Maintenance Assistant - Nevill Hall Hospital

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organisation is looking for a Maintenance Assistant to ensure a safe hospital environment for all personnel. The role involves carrying out planned maintenance and assisting skilled trades on various projects. The ideal candidate will have a good educational background, knowledge of maintenance systems, and a desire to contribute positively in a team environment. This full-time position is located in Abergavenny and offers a supportive workplace with numerous benefits.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Professional career pathways

Qualifications

• Good standard of education to GSCE or equivalent.
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and tools.
• Experience of IT packages including Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hospital fabric for safety of patients and staff.
• Assist higher skilled trades in coordinated projects.
• Handle routine information for service coordination.

Skills

Customer care awareness

Team contribution

Assistance during risk assessments

Ability to undertake additional duties

Education

Good standard of education to GSCE or equivalent

Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Maintenance Assistant - Nevill Hall Hospital

We are looking for a highly motivated, appropriately skilled, reliable and enthusiastic Maintenance Assistant that is able to work well under pressure to carry out planned maintenance and day to day repairs within a hospital environment.

The postholders will assist higher skilled trades when required and work as part of a team on co-ordinated projects.

The successful candidates will be working 37.5 hour per week, 8.00am - 4.00pm, Monday to Friday. There will be a requirement to cover shifts when needed.

Currently we are unable to provide certificates of sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the Home Office's criteria. Anyone requiring a certificate of sponsorship is therefore unable to be shortlisted and interviewed

Main duties of the job

To ensure the fabric of the hospital is maintained as a safe environment for patients, public and staff.

To provide and receive routine information to co-ordinate services and systems such as the help-line.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy . Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and or Knowledge

• Good standard of education to GSCE or equivalent
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and tools; gained through training and induction, part qualification or equivalent

Skills & Attributes

• Customer care awareness
• Able to contribute in a team environment
• Able to provide assistance during the undertaking of water safety risk assessments, audits, and developing action plans
• Ability to undertake other duties within areas of competence

Experience

• Experience of IT packages and applications, including Microsoft Office
• Hospital experience in a works environment
• Experience of undertaking PPM checks and following up on actions

Other

• Self motivated
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

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.