General Maintenance Assistant

NHS Professionals; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

24/7 support

Multi locational shifts

Bank shift portal access

Training and development opportunities

Pension scheme

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maintenance Assistant for The Walton Centre in Liverpool. The role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm, at Band 3 (£14.05 per hour).

You will support the engineering team to keep the hospital environment safe and well-maintained. Responsibilities include routine maintenance, basic carpentry, plumbing, and electrical tasks, with training provided.

Qualifications

• Maintenance experience (with electrical bias) advantageous.
• Comfortable using hand tools.
• Happy working in all weathers.
• Reliable and committed.

Responsibilities

• Optimising the quality and condition of hospital setting to keep the building safe.
• Carrying out regular ventilation checks and essential maintenance such as filter changes.
• Performing minor building works – plastering, painting, decorating, and repairs.
• Carrying out basic joinery tasks – change locks, repair panels, boarding up, etc.
• Carrying out basic plumbing – isolate water supply off only, unblocking drains.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Hand tools

Weather resilience

Reliability

Job description

Job title: Maintenance Assistant

Trust: The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Location: The Walton Centre, Lower Lane, Liverpool L9 7LJ

Shift Pattern: Monday- Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm 37.5 hours per week

Pay: Band 3 - £14.05

The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an ‘Outstanding’ Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• Optimising the quality and condition of hospital setting to ensure the building is kept in a safe condition.
• Completing regular ventilation checks and essential maintenance such as filter changes etc.
• Minor building works – plastering, painting, and decorating, building repairs.
• Basic joinery work – change locks, repair panels, boarding up, etc.
• Basic plumbing – isolate a water supply off only, unblocking drains.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks – daily lift inspections, meter readings, plantroom cleaning, more but a brief of the required.
• Utilise knowledge and understanding of basic carpentry, electrical, plumbing and decorating to carry out routine planned and reactive maintenance work.
• Supporting member of the engineering & mechanical team, in ensuring the day-to-day efficient and safe working of all engineering plant on site.
• Comply in all aspects with the department’s Health and Safety policies.
• Undertake training as necessary and in particular.

Personal Specifications

• Happy working in a very physical role which includes heavy lifting.
• Maintenance experience (with electrical bias) advantageous.
• Comfortable using hand tools.
• Happy working in all weathers.
• Reliable and committed.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.