Maintenance Technician

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Multi Skilled Maintenance Specialist, responsible for delivering high-quality maintenance services across the estate. You will lead a team to ensure efficient operations while maintaining patient-focused care. This role requires strong technical skills and leadership abilities, supporting both day and night shift operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on approach to maintenance across the hospital estate.
• Experience in managing emergency situations and delegating tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-focused maintenance services during scheduled shifts.
• Plan and oversee maintenance tasks for the team.
• Ensure compliance with Health Technical Memoranda and standards.

Skills

Proactive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Team leadership

Tools

FM system

PDA/iPad technology

Job description

2 x Multi Skilled Maintenance Specialist positions: one for a day shift and one for a shift with allowance, with a hands-on approach to maintenance tasks across Kings Hospital Estates. The role involves leading the shift team to maintain equipment, fabric, and utility services of the Trust's properties, ensuring high-quality, patient-focused service delivery.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver patient-focused maintenance services across the Kings Estate during day shifts (8:00 am to 4:30 pm, 5 days a week) or during long day or night shifts for the shift position.
• Perform proactive, predictive, planned, and reactive maintenance; plan, issue, and close works using the FM system for the shift team.
• Implement and support FM tools such as PDA/iPad technology.
• Meet key performance indicators for service delivery times (Priority 1-4).
• Manage estate emergency situations, escalating to senior teams as necessary, following risk management and contingency procedures.
• Assist other trades as applicable and communicate technical issues effectively within the maintenance team.
• Assemble, install, and commission new works and equipment as required.
• Maintain and repair properties and equipment in accordance with Health Technical Memoranda and Health Building Notes.
• Ensure smooth handover between day and night shifts to maintain ongoing work.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is among the UK’s largest teaching trusts, with a turnover of approximately £1.8 billion, serving over 1.5 million patients annually, and employing more than 15,000 staff across South East London. The Trust offers a full range of local and specialist services across five sites. Our vision, "Strong Roots, Global Reach," aims to be bold in our approach—focusing on outstanding care, research, innovation, education, diversity, equality, and inclusion. We are committed to person-centered, digitally-enabled, and sustainable healthcare.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and seek individuals eager to join a highly professional team and make a meaningful difference for our patients and staff.

King’s is dedicated to sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan, aligned with the Greener NHS ambitions, targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and by 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. We encourage all staff to contribute responsibly to reducing emissions, waste, and pollution.

For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Dave Searle
Job title: Assistant Maintenance Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]