Job overview
The Estates Department is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Multi Skilled Operative (Electrician) to join our dynamic team at West London NHS Trust.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the trust's estate is compliant, safe, and fit for purpose. You will play a crucial role in making sure that our buildings and infrastructure meet the Trust's current and future clinical and operational needs.
Main duties of the job
- - Servicing, testing, diagnosing and repairing faults in installations, plant and equipment with respect to electrical and electronic services - Providing multi-skilled trades to operate, maintain and service plant or equipment within the scope of the role at all London sites as required. - Providing technical support, advice and instruction to other maintenance staff and contractors. - Carrying out work activities which are both routine and non-routine maintenance. - Carrying out new works, repairs and routine planned maintenance activities to electrical equipment and services, and building related works, as directed at all London sites. - Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, Trust standards, policies and procedures. - Providing and receiving routine information to inform work colleagues, patients, and clients. - Communicating and explaining technical issues to other staff, clients and patients as appropriate. - Following set procedures for entering a ward and tidying up after each job. - Travel between London sites as required. - Participate when required in the departments out of hours on-call system, which provides 24 hour / 7 day cover on a roster basis. - Deputise for the line manager or senior operative as required
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Logical thinking and team player.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Able to communicate (verbally & written).
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate general knowledge and high standards in the field of experience
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate general experience of electrical and electronic systems or building trade.
- Experience of working in large or medium organisational estate service
- significate experience across the electrical trade.
Desirable
- Worked within NHS environment.
- Experience across other engineering trades.
- Worked in the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised apprenticeship or other approved training scheme, plus relevant experience.
- Plus City & Guilds part II or minimum NVQ Level 2 or other recognised course at the appropriate level
Desirable
- Health & Safety further relevant qualifications.
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This advert is for Multi-skilled Operative (Electrician) - RRP £4,700 pro rata with West London NHS Trust in St Bernard's Hospital. It is listed as a Band 4 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Aug 2026.
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