Maintenance Assistant Higher Level

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking maintenance assistants to support engineering maintenance. The role involves ensuring efficient operations of engineering plants, complying with health and safety policies, and engaging with patients and the public. Candidates should present a smart appearance and be open to training across various skills. This role offers opportunities for personal development within a diverse and dynamic team committed to providing exceptional healthcare.

Qualifications

• Ability to undertake unsupervised work.
• Flexibility to perform various maintenance tasks.
• Willingness to receive training for specific operational protocols.

Responsibilities

• Form part of the engineering maintenance team.
• Ensure the efficient and safe working of engineering plant on site.
• Comply with health and safety policies.

Skills

Smart appearance

Courteous disposition

Basic knowledge of electrical and workshop safety

Job description

The post holders will form part of the existing team responsible for the engineering maintenance of the Trust. Maintenance assistants will be employed on work appropriate to their core specialist skills. They will however, progressively be suitably trained to acquire elements of each other’s skills, with the intention of reaching levels of flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply the ability where required to perform the summary duties listed below.

As the post holder will be meeting patients and members of the public, a smart appearance and courteous disposition is needed.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert.

A supporting member of the engineering 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, demonstrating a basic knowledge of electrical and workshop safety, being responsible from time to time for trainees, school pupils on work‑experience and the general public.

Be accountable for your own actions, when undertaking unsupervised work.

Undertake training as necessary and in particular on the provisions of the HSC Approved Code of Practice for the Control of Legionella (L8) and/or for the operation and maintenance of the Trust’s Access Control System as well as on site Medical Gases.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed Job Description And Person Specification

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Gomm
Job title: Workshop Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Steve Archer