Maintenance Assistant - Hexham, United Kingdom - Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)

Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
Northumbria Healthcare - NHFM (Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management)
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Hexham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd is seeking to recruit a Maintenance Assistant, working at Hexham General Hospital and other sites Trust-Wide as necessary within the needs of the service.


The successful post holder will be involved in the day-to-day operation and maintenance of all Building/Engineering, life and business-critical services, plant and equipment within all Trust and non-Trust properties within their remit, including some installation work.

They will be part of a team of Maintenance Assistants carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance duties as directed by the Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, and Estates Officers

The successful applicant will already have M&E Building Services experience, in an Estates or similar environment. They must be versatile and be able to handle conflicting priorities with the ability to work under pressure. Prioritising workload according to service and business demand. They will be computer literate, have good technical knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation

They will carry out PAT (portable appliance testing) of trust assets, emergency light testing and legionella testing

They will maintain stock control within main Estates stores, ordering and issuing parts where required.

Carrying out semi-skilled building and engineering jobs using own initiative and undertaking unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work relevant to attained skills and training, including on domestic type appliances.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services.

Carrying out facilities management for astate-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.


Come and work for us and we can offer you:

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
  • NHS Pension Scheme
  • Career development opportunities
  • Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and childcare schemes, priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, stopping smoking services, among many more
  • A great employee experience we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics


To carry out planned and unplanned maintenance duties on Trust premises as directed by the Estates Officers and Maintenance Assistant Supervisor, and other Senior Managers as required.

Carry out PAT (portable appliance testing) of trust assets

Assist tradesmen in engineering and building works as required.

Maintain stores stock control and issue/record all parts issued and stock delivered.


They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.

A full car driving licence is required.
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