Estates Maintenance Assistant Band 3

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is advertising an Estates Maintenance Assistant position based at Lincoln Hospital. The role requires proactive involvement in the Estates maintenance team to meet Trust objectives, with responsibilities spanning reactive and planned maintenance activities.

The post is aligned to NHS AfC Band 3, offering out-of-hours and flexible working options where applicable, and is situated in Lincolnshire’s largest acute hospital trust serving a

Responsibilities

• General reactive and planned maintenance both internally and external to the site
• Passenger Lift Entrapment release
• Basic Repairs and Maintenance of Ventilation systems
• Basic plumbing repairs and maintenance
• Unblocking foul water and surface water drainage systems
• Grounds & Gardens maintenance including litter picking, snow clearing, gritting, grass and hedge cutting, tree maintenance, road sweeping, emptying bins, signage repairs, line marking and painting
• General building fabric maintenance such as basic painting, decorating, window repairs, flooring and joinery repairs
• Any other activity deemed appropriate for skill and competency level
• Assisting Housekeeping teams undertake their duties such as removing vent grills to allow suitable cleaning etc
• General Maintenance of Beds and Wheelchairs

Job description

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lincoln Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Estates Maintenance Assistant Band 3

NHS AfC: Band 3

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits i ncluding Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) are seeking a highly motivated Maintenance Assistant who will be based at Lincoln Hospital. The post holder is required to play a proactive part within the Estates maintenance team to meet Trust objectives in a safe, cost effective, efficient manner in compliance with legislation and good practice.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• General reactive and planned maintenance both internally and external to the site
• Passenger Lift Entrapment release
• Basic Repairs and Maintenance of Ventilation systems
• Basic plumbing repairs and maintenance
• Unblocking foul water and surface water drainage systems
• Grounds & Gardens maintenance including litter picking, snow clearing, gritting, grass and hedge cutting, tree maintenance, road sweeping, emptying bins, signage repairs, line marking and painting
• General building fabric maintenance such as basic painting, decorating, window repairs, flooring and joinery repairs
• Any other activity deemed appropriate for skill and competency level
• Assisting Housekeeping teams undertake their duties such as removing vent grills to allow suitable cleaning etc
• General Maintenance of Beds and Wheelchairs