Job summary
As a Maintenance Assistant you will have, and or become knowledgeable in various Maintenance activities associated including Planned and reactive maintenance tasks, while working to targets and deadlines. Reporting to the department manager you will need to be proactive and have good communication and customer facing skills, with a can do approach.
The Assistant will carry out unsupervised un-skilled and semi-skilled works on all MTW Trust systems. They will be expected to assist the Mechanicanical and Electrical Technicians to carry out pre planned maintenance and repair works.
They will also provide assistance in the completion of other tasks in accordance with the Heath Technical Memorandums.
To work in accordance with all relevant guidance documents such as, but not limited to, Hospital Technical Memorandums, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and all other statutory instruments and guidance documents.
Main duties of the job
To comply at all times with the Estates related Quality Assurance system procedures. Use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works.
Assist with maintenance etc.Building issues,Mechanical issues, unblock sinks, toilets, wastes, drains, traps, as required using appropriate equipment.
Complete allocated reactive and planned work in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
Respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring services where possible or making services safe until more extensive or specialist work can be undertaken and completed. Ensuring that all areas in which work is undertaken are kept in a clean and tidy condition, to ensure minimum disruption to the building occupants, and a safe working environment.
Accurate completion and population of all job sheets with relevant information. Carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed or requested by Technical Officers and Technical Supervisors.
They will be expected to undertake appropriate training including Health and Safety training.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at standard level
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at standard level
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: TBC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ2 or City & Guilds in an engineering discipline - or an equivalent level of experience.
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the maintenance procedures relating to the complex and specialised engineering services, systems, plant and equipment within a hospital Trust - both Mechanical and Electrical.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
- Recognition and understanding of statutory requirements relating to pressure systems.
- Recognition and understanding of the Electricity at Work Regulations.
- Knowledge and understanding of routine fire alarm testing requirements.
- Experience of working within a primary or secondary care environment,
- Experience of managing a diverse day-to-day workload.
- Proven experience of working in an equivalent role.
- Experience of carrying out unsupervised building fabric maintenance and minor repair work.
- Experience of carrying out routine PPM using computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) systems.
- Demonstrates a multiple understanding of other people's roles and the link to their own.
- Demonstrates loyalty and commitment to the team and the organisation.
- Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold/MEWP.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative on a wide range of applications across the Trust.
- To be able to work under pressure to resolve major disruptions.
- Willingness to assist in training and attend training as required.
- A dedicated and committed member of a diverse team of engineers.
- UK Current driving licence
- Flexible individual who can cope with new and changing demands.
- Ability to prioritise own workload in response to emergency or urgent situations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ2 or City & Guilds in an engineering discipline - or an equivalent level of experience.
Knowledge/ Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the maintenance procedures relating to the complex and specialised engineering services, systems, plant and equipment within a hospital Trust - both Mechanical and Electrical.
- Working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
- Recognition and understanding of statutory requirements relating to pressure systems.
- Recognition and understanding of the Electricity at Work Regulations.
- Knowledge and understanding of routine fire alarm testing requirements.
- Experience of working within a primary or secondary care environment,
- Experience of managing a diverse day-to-day workload.
- Proven experience of working in an equivalent role.
- Experience of carrying out unsupervised building fabric maintenance and minor repair work.
- Experience of carrying out routine PPM using computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) systems.
- Demonstrates a multiple understanding of other people's roles and the link to their own.
- Demonstrates loyalty and commitment to the team and the organisation.
- Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold/MEWP.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative on a wide range of applications across the Trust.
- To be able to work under pressure to resolve major disruptions.
- Willingness to assist in training and attend training as required.
- A dedicated and committed member of a diverse team of engineers.
- UK Current driving licence
- Flexible individual who can cope with new and changing demands.
- Ability to prioritise own workload in response to emergency or urgent situations.
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.
