# Estates Officer Entry Level (Technician) Electrical Band 5 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-officer-entry-level-technician-electrical-band-5/852d4fdb-04b2-4170-9775-59ffc142c09b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-officer-entry-level-technician-electrical-band-5/852d4fdb-04b2-4170-9775-59ffc142c09b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Lincoln - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:52:10.101Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/United_Lincolnshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8035238 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035238?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ulh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An Estates Officer Entry Level post plays a key role in the Estates Engineering Maintenance Services. The individual will support the Estates Officers and maintenance team in the delivery of maintenance programmes that will contribute to the Trusts objectives in a safe, cost-effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation, Health Technical Memorandums (HTM) and good practice. This is a mobile biased role which provides multi‑skilled maintenance support across the Trust’s estate, delivering responsive and planned maintenance to clinical and non‑clinical buildings. The role ensures the safe functioning of building services by carrying out electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and general fabric tasks. The postholder travels between sites, prioritising work to support patient safety, operational continuity, and statutory compliance. The post holder will undertake works relating to the maintenance and repairs to Trust properties, equipment, grounds & Gardens ensuring compliance with Statutory requirements, HTM’s, Trust Policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe and functional environment for patients, the public and staff to support the delivery of patient care. The post holder will be a member of a small group of managerial/technical staff who manage and operate complex technical systems and processes across the Trust, ensuring compliance with Trust standards, procedures and legislation. ### Main duties of the job Travel between hospital and community sites as required. Prioritise workload based on urgency, site need, and Estates Manager direction. Ensure vehicle, tools, and equipment are maintained and safe for use. To plan and organise operational maintenance for the estates maintenance team under the guidance of the Estates Officers relating to engineering and building service needs to comply with statutory and mandatory requirements. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!! ## Job Details An Estates Officer Entry Level post plays a key role in the Estates Engineering Maintenance Services. The individual will support the Estates Officers and maintenance team in the delivery of maintenance programmes that will contribute to the Trusts objectives in a safe, cost-effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation, Health Technical Memorandums (HTM) and good practice. This is a mobile biased role which provides multi‑skilled maintenance support across the Trust’s estate, delivering responsive and planned maintenance to clinical and non‑clinical buildings. The role ensures the safe functioning of building services by carrying out electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and general fabric tasks. The postholder travels between sites, prioritising work to support patient safety, operational continuity, and statutory compliance. The post holder will undertake works relating to the maintenance and repairs to Trust properties, equipment, grounds & Gardens ensuring compliance with Statutory requirements, HTM’s, Trust Policies and procedures to ensure a clean, safe and functional environment for patients, the public and staff to support the delivery of patient care. The post holder will be a member of a small group of managerial/technical staff who manage and operate complex technical systems and processes across the Trust, ensuring compliance with Trust standards, procedures and legislation. ## Job Description Travel between hospital and community sites as required. Prioritise workload based on urgency, site need, and Estates Manager direction. Ensure vehicle, tools, and equipment are maintained and safe for use. To plan and organise operational maintenance for the estates maintenance team under the guidance of the Estates Officers relating to engineering and building service needs to comply with statutory and mandatory requirements. ## Responsibilities What should you do next? Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!! ## Person Specification ### 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. ### 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 Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Able to drive and have a valid full UK driving licence or applicable UK approved driving licence. - 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. - Demonstrable problem-solving skills. - 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. - Confident using CAFM systems for workload management, compliance logging, and asset updates. - Computer literate with the current operating system, current office software and computer aided design (CAD). - Ability to scrutinise service reports. - Ability to estimate work and services using published and internal cost data e.g., BCIS BMI, etc. - Ability to develop works /service brief’s and specifications. - Supervise engineering maintenance team, oversight of contractors - Ability to define detailed PPM’s and maintenance specifications including using O&M’s, Statutory guidelines, HTM’s, BS’s, etc. - Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: - Patient Centred - Safety - Compassion - Respect 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. ### 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 ## Documents - [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2883) - [ulht staff networks (pdf, 13.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2739) - [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2953) - [afc estates and facilities estates officer entry level (technician) band 5 jd and personal specifications (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323139) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.