JOB DESCRIPTION

VENTILATION AHU TECHNICIAN

GOSH profile

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is a national centre of excellence in the
provision of specialist children's health care, currently delivering the widest range of specialist care of any
children's hospital in the UK. It is the only specialist Biomedical Research Centre for paediatrics, the largest centre
in the UK for children with heart or brain problems, and the largest centre in Europe for children with cancer. It
works in partnership with the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), part of University College London, and together
they form the largest paediatric research and teaching centre in the UK.

The hospital at Great Ormond Street is the only exclusively specialist children's hospital in the UK. It does not have
an Accident and Emergency department and only accepts specialist referrals from other hospitals and community
services. The population of children served by the hospital is characterised by those with multiple disabilities
and/or health problems and rare and congenital (present at birth) conditions. Many children need the help of
different specialist teams. Improvements in health care and diagnosis mean that many children have dramatically
improved survival rates and more therapeutic options than was the case 10 years ago. Sadly though, many of the
children cared for at GOSH still have life threatening or life-limiting conditions.

The hospital receives over 255,000 patient visits (inpatient admissions or outpatient appointments) a year, and
carries our approximately 18,800 operations each year.

The hospital has 383 patient beds, including 44 intensive care beds (21 CICU, 15 PICU and 8 NICU). Many of the
children and young people on our wards require high dependency care or are classed as ward intensive care,
requiring one-to-one nursing.

Around 4,100 full-time and part-time staff work at the hospital. The ICH has around 600 staff. Many senior staff
have roles in both organisations.

The hospital has approximately 50 paediatric specialties, the widest range of any hospital in the UK, which uniquely
enables it to diagnose and pioneer treatments for children with highly complex, rare or multiple conditions. It has
19 highly specialised national services.
 Job title Ventilation AHU Technician
Directorate Estates and Facilities
Band 6
Responsible to Senior Estates Engineering Manager
Accountable to Senior Estates Engineering Manager
Type of contract Permanent
Hours per week 37.5
Location Great Ormond Street Hospital
Budgetary responsibility TBC
Manages None

Trust Values and Expected Behaviours

Over 2,000 of our staff, patients and parents have developed a set of Values – Our Always Values. These are the
values that should characterise all that we do and our behaviours with our patients and families and each other.
Our Always Values are that we are:

Always Welcoming
Always Helpful
Always Expert
Always One Team

These values are extremely important to us and we expect everyone who works at GOSH in any capacity, including
employees, bank staff, contractors, agency staff, people who hold honorary contracts, students and volunteers to
share and uphold Our Always Values. Each value is underpinned by behavioural standards and employees will be
expected to display these behaviours at all times. You can find a full copy of Our Always Values on our intranet.

The Trust also expects that everyone who works here shall act in such a manner as to justify public trust and
confidence and to uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of Great Ormond Street Hospital for
Children NHS Foundation Trust. Individuals must therefore at all times carry out their duties with due regard to the
Trust’s Equality at Work Policy.

Scope of the role

To assist in the provision of an efficient, responsive, flexible and effective estates maintenance service to The Great
Ormond Street Hospital site as part of the Estates Department maintenance team.

Work with minimal supervision, providing general AHU maintenance, repairs and the replacement of services as
necessary to all Trust ventilation systems; when required support other building maintenance functions.

Undertake both reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme ventilation of systems
to help prolong the life expectancy of equipment and plant. Records work undertaken via a software package.

To create a monthly compliance report with the Estates Compliance Manager on PPM status.
The Job holder will be required to carry out a wide range of plumbing duties which will include some mechanical
piped systems to a high standard. Be willing to learn new skills and undertake multi-skilled jobs.

Working relationships:

Internal: Departmental Managers, colleagues and Trust staff.

External: Contractors, suppliers and specialist service providers.

Budget responsibilities: N/A

Responsibilities

The role is to support the direct management of all mechanical engineering maintenance and Ventilation systems,
testing and repairs including contract work is carried out to ensure high performance and compliance with
recommended standards and legislation.

Working with the Senior Estates Engineering Manager, Energy Manager and working alongside fellow Estates
Officers for day to day operational activities.

Other key responsibilities may include Authorized Person (AP) and Competent Person (CP) duties for:

•Piped Medical Gases;

•Confined Spaces;

•Ventilation, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning;

•Working at Height;

•Pressure Safety Systems;

•Decontamination;

•Building management systems;

Will assume responsibility for complex engineering plant, equipment and services (e.g. HVAC d equipment, heating
and hot & cold water systems critical to the organisation) throughout Trust.

