Overview
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd is seeking to recruit 1 Maintenance Assistant, working at The Northumbria Hospital and other sites Trust-Wide as necessary within the needs of the service.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Be part of a team of Maintenance Assistants carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance duties as directed by the Maintenance Assistant Supervisor and Estates Officers.
* Carry out stores duties, including stock control, ordering, receipting, stock taking and keeping inventory up to date to support the department store operations.
* Carry out planned and unplanned maintenance duties on Trust premises as directed by Estates Officers and the Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, 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.
* Participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out-of-hours on-call duties, as directed.
Qualifications and Skills
* Experience in M&E Building Services in an Estates or similar environment.
* Versatile and able to handle conflicting priorities with the ability to work under pressure; prioritising workload according to service and business demand.
* Computer literate with good technical knowledge and ability; good verbal and written communication skills; good interpersonal skills for working with technical and non-technical personnel.
* Full or clean driving licence is desirable.
About NHFM
NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provides specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. We carry out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital — The Northumbria, three general hospitals (North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham) and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.
Additional details
* They will be carrying out semi-skilled building and engineering jobs using their own initiative, and undertaking unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work relevant to attained skills and training, including on domestic type appliances. Storeman duties will be done as part of this role.
* 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 for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.
A full car driving licence is desirable.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Sep 2025.
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