Maintenance Assistant | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
As a Maintenance Assistant you will have, and or become knowledgeable in various Maintenance activities associated including Planned and reactive maintenance tasks, while working to targets and deadlines. Reporting to the department manager you will need to be proactive and have good communication and customer facing skills, with a can do approach.
The Assistant will carry out unsupervised un-skilled and semi-skilled works on all MTW Trust systems. They will be expected to assist the Mechanicanical and Electrical Technicians to carry out pre planned maintenance and repair works.
They will also provide assistance in the completion of other tasks in accordance with the Heath Technical Memorandums.
To work in accordance with all relevant guidance documents such as, but not limited to, Hospital Technical Memorandums, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and all other statutory instruments and guidance documents.
To comply at all times with the Estates related Quality Assurance system procedures. Use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works.
Assist with maintenance etc.Building issues,Mechanical issues, unblock sinks, toilets, wastes, drains, traps, as required using appropriate equipment.
Complete allocated reactive and planned work in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
Respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring services where possible or making services safe until more extensive or specialist work can be undertaken and completed. Ensuring that all areas in which work is undertaken are kept in a clean and tidy condition, to ensure minimum disruption to the building occupants, and a safe working environment.
Accurate completion and population of all job sheets with relevant information. Carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed or requested by Technical Officers and Technical Supervisors.
They will be expected to undertake appropriate training including Health and Safety training.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at a Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.
We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: 17th May 2024
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024
The Assistant will carry out unsupervised un-skilled and semi-skilled works on all MTW Trust systems. They will be expected to assist the Mechanicanical and Electrical Technicians to carry out pre planned maintenance and repair works.
They will also provide assistance in the completion of other tasks in accordance with the Heath Technical Memorandums.
To work in accordance with all relevant guidance documents such as, but not limited to, Hospital Technical Memorandums, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH, and all other statutory instruments and guidance documents.
To comply at all times with the Estates related Quality Assurance system procedures. Use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works.
Assist with maintenance etc.Building issues,Mechanical issues, unblock sinks, toilets, wastes, drains, traps, as required using appropriate equipment.
Complete allocated reactive and planned work in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
Respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring services where possible or making services safe until more extensive or specialist work can be undertaken and completed. Ensuring that all areas in which work is undertaken are kept in a clean and tidy condition, to ensure minimum disruption to the building occupants, and a safe working environment.
Accurate completion and population of all job sheets with relevant information. Carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed or requested by Technical Officers and Technical Supervisors.
They will be expected to undertake appropriate training including Health and Safety training.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at a Standard Level.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.
We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: 17th May 2024
This advert closes on Sunday 5 May 2024
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