Electrical Engineering Technician (Multi-skilled)
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
The closing date is 11 May 2026
The Estates Team prides itself on delivering an Engineering support service across the Trust in order to maintain patient and staff environments.
Key Working Relationships
Develop and maintain good working relationships with clinicians, departmental heads, Risk Management, statutory regulators, Fire Brigade, external consultants, contractors and company representatives.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain and repair a wide range of electrical and mechanical plant & equipment.
- Undertake an Electrical Authorised Person role as required (Electrical bias Technicians).
- Undertake the role of a medical gas competent person carrying out maintenance, repairs and duties related to medical gas pipeline systems.
- To be included on the On-Call Rota, to meet emergency and urgent situations out of hours. To be prepared to respond to emergency work outside normal working hour.
- Make calls to approved Contractors for breakdowns out of hours as necessary when on-call.
- Deal with major incidents such as loss of electrical services to critical areas, loss of medical gas to critical areas, loss of heating and hot water services to critical areas.
- Assist to motivate, train and develop the maintenance team and apprenticeship scheme, ensuring the effective use of labour and materials to provide an efficient maintenance service for the Trust's building assets and to support Trust Managers.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Job responsibilities
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Planned and reactive maintenance of electrical and mechanical plant & equipment as follows:
- Electrical distribution systems
- Standby Generator Testing
- Lifts rescue trapped persons
- Survey & quote for minor electrical installations and alterations
- Carry out minor electrical installations and alterations
- Environmental Computer controlled systems
- Air Handling Units
- Nurse Call Systems
- Heating & Ventilation
- Isolated Power systems
- Central Battery system
- UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) systems
- Fire Alarm testing and attendance to fire alarms when on call
- Calorifiers and Hot Water systems
- Heating & Ventilation Controls
- Steam Plant
- MTHW (Medium Temperature Hot Water) Plant
- LTHW (Low Temperature Hot Water) Plant
- Plumbing (including all parts of domestic hot and cold water systems)
- Pneumatic Tube system
- Medical Equipment
- Medical Gas plant & Equipment
- Other Mechanical and electrical items as and when added or identified
- Carry out minor building repairs when on-call
Please see job description & person specs for full details.
Person Specification
- Electrical apprenticeship or equivalent City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3.
- Proven communication skills
- Experience in a maintenance environment
- Hold a valid Driving License or be within 45 minutes commuting distance, both in and out of hours.
- Be able to attend a face to face interview at the hospital.
- Experience working in a health care environment
Skills and ED&I
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
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.
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