Description
As a Shift Electrical Engineer at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, you will work on varied maintenance tasks across a working hospital. Your duties will include responding to breakdowns, carrying out electrical fault-finding, maintaining lighting and power distribution, working on generators and battery backup systems, completing planned maintenance and inspections, and supporting wider building services.
The role offers a change from repetitive house-bashing or construction site jobs. You will work on everything from generators and emergency lighting to ventilation systems and critical hospital infrastructure like medical gases. You will also gain experience with specialist equipment you may not encounter in a standard commercial role.
You don't need previous NHS experience, but you will need sound electrical skills, a safe approach to work, and the ability to solve problems under pressure.
Main duties of the job:
- Responding to breakdowns and carrying out electrical fault-finding
- Maintaining lighting, power distribution, and emergency lighting
- Working on generators and battery backup systems
- Completing planned maintenance, inspections, and testing
- Supporting wider building services, including ventilation, air conditioning, and medical gases, within your training and competence
- Carrying out minor installations and improvements and completing maintenance records
What you'll need:
- A recognised electrical apprenticeship and relevant trade qualification
- An 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification
- Strong fault-finding skills and knowledge of electrical distribution and installation systems
- Experience in a service-led maintenance environment
- Knowledge of building services and the ability to read engineering drawings
- A sound understanding of health and safety
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits:
- Annual leave starting at 27 days plus eight bank holidays, rising to 29 days after five years' NHS service and 33 days after ten
- Access to a pension with employer contributions
- Eligibility for Blue Light Card membership, offering discounts on shopping, food, travel, and days out
- Overtime opportunities
- Training and development, including electrical refresher courses and specialist training in medical gases, ventilation, and pressure systems
The salary for this role is £33,262 to £36,027 a year.