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Job summary

Main area
Estates
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-NCA-EA167-24-A
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fairfield General Hospital
Town
Bury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Maintenance Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

The Estates department are looking to enhance their Maintenance team and are looking to add an  Maintenance Assistant.

You will work with as an integrated member of the Estates team across a multi-discipline of trades.

Main duties of the job

You will assist with day to day maintenance and repairs, reactive work and installations within a building and engineering environment. Basic engineering knowledge is desirable.

You will need to drive the department vehicle to collect spares/equipment as and when required, therefore, a full clean driving licence is desired.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk 

Person specification

Knowlege & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of workshop practices
  • Experience of hand tools
  • Basic engineer knowledge
  • Buildings knowledge
  • Understanding of Plumbing, Electrical and/or Mechanical Services
Desirable criteria
  • NHS/Healthcare experience
  • Computer literate and keyboard skills

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • City & Guilds NVQ Level 2 Plumbing & Domestic Heating
  • Evidence of experience in an engineering or building environment
  • Working toward the completion of a recognised Apprenticeship

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Mustard
Job title
Senior Estates Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01617782697
Additional information

For further information, please contact Mark Mustard (0161 7782697)

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