Job summary
Join our team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and make a difference.
Are you an experienced tradesperson with a passion for maintaining essential healthcare facilities? We're seeking a dedicated Estates Maintenance Worker to join our dynamic team.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Excellent Benefits Package
- Opportunities for Professional Development
- A Rewarding Career in a supportive and collaborative environment
To be Successful:
- Proven experience in building maintenance and repair
- Strong technical skills and knowledge of relevant building regulations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A commitment to delivering high-quality work
- A flexible approach to work
This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm.
Main duties of the job
Your Role:
As an Estates Maintenance Worker, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our hospitals remain safe, functional, and comfortable for patients, staff, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include:
- Planned Maintenance: Executing a range of planned maintenance tasks to keep our buildings, plant, and equipment in top condition.
- Safety First: Prioritising safety by conducting regular inspections and addressing potential hazards to create a secure environment.
- Exceptional Service: Delivering outstanding customer service by responding promptly to maintenance requests and collaborating effectively with colleagues.
- Flexible Support: Adapting to changing priorities and working flexibly to support our clinical teams and patient care.
Please refer to appendix one of the job description for the full responsibilities.
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Use relevant tools and test equipment.
Assist maintenance craftsmen and technicians as necessary.
Utilise Estates documentation to ensure effective and economic issue of spares/materials from Estates Stores.
You must ensure that all works you carry out comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and all current legislation and/or guidance. The Trusts Risk Assessment pack has been provided to ensure safe working practices. All safety PPE equipment is available and must be used where required.
You must work within the Departments evolving 1SO9001: 2000 Quality System framework.
You are to ensure that check lists/advice notes are utilised to comply with the requirements of ISO9001: 2000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Use relevant tools and test equipment.
Assist maintenance craftsmen and technicians as necessary.
Utilise Estates documentation to ensure effective and economic issue of spares/materials from Estates Stores.
You must ensure that all works you carry out comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act and all current legislation and/or guidance. The Trusts Risk Assessment pack has been provided to ensure safe working practices. All safety PPE equipment is available and must be used where required.
You must work within the Departments evolving 1SO9001: 2000 Quality System framework.
You are to ensure that check lists/advice notes are utilised to comply with the requirements of ISO9001: 2000.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to use a range of tools and equipment.
- Experience of building services/engineering environment.
- Conversant with health and safety issues within a workshop environment.
Desirable
- Understanding of ISO9001:2000 or equivalent quality system.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Trained in Maintenance Activities
Desirable
- Training in other trade skills.
- Moving & Handling
- Health & Safety
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education
- Working towards a recognised trade qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to use a range of tools and equipment.
- Experience of building services/engineering environment.
- Conversant with health and safety issues within a workshop environment.
Desirable
- Understanding of ISO9001:2000 or equivalent quality system.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Trained in Maintenance Activities
Desirable
- Training in other trade skills.
- Moving & Handling
- Health & Safety
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education
- Working towards a recognised trade qualification
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
