Maintenance Assistant
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
The Estates Department is looking for a Maintenance Assistant with a background preferably gained in a mechanical maintenance, building services or healthcare environment to join the Maintenance Team.
This will be a development role enabling the successful applicant to undertake suitable training and giving them the opportunity to progress further within the Estates department.
Main duties of the job
Carrying out planned and reactive building works to ensure a welcoming environment for staff and visitors is a key element of this post. This will include the repairing, maintenance and improvement of the building and its facilities.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake maintenance within the hospital environment completing planned maintenance dockets and defect dockets. The successful applicant may also be required to assist with other building related tasks as well as mechanical and electrical building services in plant rooms and ward areas.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital.Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will require good communication skills. An empathetic approach to staff and patients, be adaptable, willing to learn new skills and be able to work independently as well as part of the team. The applicant must have the physical ability and agility to carry out manual handling.
A current valid full driving license would be an advantage.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person specification
Training
Essential criteria- Health and Safety Awareness Training
- Asbestos Awareness Training
- Water Hygiene Awareness Training
- Cherry Picker Training
- Scaffold Training
- Fork Lift Training
Experience
Essential criteria- Practical experience in building maintenance
- Two years site experience
- Experience Working in an Acute Hospital
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to work without supervision
- Working to Deadlines
- Adaptable to Change
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.