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.
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
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
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