Maintenance Assistant
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Job summary
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd is seeking to recruit a Maintenance Assistant, working at Hexham General Hospital and other sites Trust-Wide as necessary within the needs of the service.
The successful post holder will be involved in the day-to-day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be part of a team of Maintenance Assistants carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance duties as directed by the Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, and Estates Officers
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will already have M&E Building Services experience, in an Estates or similar environment. They must be versatile and be able to handle conflicting priorities with the ability to work under pressure. Prioritisingworkload according to service and business demand. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation
They will carry out PAT (portable appliance testing) of trust assets, emergency light testing and legionella testing
They will maintain stock control within main Estates stores, ordering and issuing parts where required. Carrying out semi-skilled building and engineering jobs using own initiative and undertaking unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work relevant to attained skills and training, including on domestic type appliances. This role will also include Gardening duties
About us
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Come and work for us and we can offer you:
- Competitive rates of pay
- Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Favourable employment terms and conditions - we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions (https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Career development opportunities
- Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, stopping smoking services, among many more
- A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics
Details
Date posted
16 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-5197925HD-A
Job locations
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Road
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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