Mechanical Assistant

As a Mechanical Maintenance Assistant you will need to be keen, enthusiastic and physically fit. The main activities are maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance monitoring and associated remedial
work.
Applicants should be able to prioritise their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks from appropriate technical instructions/drawings, specifications in a safe, tidy manner and be capable of working on their own initiative. The Main Hospitals and Community Properties include forensic buildings.
The trust provides a wide range of mental health services to the local community as well as nationally. To maintain continuity of service there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns/duties is required as well as a requirement to undertake training to remain current with relevant standards and practices.

Working for our organisation
You will need to be keen, enthusiastic, and pro-active with the ability to motivate and organise the team providing a high-quality service to the trust. Working as part of a large team you will be required to be smart and have a courteous attitude in keeping with the Capital, Estates & Facilities
high standards. There is close communication with the compliance team, contractors, works and ward staff to achieve a high compliance standard.
Facts and Figures:
The Estate covers four borough hospitals and over 80 community buildings. Estates teams are both site and trust wide. The South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides care and treatment for people with mental health problems in seven London boroughs and nationally. These services include: - Crisis Care - Community Mental Health Teams - Early Intervention - Home Treatment - Forensic Services - Talking Therapies - Memory Clinics - Outpatients Services, 1. To undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance and emergency works as demanded by a Hospital of this type. Use all skills, experience and knowledge ensuring safe working methods to carry out maintenance tasks in the most cost effective way for the Trust
2. To understand the workings of buildings, engineering services and systems in NHS/Trust premises. Ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner
3. To carry out work in a timely manner as requested using the current works requisition system and ensuring that any associated information is recorded.
4. To work as part of a departmental team and where necessary support colleagues of all levels and disciplines as required.
5. To provide a maintenance service to all Trust buildings, off site properties and be able to work unsupervised.
6. To maintain continuity of service there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns, duties or location are required.
7. To keep up to date with current legislation and attend training courses as directed by Estate Management
8. To be able to work safely in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, current guidance and to follow any other safety policies as issued by the Trust
9. To be compassionate and mindful to our clients and be mindful of the need for safe use, security, storage of plant, equipment and tools
10. To drive between trust properties in a safe and timely manner adhering to trust policies
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

Working as part of a large team you will be required to be smart and have a courteous attitude in keeping with the Trusts and Estates Departments Objectives.

Band 3
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working., The Trust provides NHS care and treatment for people with mental health problems in seven London boroughs and nationally. You will cover community properties.