Maintenance Assistant

37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week - Mon - Fri Urgent treatment centres Fire Alarm Testing NVQ Level 2 Employer heading Maintenance Assistant Band 3 Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country. As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team. Job Overview The Estates Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible maintenance assistant to join the Engineering Department based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital. The role will require the successful applicant to assist with the completion of various engineering maintenance tasks to ensure statutory, mandatory and Trust specific Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks are completed within a timely and efficient manner. Successful candidate will have a basic knowledge of building and engineering services and relevant experience within a maintenance environment. Experience of Emergency Lighting testing, Electrical systems, Ventilation & Water Systems as well as working in an acute hospital environment is desirable, though not essential. NO AGENCIES PLEASE Main duties of the job Typical PPM tasks will include, but are not limited to; Emergency Light testing; PAT testing; ventilation grille cleaning; air handling unit inspections and cleaning, PPMs, fire alarm testing, Bed Maintenance, Fire Damper Testing etc.. Additional role requirements will also include the completion of minor works and day to day reactive maintenance of an Engineering/ Building manner. Flexible working is required to meet the Estates support demands of a large Acute Hospital Trust. Working for our organisation As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from: Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities Work under the direction of a craftsperson while working alongside Carry out a range of individual and support duties including maintenance and respond to Estates emergencies. Assist with installation, repair and commissioning of equipment. Specific duties for site & plant room tidiness and safety Driving duties as required Carry out a range of maintenance activities on a variety of plant and equipment Domestic appliance repairs Bed Maintenance Emergency Light Testing Fire Alarm Testing Fire Damper Testing Person specification Qualifications & Education Desirable criteria NVQ Level 2 Knowledge & Experience Essential criteria Basic building and engineering knowledge and relevant experience within a maintenance environment Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation. Desirable criteria Experience with specialist maintenance activities e.g. PAT Testing, Fire Damper testing etc.. Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment Skills & Abilities Essential criteria Be capable of working unsupervised with tools and equipment, on a wide range of technical plant equipment and services Both written and verbal communication skills are required. Basic keyboard skills Work with & without supervision. Perform wide range of duties using technical plant and equipment and services. Ability to work on planned preventative maintenance programmes. Desirable criteria Current Driving Licence Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful. Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to download JD & PS (PDF, 200.8KB) Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB) Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB) Further details / informal visits contact Name Matthew Charlton Job title Assistant Engineering Officer Email address View email address on click.appcast.io #J-18808-Ljbffr Freeman Hospital