Job overview

We are looking for Estates Maintenance Assistants to join our team to support with the undertaking of maintenance, improvement, and minor capital works on all facilities across the Trust on a range of estate buildings and fabric whilst ensuring that they are always compliant with all Trust and Statutory standards and procedures.

So, if you are a suitably qualified Building General Handyman with relevant practical experience or equivalent, we would love to hear from you today! 

Main duties of the job

If successful, you will undertake general housekeeping duties to ensure an acceptable level of workshop and plant room cleanliness.

You will also carry out the flushing of little used water outlets and replace shower hoses and heads as instructed producing and maintaining the necessary written records identifying checks carried out.

You will need to plan your own work schedule and undertake minor repairs and maintenance, unsupervised across the site, which typically may include, but not be limited to:

•  Legionella Outlet Flushing
• Tap Repairs
• Overflow repair
• Ductwork and Grille cleaning
• Vent Cleaning
• Filter changing
• Lamp changing
• Lamp cleaning
• Battery condition checking
• Fire alarm tests
• Meter reading
• Clean & repair desk fans
• Emergency lighting testing
• Workshop and plant room cleanliness duties
• Minor fabrication works
• General Handyman duties
• Assisting with and carrying out store person duties as required

Working for our organisation

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.  

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations.  We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.