University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Maintenance Assistant-Estates

The closing date is 15 September 2025

Job summary

Are you a hands-on professional with a background in mechanical engineering or building services? Join our Estates team as a Mechanical Assistant and play a vital role in maintaining and improving our hospital infrastructure.

In this role, you'll carry out routine maintenance, minor repairs, and assist with engineering tasks across the Trust. You'll work both independently and alongside skilled colleagues, ensuring safety and compliance with national standards. From using diagnostic tools to supporting commissioning and testing of equipment, your work will directly contribute to a safe and efficient healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

Carry out routine maintenance and minor repairs across the Trust's estate, working independently or as part of a team.

Assist with engineering tasks and support qualified tradespeople on new installations and repair work.

Operate safely in potentially hazardous environments, following all relevant health and safety regulations.

Participate in planned preventative maintenance programmes and complete associated documentation.

Use diagnostic tools and precision instruments to test and inspect equipment, ensuring compliance with British Standards and Trust policies.

Support commissioning and testing of new equipment and services.

Operate equipment such as forklift trucks and abrasive wheels (training provided if required).

Maintain accurate records and report faults, incidents, or deviations to supervisors.

Undertake duties in the engineering stores, including use of a computerised stock control system.

Be available for overtime and emergency call-outs, carrying Trust communication devices when on duty.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Date posted

02 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9010721

Job locations

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English or post-Secondary Education training in a relevant field (E)
City & Guilds of London Institute Certificate in a relevant Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering discipline. (E)
Or,
An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 2 in a relevant Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering discipline. (E)
Or,
BTEC/ONC in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering. (E)
Additional relevant Competencies. (E)

Experience

Essential

Completion of 5 years minimum experience in Mechanical Engineering, equipment or a background of Building services installation,alteration, maintenance or fault finding. (E)
Previous experience of working in an acute Hospital environment or similar demanding role. (D)
Reasonably clear and effective in verbal and written communications. (E)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English or post-Secondary Education training in a relevant field (E)
City & Guilds of London Institute Certificate in a relevant Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering discipline. (E)
Or,
An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 2 in a relevant Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering discipline. (E)
Or,
BTEC/ONC in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services Engineering. (E)
Additional relevant Competencies. (E)

Experience

Essential

Completion of 5 years minimum experience in Mechanical Engineering, equipment or a background of Building services installation,alteration, maintenance or fault finding. (E)
Previous experience of working in an acute Hospital environment or similar demanding role. (D)
Reasonably clear and effective in verbal and written communications. (E)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)