Maintenance Assistant

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Estates Management Team at a leading NHS Trust as a Maintenance Assistant. You'll be responsible for minor repairs and assisting with major maintenance tasks, ensuring the safety and efficiency of the facility. The role includes regular inspections and housekeeping duties, contributing to a well-maintained environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and hands-on experience in maintenance, with a commitment to health and safety standards.

Benefits

Professional Development

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• Previous hands-on experience in building services maintenance.
• Ability to safely and competently carry out work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain building fabric and Engineering plant efficiently.
• Undertake minor repairs and maintenance unsupervised.

Skills

Health & Safety

Basic Repairs

Teamwork

Education

GCSE C/4 in English and Mathematics

NVQ Level 3 in relevant subject

Engineering background or qualification

Job description

Go back Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Maintenance Assistant

The closing date is 26 May 2025

We are looking for a suitable applicant to join our Estates Management Team that maintains and develops a substantial Estate at one of the country's foremost Teaching Foundation Trusts.

Duties will involve the undertaking of minor repairs and maintenance across this site and assisting the craftsmen with major repairs. Duties will also include carrying out regular inspection of plant and equipment whilst ensuring irregularities are promptly reported.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain the Trust's building fabric, Engineering plant, Building Services and equipment in an efficient, economic and safe manner, in accordance with Health & Safety and other relevant regulations, guidelines, Codes of Practice and Departmental and Trust Policies.
• To undertake general housekeeping duties to ensure an acceptable level of workshop and plant room cleanliness.
• To become proficient in the operation of steam raising boiler plant and act in a team rotational basis to cover duties in this area.
• To undertake minor repairs and maintenance, unsupervised across the site.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE C/4 or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent qualification or experience.
• NVQ Level 3 in relevant subject or relevant equivalent experience in a maintenance environment.
• An engineering background or qualification

Experience

• Previous hands-on experience in building services maintenance environment, which includes testing of emergency systems (Fire alarm & Emergency Lighting). Basic repairs to Estates engineering systems and equipment
• Ability to safely and competently carry out work or other trades

Further Training

• Basic Health & Safety
• 18th Edition Awareness Training
• First Aid
• Boiler house, Pressure Systems and Pressure Management Training
• Portable Appliance Testing
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to work to tight and conflicting priorities

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff