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Estates Officer (Electrical)
The closing date is 25 May 2026
North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS trust require a highly motivated Estates Officer who will be based in the Estates department at Scunthorpe General Hospital and is required to play a proactive part within the Estates & Capital Management team to meet Trusts objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner and compliant with legislation and good practice. As Estates Officer you will report directly to the Estates Manager and provide effective management and leadership support for Estates & Capital Services staff in Estates Operational Maintenance, Additional Works, Capital Backlog and Maintenance Services, supported by performance management arrangements and encourage team working, by providing the varied skills that support the department’s philosophy and flexible working. The post holder will receive training in elements required but will have Engineering skills and acquire the skills to support this flexibility in a safe and professional manner. The post holder will be expected to work across the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You 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.
You will be appointed to Named/Designated/Competent/Authorised person roles in keeping with requirements laid down in Hospital Technical Memorandums (HTM) and Health and Safety documentation.
You should have an Engineering related HNC/HND or a higher-level qualification, CAD skills would be advantageous, and membership of a relevant professional body, or have sufficient time served experience to enable them to undertake the duties of the post.
You will be required to participate in the Estates & Facilities Directorate emergency on-call rota.
You should be able to demonstrate the ability to effectively lead, motivate and be committed to the development of the department regarding training and Staff development.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job responsibilities
To assist the Estates Manager in providing effective site leadership for Estates & Facilities services staff in Back Log Capital Projects and Maintenance Services, supported by performance management arrangements and encourage team working.
To manage and control the Engineering and Building Estates teams also external contractors employed by the Organisation (Technicians, Craftsmen, Maintenance Assistants and Contract Labour) Specialist knowledge across a wide range of disciplines will be required.
To use the department’s software packages to schedule, plan and prioritise staff/department workloads. Using the Helpdesk to allocate resources (manpower and materials) so that estates department key performance indicators are achieved.
To manage the routine day-to-day requests for Engineering and Building assistance and analysing and implementing effective solutions.
To ensure a fast and effective response to breakdowns in accordance with key performance indicators are achieved.
To be responsible for ensuring Planned Preventative Maintenance Systems are implemented and carried out in a timely manner.
To provide technical advice and liaise with Estates Managers, Ward Managers/Sisters, Departmental Heads, Risk Management, users and clients at all levels. To liaise with Statutory Regulators, Consultants, Fire Brigade, Contractors and Company representatives external to the Organisation.
To establish and maintain quality systems to ensure work is carried out efficiently and effectively to current standards and codes of practice and compliance.
To comply with Statutory Health and Safety Regulations and other relevant requirements for a safe working environment, and to carry out Health and Safety Risk Assessments as and when required. Responsible for policy and procedure implementation within service area and undertake technical surveys.
To be responsible for satisfactory time keeping, conduct of staff and to maintain discipline. Undertake staff appraisals and ensure staff records are kept relating to holiday and sickness. Checking of staff time sheets. General reporting and management of sickness absence of the Estates team.
To proactively plan, schedule, supervise and monitor the activities of estates department staff and ensure that the productivity and performance of these staff is maximised.
To carry out any procurement, organisation or planning activities as required necessary to enable the estates department to carry out designated tasks.
To be prepared to respond to emergency work outside normal working hours as and when the need is required in relation to the repair and service of site wide physical assets.
To be prepared to supervise work that may be carried outside of normal working hours. This will from time to time require you to work evenings, nights or weekends in addition to, or as alternative to your standard working hours. Flexibility is therefore an essential requirement of the position.
To take part in the recruitment of trade staff and to prepare Statutory, Mandatory and basic training plans for the Engineering and Building Estates team.
To undertake minor projects and to ensure oversight and control of all projects in line with Organisation Financial and Standing Orders.
You will be part of Estates Services on-call arrangements.
Act as Estates Management representative on site specific issues and project work.
Develop and improve Trust policies and procedures in line with delegated specialist discipline services.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi‑role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work‑life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person Specification
Education
- A minimum qualification of BTEC Level 4, HNC Engineering in Electrical Engineering
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
- Computer Aided Design course. Building Management Systems.
- HTM knowledge of specialist systems
Knowledge
- Fully conversant with statutory requirements that impact on the Trust. Conversant with NHS guidelines, Codes of Practice and requirements of regulatory authorities.
- Evidence of success in leading and implementing significant change programs within an NHS or other complex organisation
- Understanding of principles, practice of risk assessment, method statements and techniques.
- knowledge and principles of Lean working to achieve best value within Estates & Facilities.
- Management experience of a large multi-disciplinary team
Communication
- Proven ability to work and integrate with a wide variety of professionals, managers and staff.
- Ability to analyse a range of complex options making judgements to appropriately advise key decision makers.
- The ability to present thoughts and ideas to a wide range of audiences at various professional levels.
Other
- The ability to identify shortfalls in areas of activity and to identify underlying causes.
- Ability in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, E‑mail.
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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