You can become an electrician in the NHS by applying for vacancies on our recruitment website
Who we are
NHS Lothian is Scotland’s second largest health board and serves a population of approximately 850,000 people living in Edinburgh and the Lothians. We employ around 24,000 staff, and provide a full range of primary, community and acute hospital services.
The Lothian region is a place of exceptional beauty and contrast, from Edinburgh’s historic skyline to the wonderful surrounding countryside and coastline of the Firth of Forth. Scotland’s capital city is famous for its castle, military tattoo, festive fringe and international festival – the largest annual festival of arts, culture and comedy in the world.
In NHS Lothian, electricians are part of the estates department and work in hospitals, health centres and other social care facilities. They role includes making sure that electrical systems, instruments, and equipment are safe and in good working order and finding and fixing electrical faults.
Key result areas include:
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of the workings of the mechanical and/or electrical systems in NHS buildings
- Carrying out fault investigation and repairs on mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment; this requires a high degree of skill and knowledge from other disciplines
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance using job cards provided, completing all records and documentation required
- Working to Divisions Health and Safety and Technical Policies
- Carrying out installation work as described on job planning packs
- Carrying out electrical circuit testing after installation work, in accordance with 18th addition IEE regulations
- Carrying out precision machining tasks on Milling Machine and Lathe. This will require the use of precision instruments and working to tight tolerances
- Within the Health & Safety framework – requirement to carry out risk assessments and act as a Key Worker under the Manual Handling Policy
- Carrying out calibration of equipment or systems, adjust parameters and report on deviations from specification.
What we can offer you
We have vacancies all over Edinburgh and the Lothians for electricians.
Benefits include:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays rising by length of service to 33 days and 8 public holidays
- Access to the NHS pension scheme and staff benefits
- As well as an annual scale of around £30,000 there is a recruitment and retention premium of over £4,000 per annum and an on call allowance (all pro rata if working part time)
- An extensive induction programme and training
- Development opportunities
Find out more
If working in Edinburgh and the Lothians appeals to you and you would like more information or an informal chat, please contact: david.george@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or tommy.logan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or to apply for a post click on this link where you will be provided with the job description, person specification and further information on working for NHS Lothian.
