NHS

Maintenance Assistant


Pay24,625.00 - 25,674.00 / year
LocationLuton/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9418-25-0495?language=en&page=618&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a highly motivated, reliable and flexible Maintenance Assistant to work as a key member of the Estates Team.

      You will play a proactive role within the team, delivering key objectives to meet both departmental and Trust requirements.

      The post holder will assist the Estates Directorate to provide a comprehensive and responsive Estate Management Service to all of the Trust's properties.

      You will be a hands on maintenance assistant who is able to deliver the full range of duties associated with the post holder's core craft trade.

      Main duties of the job

      To carry out day-to-day maintenance checks and repairs on engineering plant, equipment and the building fabric, painting.

      About us

      Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

      Our values

      We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

      Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

      Details

      Date posted

      30 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 3

      Salary

      £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      418-EST4702-PN

      Job locations

      Luton & Dunstable Hospital

      Lewsey Rd

      Luton

      LU4 0DZ


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Carry out basic electrical, mechanical and building works e.g. replacing lamps, repairing nurse call handsets, unblocking sinks, basic plumbing repairs, replacing ceiling tiles, simple joinery and decoration.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Carry out basic electrical, mechanical and building works e.g. replacing lamps, repairing nurse call handsets, unblocking sinks, basic plumbing repairs, replacing ceiling tiles, simple joinery and decoration.

      Person Specification

      Application Form

      Essential

      • Civil Engineering / Building background

      Desirable

      • Experience working in multi-disciplinary maintenance workforce ideally within the NHS

      Experience

      Essential

      • Civil Engineering / Building background

      Desirable

      • Basic IT skills

      Knowledge & Skill

      Essential

      • Working on own initiative with minimum supervision
      • Ability to prioritise a demanding workload
      • Fault finding skills of a building nature
      • Ability to communicate with all levels of management, staff, patients and members of the public
      • o Willingness to accept training and learn new skills and technology

      Desirable

      • Experience working in multi-disciplinary maintenance workforce ideally within the NHS
      Person Specification

      Application Form

      Essential

      • Civil Engineering / Building background

      Desirable

      • Experience working in multi-disciplinary maintenance workforce ideally within the NHS

      Experience

      Essential

      • Civil Engineering / Building background

      Desirable

      • Basic IT skills

      Knowledge & Skill

      Essential

      • Working on own initiative with minimum supervision
      • Ability to prioritise a demanding workload
      • Fault finding skills of a building nature
      • Ability to communicate with all levels of management, staff, patients and members of the public
      • o Willingness to accept training and learn new skills and technology

      Desirable

      • Experience working in multi-disciplinary maintenance workforce ideally within the NHS

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      Additional information

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Luton & Dunstable Hospital

      Lewsey Rd

      Luton

      LU4 0DZ


      Employer's website

      https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Luton & Dunstable Hospital

      Lewsey Rd

      Luton

      LU4 0DZ


      Employer's website

      https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.