Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Maintenance Assistant

The closing date is 22 July 2025

Job summary

We are looking for Estates Maintenance Assistants to join our team to support with the undertaking of maintenance, improvement, and minor capital works on all facilities across the Trust on a range of estate buildings and fabric whilst ensuring that they are always compliant with all Trust and Statutory standards and procedures.

So, if you are a suitably qualified Building General Handyman with relevant practical experience or equivalent, we would love to hear from you today!

Main duties of the job

If successful, you will undertake general housekeeping duties to ensure an acceptable level of workshop and plant room cleanliness.

You will also carry out the flushing of little used water outlets and replace shower hoses and heads as instructed producing and maintaining the necessary written records identifying checks carried out.

You will need to plan your own work schedule and undertake minor repairs and maintenance, unsupervised across the site, which typically may include, but not be limited to:

Legionella Outlet Flushing
Tap Repairs
Overflow repair
Ductwork and Grille cleaning
Vent Cleaning
Filter changing
Lamp changing
Lamp cleaning
Battery condition checking
Fire alarm tests
Meter reading
Clean & repair desk fans
Emergency lighting testing
Workshop and plant room cleanliness duties
Minor fabrication works
General Handyman duties
Assisting with and carrying out store person duties as required

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-EFM-BA-0819-A

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon,

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An approved apprenticeship in a building discipline or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working within a building services team.

Desirable

Experience of working within building services team within the NHS
Relevant experience post apprenticeship

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

An approved apprenticeship in a building discipline or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working within a building services team.

Desirable

Experience of working within building services team within the NHS
Relevant experience post apprenticeship

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon,

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon,

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)