4392 - Estates & Facilities Maintenance Operative

Job summary

Interview Date: 15th December 2025

Due to the expansion of Barnsley Hospitals clinical services at The Glassworks and The Alhambra, Barnsley Facilities Services is seeking an Estates and Facilities Maintenance Operative. This important role will support the smooth running of our new health facilities, helping to ensure that the environment remains safe, clean, and welcoming for patients, staff, and visitors.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a reliable and proactive individual to support a wide range of maintenance and caretaker duties at the Health on the High Street and Community Diagnostic Centre located in the Barnsley Town Centre.

Key Responsibilities:

Carry out daily building inspections and routine statutory maintenance

Manage deliveries, stock rotation, and storage

Oversee waste management and segregation in line with regulations

Work closely with maintenance technicians, supervisors, and other staff groups to ensure smooth operations

Maintain accurate service records and documentation

Provide support across multiple sites, including Health on the High Street (Alhambra), Community Diagnostic Centre (Glassworks), Barnsley Hospital, and neighbouring facilities as required

This role offers variety, hands-on experience, and opportunities for on-the-job training while contributing to the safe and efficient running of hospital services.

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that Level A entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

About us

BFS reserves the right to close this position early

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Our vision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimate benefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.