37.5 hours per week

The Estates Department have an excellent opportunity for an individual to join our team. As an Estates Maintenance Worker you will carry out general building maintenance activities working as part our Estates Team.

The post will be trust wide serving our sites across the West and South Yorkshire districts although primarily based at Cheswold Park Hospital in Doncaster could also include Kendray in Barnsley and Fieldhead Hospital in Wakefield.

If you are looking for a long term career opportunity, with excellent training prospects working for the NHS this role could be for you.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to carry out your works to a high standard on a daily basis.

The sort of jobs you may be involved in are:

Fire Alarm / Emergency light testing.

Portable appliance testing.

Basic joinery repairs, fitting shelving, noticeboards etc.

Basic building repairs.

Drainage related works.

Replacing lamps cleaning light fittings.

Basic electrical tasks (with appropriate training)

Basic Plumbing tasks.

Assisting other trades as required.

For the right individual with aspirations to develop their skills, training opportunities may be available.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.