Maintenance Assistant Higher Level

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a Maintenance Assistant to support the engineering team with various maintenance duties. This role involves assisting skilled tradespeople, performing minor repairs, and ensuring safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with engineering tools and procedures, a strong knowledge of health and safety, and the ability to manage their work effectively. This position offers opportunities for personal development in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Previous hands-on experience with engineering trades is required.
• Must have knowledge of health and safety policies.
• Willing to undertake necessary training on safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist electrical and mechanical trades staff.
• Carry out maintenance and minor repairs.
• Perform plumbing repairs in patient areas.
• Conduct electrical and mechanical safety checks.
• Utilize a computerised Building Management System.

Skills

Working knowledge of engineering maintenance procedures

Ability to organise own work tasks

Experience with engineering equipment and tools

Job description

Maintenance Assistant Higher Level

The closing date is 29 December 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

• To assist electrical and mechanical engineering trades staff in general maintenance duties, including planned.
• Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance work and minor repairs within the level of competence and skill that the postholder is able to demonstrate.
• Work under the supervision of fully qualified Craftsmen in more complex installation and new works.
• To carry out some plumbing repairs in patient and staff areas.
• Undertake internal and external lamp changing and various lighting repairs without supervision.
• Undertake electrical and mechanical safety checks and repairs to domestic equipment without supervision. Enter test data on a computer based database.
• To undertake the computerised Building Management System.
• Undertake some welding/fabrication work within level of competence.
• To perform routine work as required, including general cleaning of plant rooms and workshops.
• To undertake any duties as may reasonably be required (including cover).

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• A working knowledge of a range of engineering maintenance procedures for different trades gained through practical experience.

Experience

• Previous experience and working knowledge of engineering equipment and tools gained through hands‑on experience of working with and supporting qualified engineering trades.

Planning & Organisation Skills

• Ability to organise own day to day work tasks or activities.

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.

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts