Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Building - FH
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-30-10-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2025
Employer heading

Maintenance Supervisor
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Responsible for the direct supervision of skilled Estates craftsperson’s, Semi- skilled, grounds staff and planning and coordination of planned preventative and reactive building maintenance duties, minor and major refurbishment works and manufacturing as required across all Trust Properties and other areas of responsibility.
- Interview Date: 13th August 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Undertake condition surveys and inspections, maintenance, and repair in relation to the building fabric decorative surfaces.
- Assist information and implementation of planned redecoration programme for Trust assets.
- Assist the Estates Building Officers to develop and maintain the departments Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive tasks.
- Assist the department with Risk assessment, assess and recommend relevant training course to ensure all trade operatives carryout tasks under safe environment
- To ensure that all PPMs are complaint to current mandatory & statutory legislation and up to date with new assets as they come online
- Comfortable using MS offices software to produce report, collect data etc. Embrace with new technology, trust digital transformation, new IT equipment and IT related skills
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Responsible for the direct supervision of skilled craftsperson’s and planning and coordination of planned preventative and reactive building maintenance duties, minor and major refurbishment works and manufacturing as required across all Trust Properties and other areas of responsibility. Works to include:
- Statutory inspection, maintenance and repair of fire resisting
door sets and upgrade when necessary. - Design, manufacture and installation of bespoke furniture and
equipment (e.g. panelling for patient dialysis etc.). - Maintenance and repair of fixtures, fittings and equipment.
- Locksmith duties e.g. Installation and repair/reconditioning of
door locks and furniture (Inc. specialist hardware such as digital
locks, control drugs locks etc.), controlled access and key
cutting. - Window repairs including replacement glazing.
- Interpretation of technical drawings, measuring and setting out
on site. - Installation of partition walls, ceilings and decorative mouldings
which includes installation of approved fire stopping details
where appropriate
- Statutory inspection, maintenance and repair of fire resisting
- Monitoring the performance of maintenance teams, identifying performance targets and providing regular reports on performance which identifies areas of improvement.
- Day to day management of software used by the maintenance compliance
function. Ensure that all risks are identified, addressed and mitigated or notified appropriately. Identify and deliver cost opportunities and service efficiencies that may improve the organisations operations. - Undertake condition surveys and communicate findings and recommendations.
- Scrutiny and processing of mandatory documentation associated with specific work tasks i.e. Fire Door and Window PPMs, Condition Surveys etc. ensuring integration with the Directorate’s choses Computer Aided Facilities Management Systems (CAFM).
- Establishing and maintaining a safe working environment
- Remain aware of the direct affect and impact upon:
- The environment
- Safety and comfort of patients, staff and members of the public.
- Respond pro-actively as required.
- Reactive Maintenance
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Recognised Trade Apprenticeship (e.g. City and Guilds, NVQ 3 + experience plus intermediate level knowledge)
- Qualified to HNC (or equivalent) in an estates (building) related subject or equivalent, comprehensive post apprenticeship experience
Desirable criteria
- Specialist Qualification/Training for the installation and maintenance of fire doors and/or installation of approved fire stopping details (Q-Mark, FDIS, FIRAS etc)
- Certificate of Supervisory Management or equivalent
- Current Driving Licence
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive post-apprenticeship relevant trade experience preferably in an NHS/Healthcare environment
- In depth experience in the maintenance of Healthcare equipment, buildings and services o Advanced trade and supervisory skills o Diagnose faults & execute repairs
- Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation, Fire Safety Legislation, Building Regulations and applicable Trust policies relevant to the role
- In depth knowledge and experience of hospital building services acquired over a period of time
- Basic knowledge of other building trades and the ability to supervise other building trades if required
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
- Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda and Health Building Note Guidance
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Capable of working independently on a wide range of highly technical plant equipment and services
- Good communication skills: written, verbal and electronic
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tom Tailford
- Job title
- Specialist Building Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 24 48121
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