Maintenance Plumber | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Engineering Department at St Thomas hospital for a Plumber. The post holder will be responsible for carrying out scheduled and pre-planned maintenance activities and will attend to reactive works across the Trust's estate.
The post holder will be responsible for effective maintenance of the Trust's technical infrastructure. This will include responsibility for the effective implementation of the Hospital's Health and Safety policies and protocols. The post holder will have the ability to organise and prioritise their own workload, where required, and work unsupervised, independently, and autonomously.
Interviews are scheduled for 28/03/24
The successful candidate will be expected to carry out the below tasks:- Support the team manager to ensure the day-to-day efficient and safe working of all plumbing plant onsite.
- Be fully conversant with all types of drainage and sewage ejectors.
- Carry out routine maintenance (PPM) of mechanical plant, as directed by team manager.
- Attend to plant and equipment breakdowns and carry out repair and restoration work as quickly and efficiently as possible.
- Strip down and clean/disinfect plumbing equipment, such as TMVs and tap fixtures.
- Work with a range of other craftspeople.
- Clear blockages, when required.
- To be able to work overtime at short notice, if available to do so, depending on the needs of the Trust
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Mar 2025