Oxford Health NHS Trust

Maintenance Worker

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

Are you a multi-skilled trades/handyperson looking for your next career move?

We are recruiting for a full-time Maintenance Worker (Property Maintenance Operative) to join our multi-skilled estates team with the primary role of optimising the quality and condition of our properties to ensure buildings are kept in a safe condition. You'll be maintaining a high level of quality across our sites, with expertise in the safe use of hand tools such as power drills, pliers, paper strippers and a variety of other tools used in plumbing and carpentry.

With your excellent understanding of building mechanisms including electrical, plumbing, plant safety systems and equipment, you'll be providing first and immediate response to fault finding, whilst maximizing quality and cost effectiveness whilst ensuring prevention of major damage.

If this sounds like you, come and join our friendly and supportive Estates Team to ensure our sites are clean, safe and well maintained for everyone.

Main duties of the job

Maintenance tasks on numerous inpatient & outpatient hospitals, wards & associated buildings / sites - with a customer focus.
Health & safety considerations & compliance with all activities.
Sympathetic & tactful towards inpatients & service users.
Reactive maintenance tasks including building fabric, fixtures & fittings, basic carpentry, plumbing & basic electrical.
Planned preventative maintenance tasks
Priorities works & procurement of materials in collaboration with estates officer.
Work in accordance with infection control standards.
Drive a trust vehicle between sites to attend jobs.

The role requires our Maintenance Operatives to maintain a high level of quality, providing maximum satisfaction to OHFT staff. You will understand the mechanism of buildings including electrical, plumbing, plant safety systems and equipment. Provide first and immediate response to fault finding, whilst maximising quality and ensuring cost effectiveness, ensuring prevention of major damage that could result in extensive costs and minimise reactive intervention.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-CS7526896

Job locations

Warneford Hospital

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX37JX

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 vocational qualification in carpentry, plumbing or electrical and/or equivalent relevant experience carrying out maintenance in a hospital or construction environment

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Trained in the use of hardware tools and electrical equipment
Basic building knowledge
Carried out maintenance and repairs in properties/ construction or other environments

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an NHS environment

Job Aptitude and Skills

Essential

Must be able to set and negotiate priorities and follow programme workload to meet deadlines.
Communicates technical issues to maintenance staff/ explain technical issues to other staff.
Ability to work safely with no on site supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 vocational qualification in carpentry, plumbing or electrical and/or equivalent relevant experience carrying out maintenance in a hospital or construction environment

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Trained in the use of hardware tools and electrical equipment
Basic building knowledge
Carried out maintenance and repairs in properties/ construction or other environments

Desirable

Previous experience of working in an NHS environment

Job Aptitude and Skills

Essential

Must be able to set and negotiate priorities and follow programme workload to meet deadlines.
Communicates technical issues to maintenance staff/ explain technical issues to other staff.
Ability to work safely with no on site supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.