In conjunction with the other Estates Managers/Estates Officers undertake on-call duties providing support and
advice out of hours for all Estates and Building related services.
Accountability

 To install, maintain and repair all ventilation systems, plant and equipment within their skill and
knowledge capabilities. To work in accordance with all relevant guidance documents such as, but not
limited to, Hospital Technical Memorandums, Heating and ventilation of health sector buildings
(HTM 03-01) Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and all other statutory instruments and guidance
documents.

 Be the Trust authorised erson (AP) for Ventilation.

 Responsible for ensuring compliance to all Estates related Quality Assurance system procedures.

 Use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of
works.

 Carry out the annual servicing and maintenance of the Trust’s Heating and ventilation of health
sector buildings (HTM 03-01).

 Interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to the trade
without direct supervision.

 Complete allocated reactive and planned work in accordance with Trust and departmental policies
and procedures.

 Respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring
services where possible or making services safe until more extensive or specialist work can be
undertaken and completed.

 Comply with Trust and departmental infection control policies and procedures to ensure that the risk
of the spread of infection from the plumbing activities undertaken are minimised. This will involve
the systematic decontamination and disinfection of tools and equipment as well as appropriate use
of PPE.

Communication and Relationship

 Follow the instructions of Technical Officers and Technical Managers as necessary.

 Work independently or when required with others, to complete planned maintenance work.

 When necessary, to liaise with site practitioners, on-call Managers and other departmental staff.

 To assist specialist contractors undertaking work within the Great Ormond Street Hospital sites.

 To provide monthly PPM / Compliance reports to Estates Managers

Planning and organisational

  Work with minimal supervision to complete planned and reactive maintenance work in a methodical
manner.

 Respond to emergency and urgent calls as required.

 Fault find and repair or replace plant, equipment and services (or relevant components thereof to, as
far as practicable) maintain services to the department.

Management responsibility

 Responsible for guidance/ supervision of own work and work area.

 Assist colleagues by sharing specialist and trade-specific knowledge and skills.

 Ensure that all contractors undertaking work on the Trust’s mechanical systems fully comply with the
Trust’s Control of Contractors Policy and procedures and that all appropriate documentation and
permits such as Permits to Work, Risk Assessments and Method Statements are correctly
implemented

Physical effort

 The post will require extensive movement around the hospital, occasionally working at the Great
Ormond Street Hospital and other satellite sites.

 The post will require some moving and handling of heavy materials, plant and equipment, using
appropriate handling techniques.

 Some work may be in confined spaces.

Mental and emotional effort

 Periods of concentration will be required when completing tasks.

 A methodical and analytical approach to fault finding in response to breakdowns is required.

 Occasional exposure to distressing events when working in patient areas, or assisting during major
incidents.

Working conditions

 There may be occasional circumstances when it is necessary to undertake work in dirty,

contaminated and potentially high temperature environments.
  Work with hazardous equipment and substances (e.g. steam plant, rotating machinery, cleaning
fluids, paints and lubricants).

General

 Undertake and complete all Trust statutory and mandatory training as required.

 Undertake and complete all necessary cross-trade training to develop and maintain competencies.

 Undertake additional tasks not included in this job description but deemed suitable within the
person’s competencies and skill set.

 Ensure all faults that cannot be repaired and require further investigation, are reported back to the
Technical Officer or Workshop Manager.

 Operate and fully participate in the Trust’s Health & Safety policies and procedures including the use
of Permits to Work, Risk Assessments and Method Statements applicable to the task.

 Estates issued PPE must be worn during the worked shift.

• Assist with the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines related to the
service, and contribute the development of other policies.
• Support the Energy Manager in ensuring that lessons are learnt from issues arising from risk
reports/complaints
• Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others, by taking
action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned
about any aspect of patient care.
Statement:

1. This job description is a broad reflection of the current duties. It is not necessarily exhaustive and
changes will be made at the discretion of the manager in conjunction with the post holder.

2. Time scales for achievement and standards of performance relating to the duties and responsibilities
identified in this job description will be agreed via the annual appraisal process with the post holder.

