recognised apprenticeship in a mechanical or electrical trade
- C&G or NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline or equivalent.
- Evidence of CPD
- BTEC, ONC/HNC in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience e.g. time served tradesman.
Desirable
- Current Competent Person certificate in various technical systems such as low voltage electrical, medical gas, decontamination, etc.
- Electrical AM2
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This advert is for Estates Electrician/Technician with West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Bury St Edmunds, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 plus £4,000 RRP, per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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