Maintenance Assistant

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, conscientious, and dedicated maintenance assistant to join the shift maintenance assistants team who support the maintenance and repair of engineering/building systems, equipment and components at NHS/Health buildings maintained by CHoICE Facilities Services. The role will require you to support various trade staff as part of their day-day activities and undertake non-complex repairs and planned maintenance tasks to help CHoICE achieve and deliver its statutory, mandatory and best practice commitments to its existing partners.

You will have a building/engineering background and able to demonstrate that they possess relevant skills and developed knowledge having worked in an industry related role for several years whilst possessing several short industry related formal qualifications. As part of highly diverse role, the successful candidate will have the opportunity support the maintenance of several large-scale systems typically found within a large Acute NHS Trust. Typical systems will include: general power systems, lighting including emergency lighting systems, nurse call systems, hot and cold water systems, drainage systems, ventilation systems, steam system, heating systems and medical gas systems.

The role will require the participation in the current rolling 365-day shift pattern and will also require participation within the winter measures on-call rota of which appropriate payments will be made.

Main duties of the job

All applicants must have a positive, friendly and co-operative manner whilst being prepared to be flexible to meet the service needs of the Trust. The role will require successful applicants to use their own initiative when undertaking a range of non-complex problem-solving scenarios to allow for a satisfactory outcome whilst adapting to the changing demands of the role.

As well as completing a range of non-complex planned maintenance activities, successful applicants will also be required to assist all Engineering & Building Trade staff in their day-to-day activities to allow them to undertake the: installation, commissioning, maintenance, service and repair of all engineering & building related building fabric, equipment and installations at properties maintained by CHoICE Facilities Services.

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

This opportunity allows successful applicants to join a driven and ambitions organisation which has a history of developing staff and providing opportunities grow within the team. As well as a competitive salary, successful applicants will be supported with excellent terms in conditions including generous sickness and annual leave entitlements, opportunities to join salary sacrifice schemes and an opportunity to join a salary sacrifice pension scheme with generous employee contributions.