Maintenance Operative

NHS; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare property management firm is seeking a Maintenance Operative to support building maintenance and repairs across NHS facilities, primarily in Northamptonshire. This permanent, full-time role entails providing routine and reactive maintenance services, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and may include joinery and plumbing. A starting salary of £29,000 and various benefits, including a company van, are offered. The position is ideal for candidates who are multi-skilled and comfortable using technology to log jobs.

Benefits

On-call allowance

Company van and tools provided

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension plan with company contribution

Training and development opportunities

NHS Bluelight discounts

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or higher BTEC/City & Guilds or equivalent required.
• Formal apprenticeship or craft-trained equivalent needed.
• Full UK Driving Licence necessary.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies.
• Deliver reactive maintenance services as directed.
• Undertake routine repairs or minor works including joinery and plumbing.
• Support minor capital works as required.

Skills

Multi-skilled

Technological proficiency

Ability to work independently

Education

NVQ Level 2 or higher

Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent

Job description

Overview

The key function is to support NHS Property Services in delivering building services maintenance and repairs across the NHS to ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards and to provide a safe and secure environment for visitors, customers, and employees.

Main duties of the job

Ensure compliance in line with all processes/procedures and policies that meets organisational standards/requirements including but not limited to our Health & Safety Policy/HTMs (Health Technical Memoranda) and SFG20. Undertake routine planned and reactive maintenance service as instructed by the Team Leader, ensuring that operational standards are maintained at all times. To also support the work that is included in minor work. Undertake routine repairs or minor works including joinery, painting and decoration, general building works, ground works or general plumbing. To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Support the Projects/Construction team and Team Leader in delivering minor capital works to NHS premises.

About us

NHS Property Services Ltd is one of the largest property owners in the UK, with a £3 billion asset portfolio, some 4,000 properties, 5,300 employees and an annual income of over £700 million. Established in April 2013, the company is a limited company but also part of the wider NHS family. Having inherited responsibility for the facilities and property management functions previously managed by NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, we own and run properties that range from listed buildings and former workhouses through to award-winning, state‑of‑the‑art integrated health campuses. Our aim is to deliver a fit for purpose estate in partnership with NHS organisations, generating cost efficiencies that will benefit our tenants, patients and the wider health economy.

Job description

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Operative. This will be to join our team based in Isebrook Hospital. The starting salary for this role is from £29,000 (depending on experience) plus on call allowance. This is a permanent, full time position working 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday 8 am–4.30 pm. We are looking for someone multi‑skilled. This is a mobile role covering Northamptonshire.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 or higher BTEC/City & Guilds or equivalent.
• Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent.

Additional requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Must be comfortable using technological devices to log jobs.
• On‑call availability.
• Desirable to have industry experience.
• Ability to work alone and/or as part of a wider team as this role will require you to work cohesively with other Technical Disciplines.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance in accordance with all NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHSPS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice and any applicable aspects of HTMs.
• Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), helpdesk or Technical Services Supervisor, ensuring that operational standards are always maintained.
• To also support the work that is included in minor works managers activities.
• Undertake routine repairs or minor works including joinery, painting and decoration, general building works, ground works or general plumbing.
• To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises where required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support the Projects/Construction team and Team Leader in delivering minor capital works to NHS premises.
• Complete suitable risk assessments prior to undertaking works and undertake works as per instructions within any relevant permit or work plan.

Benefits

• On‑call allowance (rota dependant).
• Company van and tools provided.
• 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays on top).
• Access to group personal pension plan including SMART contributions into which the company will contribute up to 6% towards your savings.
• Training and development opportunities.
• NHS Bluelight discounts.

Who are we?

We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS. Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration with 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more. Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application!

Person Specification

We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS.

Experience

• Previous experience working within a buildings maintenance environment.
• Previous experience of undertaking minor works and repairs.
• Working within the requirements of method statements or permit to work.
• Experience maintaining services to SFG20.

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.