Chief Engineer - The Harborne Hospital Birmingham
Job description
Chief Engineer - The Harborne Hospital
Job Description
Chief Engineer - Mechanical
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive + Private Medical + Pension
About the facility:
The Harborne Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare UK is a brand new 100million, purpose built 50 bed, multi-speciality private hospital opening in Birmingham in 2023. Located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus, the hospital will have the deep clinical infrastructure, equipment and facilities and expert, experienced teams to deliver full clinical pathways across a mix of specialties and sub-specialties at all levels of complexity including Cardiology, Cancer and Complex Surgery. The Harborne Hospital is the 4th NHS partnership within this network, partnering with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.
Role Overview:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Chief Engineer with a Mechanical Bias to join our brand new team at The Harborne Hospital. Reporting to the Estates Manager, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that engineering/maintenance services are delivered to the highest possible standards and meet the requirements of the facility.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a planned prevention programme of maintenance
- Respond to unplanned and emergency maintenance requests, prioritising workloads for an efficient and effective service
- Work within statutory and hospital policies and practices, ensuring safety
- Hold AP/RP duties and be responsible for the training and appointing of CP's and contractors.
- Manage a team of engineers, facilitating excellent teamwork
- Risk assessment, advising the management on legislative and preventive actions
- Ensure 24 hour maintenance cover for the hospital
- Liaise with external contractors and monitor work performance
- Identify and cost materials, with responsibility for low cost ordering
- Provide teaching and guidance to junior staff
- Ensure that equipment is audited and documented
- Advise Estates Manager/CEO on deficiencies in system and contribute to strategic planning of replacement/repair
Skills and experience
Your experience will include but would not be limited to:
- Relevant Training within Mechanical discipline
- Experience in similar organization
- In depth knowledge of HTM's and HBN's and relevant legislation
- Knowledge of relevant hospital policies and procedures
- Health and Safety, COSHH
- Lifting and Handling
Ability to organise maintenance work, causing minimal disruption to the hospital activities
Employment Package: We will look after you with private healthcare insurance for you and your family, contributory pension scheme and a vast range of additional rewards. 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (which increases with years of service.)
Why join HCA Healthcare UK:
HCA Healthcare is the country's largest provider of privately funded care with 800,000 patient interactions every year.
From pioneering complex care, urgent care, to primary care, outpatient and day-case treatment, we provide exceptional care across our network of facilities and key NHS partnerships. HCA is the only private hospital group able to invest over 500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques and medication.
At HCA we put our patients first and affirm the unique worth of each individual. Exceptional healthcare is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion and respect for our patients and for each.