3. As an employee of Great Ormond Street, the post holder will have access to confidential information.
Under no circumstances should this be disclosed to an unauthorised person within or outside the Trust.
The post holder must ensure compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

4. As an employee of the Trust, the post holder will be required to adhere to all Trust policies including
Equal Opportunities where all employees are expected to accept individual responsibility for the practical
implications of these policies.

5. The post holder is required to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others
that may be affected by what they do while at work.

6. This post may require the post holder to travel across the Trust sites in the course of fulfilment of their
duties.

7. The Great Ormond Street Trust has a no smoking policy

8. Clinical Governance: You will be expected to take part in the processes for monitoring and improving the
quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management and clinical audit. If you engage in
clinical research you must follow Trust protocols and ensure that the research has had ethical approval.
You will be expected to ensure that patients receive the information they need and are treated with
dignity and respect for their privacy.

9. All staff should be aware of their responsibilities and role in relation to the Trust’s Major Incident Plan.

10. INFECTION CONTROL AND HAND HYGIENE - All Trust employees are required to be familiar with, and
comply with, Trust policies for infection control and hand hygiene in order to reduce the spread of
healthcare- associated infections. For clinical staff with direct patient contact, this will include
compliance with Trust clinical procedures and protocols, including uniform and dress code, the use of
personal protective equipment policy, safe procedures for using aseptic techniques, and safe disposal of
sharps. All staff are required to attend mandatory training in Infection Control and be compliant with all
measures known to be effective in reducing healthcare-associated infections.

11. All staff are required to fully participate in learning and development opportunities and ensure they
remain compliant with statutory and mandatory training requirements throughout their employment
with the Trust.
12. All staff are required to fully comply with the NHS Code of Conduct.

13. SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN - Everyone employed by the Trust regardless of the work they do has a
statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. When children and/or their carers use
our services it is essential that all child protection concerns are both recognised and acted on
appropriately. You have a responsibility to ensure you are familiar with and follow the child protection
procedures and the Trust’s supplementary child protection guidance which is accessed electronically on
the Trust's Intranet site. You have a responsibility to support appropriate investigations either internally
or externally. To ensure you are equipped to carry out your duties effectively, you must also attend child
protection training and updates at the competency level appropriate to the work you do and in
accordance with the Trust's child protection training guidance.

14. SAFEGUARDING ADULTS - Everyone employed by the Trust regardless of the work they do has a duty to
safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable adults. When patients and/or their carers use our
services it is essential that all protection concerns are both recognised and acted on appropriately. You
have a responsibility to ensure you are familiar with and follow Trust policies in relation to safeguarding
vulnerable adults. You have a responsibility to support appropriate investigations either internally or
externally. To ensure you are equipped to carry out your duties effectively, you must also attend
vulnerable adult protection training and updates at the competency level appropriate to the work you do
and in accordance with the Trust's vulnerable adult protection training guidance.

15. All staff are required to provide the highest levels of service in their work and to adopt the highest
standards of behaviour as stated and implied in the Trust Values
 PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Evidence for suitability in the role will be measured via a mixture of application form, testing and interview
Essential: E Desirable: D

Our always values Education, training and qualifications

E Always welcoming – positive, polite, prompt, responsive E Understanding of HTM’s, statutory and compliance requirements
E Always helpful – respectful, supportive, approachable; caring E Certificated training on building services plant and equipment.
ONC / HNC or equivalent in a mechanical engineering or similar
discipline is essential
Always expert – up-to-date knowledge, strive to provide a quality Recognised trade qualifications i.e. C&G, NVQ, or equivalent specialist
E E
service, proactive training on plumbing systems
E Always one team – informative, mindful, appreciative, open, honest D Certificated training on building services plant and equipment.
D Ventilation AHU HTM

Skills and abilities Knowledge & Experience

E Considerable relevant trade experience post qualification.

Ability to fault-find on building services, steam boiler and heating.
Ability to undertake and complete reactive and planned maintenance
E Hot water, ventilation, filters and pump plant equipment within E
work on the building service installations within their competency.
their competency.
Maintain accurate and up to date records of repairs and
E E Basic knowledge of AHU / Heating management systems.
maintenance in line with compliance regulations.
Basic understanding of air conditioning and PHEX (plate heat Ability to read and interpret Operation and Maintenance manuals and
E E
exchanger) and steam plant. associated drawings.
 Willingness to undertake tasks outside of their trade but within their
D Use of CAFM or similar software packages. E
competencies.
D Able to use Microsoft Office programmes appropriately. E Act as AP for Ventilation systems throughout the TRust