Maintenance Operative

NHS Property Services Ltd

The closing date is 09 April 2025

Job summary

The key function is to support NHS Property Services in delivering basic/routine planned building services maintenance and repairs across the NHS premises to ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards and to provide a safe and secure environment for all visitors, customers, and employees

Main duties of the job

Ensure compliance in line with all processes/procedures and policies that meets organisational standards/requirements including but not limited to our Health & Safety Policy/HTMs (Health Technical Memoranda) or SFG20. To carry out and complete basic/routine maintenance activities as instructed, ensuring that operational standards are maintained at all times. This can include, but is not limited to, building fabric, general monthly PPM tasks, plumbing, drainage, joinery, and general decoration repairs. To maintain effective site log books at all NHS premises ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner. Complete suitable risk assessments prior to undertaking basic/routine works in line with instructions within any relevant permit or work plan.

About us

Established in April 2013, the company is a limited company but also part of the wider NHS family. Having inherited responsibility for the facilities and property management functions previously managed by NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, we own and run properties that range from listed buildings and former workhouses through to award-winning, state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. Our aim is to deliver a fit for purpose estate in partnership with NHS organisations, generating cost efficiencies that will benefit our tenants, patients and the wider health economy.

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,000 to £30,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

009829

Job locations

101 peckham road

London

SE15 5LJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Operative. This will be to join our team based in London - Lister Primary Care Centre The salary for this role is starting from £28,000. (depending on experience) plus on call allowance. This is Mobile role covering the South east London area. This is full time position working 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Requirements for the role: Qualifications - At least one of the below:

NVQ Level 2 or higher BTEC/City & Guilds or equivalent.

Formal apprenticeship or craft trained equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

Driving licence is essential.

Must be comfortable using technological devices to log jobs.

On-Call availability

Desirable to have industry experience.

Ability to work alone and/or as part of a wider team as this role will require you to work cohesively with other Technical Disciplines.

Please note, DBS Checks & DVLA checks will be required for this role. Key Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance in accordance with all NHSPS Health, Safety & Wellbeing Policies, relevant NHSPS Technical Guidance, Process and Procedures, Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Practice, and any applicable aspects of HTMs.

Deliver Scheduled, Reactive and Remedial maintenance services as directed by the PPM planner (CAFM), helpdesk or Technical Services Supervisor, ensuring that operational standards are always maintained.

To also support the work that is included in minor works mangers activities.

Undertake routine repairs or minor works including joinery, painting and decoration, general building works, ground works or general plumbing.

To maintain effective site logbooks at all NHS premises where required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

Support the Projects/Construction team and Team Leader in delivering minor capital works to NHS premises.

Complete suitable risk assessments prior to undertaking works and undertake works as per instructions within any relevant permit or work plan.

This role will also include other operative tasks such as basic fabric, electrical and general operative tasks.

Benefits:

On-Call allowance (rota dependant)

Company van and tools provided.

27 days holiday (plus bank holidays on top)

Access to group personal pension plan including SMART contributions into which the company will contribute up to 6% towards your savings,

Training and development opportunities

NHS Bluelight discounts.

Who are we? We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS. Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration without 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more. Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application!