Maintenance Assistant Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a maintenance assistant at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to join our busy Estates & Facilities Management Team. The maintenance assistant will be employed to work across all engineering disciplines. Maintenance assistants will be employed to work appropriate to their core specialist skills. They will however progressively be suitably trained to acquire elements of each other’s skills with the intention of reaching levels of flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply the ability where required to perform the summary duties listed below. As the post holder will be meeting patients and members of the public, a smart appearance and courteous disposition is needed.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder will provide the day-to-day maintenance to NUH properties at the City campus site. This will be in the form of either reactive tasks or pre planned maintenance to ensure statuary compliance is met. Required to organise own day to day work tasks or activities along with planning and organising of straightforward tasks with Ward Managers/other Managers when working in occupied areas. Applicant must have significant experience related to construction and minor new work and building maintenance work in large organisations along with being competent in the use of both power and hand tools . The post holder will be expected to be guided by standard operating procedures, good practice and be able to understand what results and standards are to be achieved. The post holder will also be expected to be able to carry out duties independently and within small teams without routine supervision.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust property whose portfolio dates from the Victorian era through to modern day. The properties are located on three separate sites, City Hospital Campus, the Queen’s Medical Centre Campus and Ropewalk House. NUH is an acute hospital divided across these three sites delivering exceptional care to Nottingham and outlying areas. Our Team is tight knit and work well together with this vacancy suiting a the right candidate who is looking for a Team to work with that can provide a high level of service and support on an on-going basis. Working week will be 8.00am -4.00pm Monday to Friday with annual leave starting at 27 days annually along with Bank holidays.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Maintenance assistants are employed to work appropriate to their core specialist skills. They will however progressively be suitably trained to acquire elements of each other’s skills with the intention of reaching levels of flexibility. As the post holder will be meeting patients and members of the public, a smart appearance and courteous disposition is required. There will be a need to assist electrical and mechanical engineering trades staff in general maintenance duties, including planned maintenance along with reactive tasks. This includes the ability to undertake unsupervised routine maintenance work and minor repairs within the level of competence and skill that the post holder is able to demonstrate. Carry out such duties as may be delegated by the Team Leader, should be able to work amicably with all other trades, and should be willing to assist these trades if required.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- The post holder will be required to have an understanding of a range of engineering work procedures for different trades gained via job training and a period of induction.
Experience
Essential criteria
- General working knowledge of engineering equipment and tools.
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We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
