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Maintenance Assistant
The closing date is 20 October 2025
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd is seeking to recruit a Maintenance Assistant, working at Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington and other sites Trust-Wide as necessary within the needs of the service.
The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work. They will be part of a team of Maintenance Assistants carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance duties as directed by the Maintenance Supervisors, and Estates Officers.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will already have M&E Building Services experience, in an Estates or similar environment. They must be versatile and be able to handle conflicting priorities with the ability to work under pressure. Prioritising workload according to service and business demand. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.
They will maintain stock control within main Estates stores, ordering and issuing parts where required. Carrying out semi-skilled building and engineering jobs using own initiative, and undertaking unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work relevant to attained skills and training, including on domestic type appliances.
About us
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
Job responsibilities
* To carry out planned and unplanned maintenance duties on Trust premises as directed by the Estates Officers and Maintenance Supervisors, and other Senior Managers as required.
* Assist tradesmen in engineering and building works as required.
* Maintain stores stock control and issue/record all parts issued and stock delivered.
* They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.
* A full car driving licence is required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* City & Guilds Basic Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing/Building or NVQ Level 2 or demonstrate suitable relevant experience
* Hold, or be prepared to hold with suitable relevant training, PAT Testing qualifications
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
* PAT Electrical Testing Certificate
Other Requirements
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
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.
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