Maintenance Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join Our Team as a Building and Estates Maintenance Engineer.

Location:London . Primary Care Head Office. New Broad Street, with occasional travel to our other GP practices.Hours:Full-time, MondayFriday (aligned with GP clinic hours), with occasional weekend coverContract:PermanentSalary:£35,000£37,000 (DOE)Benefits:Private healthcare for you and your family, pension plan, study support, and a wide range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

Be the Hidden Hero Behind Patient Care:

At HCA Healthcare UK, exceptional patient care starts long before a consultation. Our clinics can only deliver safe, seamless healthcare if they run smoothly and thats where you come in.

As a Maintenance essential team playeryoull ensure our GP practices and clinics are safe, welcoming, and fully operational, allowing clinicians to focus on what matters most: our patients. This is not a typical maintenance role, this is your opportunity to make a direct impact on the quality of care people receive every day.

What Youll Do:

In healthcare, even the smallest detail makes a difference. A well-maintained clinic means patients feel comfortable, staff feel safe, and care can be delivered without interruption. By joining us, youll be more than a maintenance professional, youll be a vital part of the patient journey.

Working closely with another maintenance colleague and our Estates team, youll be responsible for keeping our facilities in excellent condition. Your day-to-day will include:

• Carrying out essential clinic maintenancebasic electrical, carpentry, plumbing, painting, and decorating
• Prioritising urgent tasks that could affect patient care or staff safety
• Supporting clinical teams with building-related needs so their focus stays on patients
• Assisting in new clinic openings, ensuring facilities are ready from day one
• Coordinating with contractors and suppliers, ensuring cost-effective and timely work
• Providing proactive solutions to keep our environments safe, compliant, and welcoming

What Youll Bring

• A solid understanding of building services and maintenance practices
• Hands-on skills across basic plumbing, electrics, and general repairs
• IT and communication skills to log, prioritise, and manage tasks effectively
• Experience in healthcare or office environments (advantageous, but not essential)
• Relevant certifications (City & Guilds, NVQ, plumbing/electrical qualifications) desirable but not essential
• Ability to travel, predominantly across London, on rare occurrences, this might be out of London; eg Manchester, Glasgow or Birmingham and costs of travel and time, will be provided. Outside London Travel is a rare occurrence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant certifications (City & Guilds, NVQ, plumbing/electrical qualifications) desirable but not essential
• Ability to travel, predominantly across London, on rare occurrences, this might be out of London; eg Manchester, Glasgow or Birmingham and costs of travel and time, will be provided. Outside London Travel is a rare occurrence.

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

HCA Healthcare UK

Address

Roodlane Medical Ltd

60 New Broad Street

London

EC2M 1JJ

Employer's website

https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)