Electrician

Electrician South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Lambeth Hospital, 108 Landor Road, London SW9 9NU Band 5 - £18.39 per hour (enhanced rate at weekends) 37.5 hours per week 08.00-16.00 Monday to Friday On call rota Are you ready to power up your career and make a difference where it really matters? Do you have the expertise to keep vital NHS facilities running smoothly, safely, and efficiently? Can you bring hands-on skill, initiative, and know-how to complex electrical challenges in a healthcare setting? If you answered yes, South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust would love to hear from you. SLAM is looking for a skilled, adaptable electrician to join their NHS mental health team services in South London, where you’ll work on everything from fault finding to maintaining essential systems. Duties include:

• Diagnose, repair and fault find on complex electrical services, engineering plan and equipment
• Work on electrical distribution systems including emergency standby lighting
• Use own initiative, knowledge and experience when designing, quantifying, manufacturing, and installation of electrical services
• Maintenance of electrical lighting, power installations, motors, HVAC, control circuits including timers/contactors/overloads/interlocks etc within buildings, electrical plant, and equipment. Electrical systems and associated equipment on both LV and SELV operating voltages.
• The post holder will be required to have knowledge of electrical & mechanical services.
• To undertake planned maintenance work as dictated by line manager, prioritise daily workload and carry out repairs to electrical installations.
• To gain knowledge of electrical installations in new developments as they are placed into service.
• As directed by the line manager the post holder may be required to manufacture, assemble, erect, and install new mechanical/electrical plant and equipment as and when appropriate.
• Have up-to-date knowledge of statutory regulations, health and safety legislation and best practice guidance associated with electrical installations and attend training courses as directed by Estates Management.

The skills required are:

• NVQ level 3 in Electrical Installation or equivalent
• 18th Edition
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of the compliance demands in a health care setting
• Experienced in Electrical Building Services Maintenance desired but not essential
• This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

About the Trust At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust we provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We also provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Our staff serve a local population of nearly two million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We provide inpatient care for over 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Croydon. As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond. In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance.
• Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days.
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals? NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS. Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts do not have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion