Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- A
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 203-SWFTCS186
- Employer
- SWFT Clinical Services Ltd
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £25,158 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maintenance Assistant
A
Job overview
Estates Department
Maintenance Assistant
Due to a re-organisation of the Estates Department there are 2 vacancies for a Maintenance Assistant.
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
£25,158 per annum (spot salary).
Plus 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays and voluntary pension scheme.
The role is Monday- Friday with opportunities for overtime and weekend working
Start and finishing times 8.00 am to 4.00 pm.
The SWFTCS Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance repair and installation service of building, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the SWFT Trust.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously as an Estates Maintenance Assistant, providing support to the Multi-skilled Supervisor in assisting with responding to Planned Preventive Maintenance and reactive/emergency calls.
The role is predominantly to clean vents, wall wash, Fog and undertake high level cleaning and maintenance.
The post requires frequent concentration to support in the process of diagnosing faults and to be able to adapt to respond to frequent interruptions and deal with unplanned maintenance issues.
Working for our organisation
SWFT Clinical Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT). The company provides a number of services such as outpatient pharmacy facilities at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon, George Eliot, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire and St Cross (Rugby) hospitals; estates and facilities management at Warwick, Stratford upon Avon and Ellen Badger hospitals, Acorn House and Lillington Health Hub; private patient service and consultancy services to NHS Trusts.
Subject to the Company and individual’s performance, an annual discretionary bonus will be awarded.
There is automatic enrolment to the Company pension scheme, with the Company contributing 5%.
A benefits package is available to the appointed candidate upon successful completion of the six month probationary period. This gives access to benefits such as a car lease scheme; Home & Electronics scheme; discounted leisure and travel; retail discounts and a cycle to work scheme.
There is also access to a 24/7, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme to support colleagues who may be facing some tough times or they need extra support with their mental well-being.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist with the provision of an efficient and cost-effective maintenance and repair service to all properties and equipment owned or leased by the Trust, or company
To undertake such tasks outside of core skills (within the competence of the post holder) to meet service needs as required.
To assist other trades and contractors, in accordance with service need.
To ensure that work is undertaken at all times in accordance with health and Safety requirements to ensure the environment remains safe for patients, staff, contractors and visitors to the Trust.
To promote at all times a positive image of the SWFTCS Estates Department and the wider Trust.
Carry out routine maintenance tasks and minor repair work identified by the maintenance supervisor and or craft staff as being appropriate to the grade and ability of the post holder.
Assist engineering craft staff as required for safety reasons, including work in confined spaces, or on ladders/scaffolding, working at height etc.
Gain a sound working knowledge of the minor work of maintenance assistants in other disciplines as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of basic education
- Willingness to undertake any training as deemed necessary
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical or building trades
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a maintenance environment
- Experience of working in a Hospital environment
- Experience within a estates or maintenance role
- Experience and knowledge of range of procedures for basic testing and repair of estates and maintained equipment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Able to safely operate hand and power tools
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Good organisational skills – able to prioritise and work to deadlines
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Pleasant and professional manner
- Organisational skills
- Conscientious and reliable
- Able to use fine tools and electronic equipment.
- Have the ability to concentrate in predictable and non-predictable
Other
Essential criteria
- Full clean driving licence
- Frequent requirement to exert physical effort for several long periods in shift.
- Frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions
- Out of hours working
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
- Steve Dyer
- Job title
- Maintenance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07765705150
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