Maintenance Support Team Person

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; St Helier; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helier University Hospitals Trust is seeking a maintenance operative to perform reactive and planned tasks across hospital buildings. The role involves carrying out semi-skilled electrical duties, light fittings maintenance, and assisting in contractor management on site.

You will also support fire alarm testing, water system flushing, and routine turning of assets between sites. The post requires teamwork and the ability to work independently as part of the facilities team.

Qualifications

• Semi-skilled electrical duties and basic maintenance experience.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and work unsupervised when needed.
• Willingness to assist multiple trades and field teams on site.

Responsibilities

• Carry out semi-skilled electrical tasks: replace bulbs, tubes and clean fittings.
• Assist in testing of Fire Alarms and other building systems.
• Unblock toilets and replace ceiling tiles as required.
• Help manage contractors and transport assets across sites.
• Record water temperatures and perform flushing of water systems.
• Support Safe Water Services team when required.

Skills

Basic electrical maintenance

Manual dexterity

Tools

Fire alarm testing equipment

Water system testing tools

Job description

Responsible for the reactive and planned maintenance of all elements of building fabric, working alone and part of a team. · To conduct PPM and reactive tasks via a PDA · To help in the management of contractors · To assist other trades when needed · To transport assets on site and between sites · To deliver simple tasks across multiple site such as fire alarm testing and meter readings. T To assist as required the Safe Water Services team, taking and recording water temperatures and undertaking flushing of water systems. · Cleaning of workshop and plantroom areas St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

• To carry out semi-skilled electrical duties to include replacement of light bulbs, fluorescent tubes and the cleaning of light fittings.
• Assist in the testing of Fire Alarms
• Unblocking toilets
• Replacing ceiling tiles
• Any other duties within the scope of the post as may be required from time to time.
• To assist as required the Safe Water Services team, taking and recording water temperatures and undertaking flushing of water systems.