Estates Maintenance Worker (XN03)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Leeds is looking for an Estates Maintenance Assistant to support various maintenance tasks, ensuring the functionality of facilities. You'll work within a dynamic team, providing crucial support to patient care and collaborating with technical staff. This role requires flexibility and adaptability in a hospital environment, making it integral to the smooth running of all services.

Benefits

Competitive salary £24,938 to £26,598

Annual leave starting at 27 days

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working in Building Services engineering in an Acute Hospital setting.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, Moving & Handling, COSHH.
• Relevant experience with Nurse call systems, BMS - Systems.

Responsibilities

• Undertake unsupervised routine/non-routine maintenance and minor repair work.
• Plan own ongoing maintenance work to ensure completion in a timely manner.
• Support induction of new starters/apprentices.

Skills

Flexible and approachable

Effective communication

Ability to prioritize workload

Ability to work safely at heights

Ability to work within confined spaces

Education

City & Guilds Certificate in an appropriate Trade

Formal Qualifications (CSE/GCSE)

Job description

Were looking for someone with maintenance experience who is excited to build upon their knowledge, and work with technical staff to directly support the Estates team at the St Jamess University Hospital. This makes a genuine difference in our ability to support patient care and is integral to our services.

As part of one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK, you'll be part of a dynamic team solving complex problems, undergoing repairs and installation work and will thrive in a collaborative environment.

As the Estates Maintenance Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of all facilities, plant and equipment throughout the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Estate. From supporting colleagues, fault finding, carrying out repairs and installation work, you'll play be essential in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and functionality of our facilities.

The role is intended to provide support for low level maintenance works but is instrumental within the department in providing support to other departments and front linefront-line services. It is often an understated role but is a critical one within our team.

The job package includes:

• A competitive salary £24,938 to £26,598
• Annual leave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service.
• Salary sacrifice schemes

Main duties of the job

Thisrole provides the following:

• Undertake unsupervised routine/non-routine maintenance and minor repair work.
• Portable Appliance Testing, Thermostatic Mixer Valve Testing/Adjusting, Legionella Temperature Checks and Testing/Repair of Nurse Call Handsets subject to appropriate training or experience.
• Normal duties will consist of day to day engineering & electrical routine maintenance tasks.
• Plan own ongoing maintenance work to ensure completion in a timely manner.
• Assist higher grades on new work and repairs.
• Utilise the Works Management System for recording, updating/auditing estates records providing plant histories.
• Give assistance in carrying out surveys for future maintenance works.
• Carry out a range of driving duties on ForkLift Trucks, Road Vehicles, Hydraulic Lift Platforms subject to appropriate training
• Support induction of new starters/apprentices.
• Use of relevant tools and equipment.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of good safety practices.
• Deputise for storekeeper.
• Carry Trust communication devices to facilitate immediate response to urgent requests and emergency breakdowns
• Participate in appropriate shift rotas, subject to appropriate negotiations and agreement, and be prepared to work such hours that may be required in an emergency.
• Any other duties as may be reasonably required by linemanagement commensurate with the grades of the post. Respond to switchboard and building management system alarms:eg Fire alarms, lift calls

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estatesand Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of thelargest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide arange of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildingsand environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling oursites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values,we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer ofchoice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

Expected ShortlistingDate

06/10/2025

Planned InterviewDate

20/10/2025

For a more detailed overview of the jobdescription and personal specification please see attached description ofduties.

Person Specification

Skills & Behaviours

• Flexible and approachable, able to work as part of a team and co-ordinate work with other trades
• Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads
• Professional approach
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Able to work safely at heights
• Able to work within confined spaces (subject to suitable training)
• Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job
• Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts H&S policies (subject to suitable training)
• The post requires practical skills that require specific training and considerable experience. The manipulation of fine tools and materials is essential.

Experience

• Experience working in Building Services engineering in an Acute Hospital setting.
• Relevant experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility with an understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, including at least 3 of the following: Health Technical Memo
• Working in an acute Hospital Environment, HTM 06, Nurse call systems, BMS -Systems

Additional Requirements

• To attend and fully participate in training provided by the Trust. Flexibility in role.
• To supply own general tools (all power and specialist tools are supplied by the Trust).

Qualifications

• Formal Qualifications (CSE/GCSE)
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, Moving & Handling, COSHH
• City & Guilds Certificate [or equivalent] in an appropriate Trade
• Release of Trapped Lift Passengers Course

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.