Maintenance Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join our established and dedicated Estates Team. In this role you will contribute to ensuring that DHCFT delivers a high-quality service which meets the needs of all our patients and families in line with the DHCFT strategy. The Estates Department is seeking to recruit a highly motivated maintenance assistant to assist with PPM, minor works, and day to day reactive maintenance. The role will be based at Kingsway House, Derby.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the operational delivery of a mandatory and statutory compliant Estates service in the areas listed below. This list is not exhaustive.

Planned Preventative Maintenance

Reactive Maintenance

To carry out general fitting repairs to ward equipment, office equipment and estates related equipment.

There is an occasional requirement for welding where the individual is competent.

To carry out installation of fixtures and fittings (noticeboards, pictures, etc)

To carry out general lamp cleaning/replacement

To carry out minor repair work to domestic electrical equipment

Assist all trades craftsmen, as required, on new and routine maintenance and improvement work.

To carry out planned maintenance works as scheduled.

Assist in carrying out fire alarm testing.

Assist in carrying out Legionella control duties.

To carry out monthly meter reading tasks

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities