Maintenance Assistant | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston Hospital Estates are recruiting Maintenance Assistants to join our in-house team, to deliver a range of planned and reactive work.

To assist with the effective delivery of both planned & reactive maintenance to a high standard on all plant, engineering systems, building structures and services within the Hospital and associated buildings.

You will need to provide an excellent level of customer care , communication and flexibility when completing work which supports the Trusts Clinical services and patient care.

To work as a flexible member of the Trust’s Maintenance Team, largely in an unsupervised capacity. To undertake semi-skilled electrical maintenance repairs e.g. replacing lamps, changing ballasts, limited lighting repairs, basic fault finding on nurse call systems, nurse call handset repairs, replacing pull cords, assist with lift entrapment and release

To undertake semi-skilled electrical planned preventative maintenance e.g. fire alarm testing, testing emergency generators

To undertake semi-skilled plumbing maintenance repairs e.g. unblocking of drains, sluices and macerators, rewashering of taps, assist with isolation and capping off of radiators, assist with the installation of replacement radiators, assist with changing thermostatic radiator valves, replacement of toilet seats.

To undertake semi-skilled plumbing planned preventative maintenance e.g. meter readings (gas, electricity and water), changing filters on ventilation plant, descale shower heads, Legionella management tasks

To undertake minor building trade repairs e.g. replacing mastic to sinks and basins, changing codes to digital locks, adjusting window catches, assembling furniture, fitting blinds, changing fire extinguishers and fixing fire extinguisher brackets, erecting notice boards, towel holders and toilet roll holders.

To ensure the Maintenance Department yard and Plant rooms are kept tidy.

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviors that support them. They are:

Compassionate

We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy

Inclusive

We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution

Collaborative

We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive

Inspiring

We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving

In addition, you will have the benefit of working on our four days on and four days off rota which will gives you an extra twelve rest days every eight weeks when compared to a normal Monday to Friday rota and will be paid enhanced hourly rates at weekends.

This role will suit candidates who are passionate to be part of the healthcare Sector as its largest & fast-growing industry in the world. Offering great pension scheme, with more days off ,less commuting , improved family & social life. Opportunity to develop both personally & professionally throughPersonal Development Reviews.

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024