Maintenance Assistant

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the United Kingdom seeks a highly motivated Maintenance Assistant to join their Estates Team. The successful candidate will deliver essential maintenance services, conducting checks and repairs on various engineering plant and equipment. Responsibilities include performing basic electrical and plumbing tasks, and traveling between hospital sites as needed. This role is crucial in ensuring optimal operational functionality, providing a supportive work environment focused on team performance and professional development.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training

Commitment to equality and diversity

Qualifications

• Hands-on maintenance assistant capable of performing various repairs.
• Ability to carry out day-to-day maintenance checks.
• Familiarity with electrical, mechanical, and building works.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance checks and repairs on engineering plant and equipment.
• Conduct basic electrical and plumbing repairs.
• Travel between hospital sites as required.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Reliability

Flexibility

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, reliable and flexible Maintenance Assistant to work as a key member of the Estates Team.

You will play a proactive role within the team, delivering key objectives to meet both departmental and Trust requirements.

The post holder will assist the Estates Directorate to provide a comprehensive and responsive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust’s properties.

You will be a hands on maintenance assistant who is able to deliver the full range of duties associated with the post holder’s core craft trade.

To carry out day-to-day maintenance checks and repairs on engineering plant, equipment and the building fabric.

Responsibilities

• Carry out day‑to‑day maintenance checks and repairs on engineering plant, equipment and building fabric.
• Perform basic electrical, mechanical and building works such as replacing lamps, repairing nurse call handsets, unblocking sinks, basic plumbing repairs, replacing ceiling tiles, simple joinery and decoration.
• Travel between hospital sites may be required.

About the Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience – we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values‑based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026