Engineering Maintenance Assistant

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust; Hanley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking an Engineering Maintenance Assistant to support the Estates team at Royal Stoke Hospital and its associated sites. The role follows an initial training period with the Retained Estates Team at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

You will work as part of a large team to deliver a high level of service, performing maintenance and repairs to hospital facilities and systems. Previous applicants need not apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering maintenance repairs.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team within Estates Department.
• Awareness of health and safety standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance and repairs to hospital facilities.

Skills

Engineering maintenance

Team player

Job description

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Engineering Maintenance Assistant

The closing date is 24 November 2026

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

The University of North Midlands is looking to recruit an Estates Engineering Maintenance Assistant at Royal Stoke Hospital. This is following an initial training period with the Retained Estates Team at the Royal Stoke University Hospital .

You will be keen and enthusiastic working within a large team to assist in the provision of a high level of service to the hospital. Your duties will include carrying out maintenance and repairs to the hospital.

**Previous applicants need not apply**

Main duties of the job

The candidate will ideally have experience of engineering maintenance repairs and services. It's essential that you are an effective team worker, with the ability to provide support to other tradesmen within the Estates Department.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across three sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent , CDC in Hanley and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.

In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education

• Meets the Essential requirements
• Meets the Desirable requirements

Working experiance

• Meets the Essential requirement
• Meets the Desirable requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

Royal Stoke university hospital Clinical Diagnostic Centre

Royal Stoke university hospital Clinical Diagnostic Centre