A truly excellent opportunity has arisen with our Estates Operations Team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM). We are a very special organisation with amazing staff and this has been demonstrated unequivocally during the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver services that respond to our patients needs has never been more important than it is right now.
So if you are a passionate, values driven person, who is pro-active in their approach, thrives in a busy working environment and wants an opportunity to join a highly motivated Estates Operations Team, at a hugely exciting time for UHNM, then this could be the role for you.
The University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is looking to appoint a Steriliser & Decontamination Services Maintenance Technician to be an active member of the Estates Department at County Hospital. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual, trained to HNC/HND level, who can work on their own and also as part of a team.
Duties include providing technical support to the Steriliser & Decontamination Services Estates Manager, providing an efficient and cost effective system of specialist services in respect to the maintaining, testing, commissioning and validating sterilisers, autoclaves, washer/disinfectors (including Endoscope Disinfection machines) in accordance with the requirements of the Department of Health HTM and also providing support in other engineering disciplines to the Estates team.
Applicants need to have previous maintenance experience within steriliser and decontamination services, including relevant training/qualifications and have a technical, engineering background with good computer skills. You will be stationed principally at the County Hospital site working 5 days a week Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, but may be required to work at other sites belonging to or serviced by the UHNM NHS Trust and you will be required to carry out on-call duties.
For an informal discussion contact – Lee McNamara on 01785 887553 or Steve Brown, Senior Estates Manager on 01782 715444.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lee McNamara Job title: Estates Decontamination Manager Email address: lee.mcnamara@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01785 887553
