Maintenance Operative

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Maintenance Operative to join our Estates Team. Working across hospital sites, you will perform planned and reactive maintenance to keep clinical environments safe and reliable, supporting patient care and staff.

This is a hands-on role requiring practical experience in building or engineering maintenance, with a flexible approach and strong health and safety awareness.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in general building, engineering or maintenance work.
• Good understanding of health and safety, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Good communication, customer service and IT skills.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to supporting multiple maintenance disciplines.
• Willingness to undertake training and develop new skills relevant to the role.
• Ability to work in a variety of environments, including plant rooms, confined spaces, working at height and outdoor locations.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance across building, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Performing reactive repairs and minor installation works across hospital estates.
• Maintaining plant and equipment and monitoring critical services.
• Carrying out statutory compliance tasks and recording maintenance activities using CAFM systems.
• Supporting the safe operation of healthcare facilities and services.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Estates Team at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust as a Maintenance Operative. Working across our hospital sites, you will play a vital role in helping to maintain a safe, reliable and efficient environment for patients, visitors and staff. This is a varied, hands‑on role where no two days are the same. You will undertake planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of engineering services, building fabric and healthcare facilities, supporting the operation of critical hospital infrastructure. Working alongside skilled tradespeople and specialist teams, you will contribute to the upkeep of essential systems that enable high quality patient care. We are looking for a practical and enthusiastic individual with experience in general maintenance, building or engineering works, who is keen to develop new skills and work as part of a supportive team. A flexible approach, commitment to health and safety, and excellent customer service skills are essential. In return, ESHT offers a rewarding career within the NHS, comprehensive training and development opportunities, access to a wide range of employee benefits, and the opportunity to make a real difference in an organisation that supports thousands of patients every day. Join us and become part of a team that takes pride in keeping our hospitals running safely and effectively. The Maintenance Operative will carry out planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs and minor installation works across a wide range of building, mechanical and electrical systems within the Trust's hospital estate. Duties include maintaining plant and equipment, undertaking statutory compliance tasks, carrying out minor building fabric repairs, monitoring critical services, recording maintenance activities using CAFM systems, and supporting the safe operation of healthcare facilities. The postholder will work closely with colleagues, contractors and clinical teams, providing a flexible, customer-focused service while adhering to health and safety procedures and supporting the delivery of a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

• Practical experience in general building, engineering or maintenance work.
• Ability to carry out repairs using a range of hand and power tools.Good understanding of health and safety, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.Good communication, customer service and IT skills.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to supporting multiple maintenance disciplines.
• Willingness to undertake training and develop new skills relevant to the role.
• Ability to work in a variety of environments, including plant rooms, confined spaces, working at height and outdoor locations. A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today. Statement on the Use of AI