Estates Maintenance Worker; XN

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Maintenance Worker (Engineering) with a background preferably gained in a building services environment, to be part of a dynamic team who work in a busy, complex organisation.

The successful candidate will assist the estates team in providing a comprehensive engineering maintenance service to help keep our patients, staff and visitors safe. This will include all aspects of planned and routine maintenance, installation and repair/replacement work on a wide range of building structures.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience in and an understanding of electrical systems in a building services environment.

Although primarily based at Leeds General Infirmary you may be required to work from other Trust sites for periods of time as the service dictates.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 37.5 hours plus overtime.

• Assist with the provision of an efficient and cost‑effective maintenance and repair service to all properties owned by the Trust.
• Undertake such tasks outside of core skills (within the competence of the post holder) to meet service needs as required.
• Assist other trades and contractors, in accordance with service need.
• Ensure that work is always undertaken in accordance with health and safety requirements to ensure the environment remains safe for patients, staff, contractors and visitors to the Trust.
• Show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities.
• Promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities.
• Promote at all times a positive image of the Estates Department and the wider Trust.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying ‘at risk’ members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

• Estates Maintenance Workers will be employed on work appropriate to their core skills.
• They will continue to develop elements of other skills, reaching levels of flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply the ability where required.
• Responsible for the safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment others may use.
• Working to standards laid down in Trust policies and legislation to provide a safe and supportive environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Person Specification

• Attend and fully participate in training provided by the Trust.
• Flexibility in role.

• Flexible and approachable.
• Able to work as part of a team and co‑ordinate work with other trades.
• Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads.
• Professional approach.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to work safely at heights.
• Able to work within confined spaces (subject to suitable training).
• Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
• Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts.
• Health & Safety policies (subject to suitable training).

• 3 years relevant experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and by reading and writing.
• Pleasant manner, smart clean appearance.
• Good time keeping.
• Good organisational skills.
• Nurse call systems.

• Formal Qualifications (CSE/GCSE).
• Knowledge of Health & Safety, Moving & Handling, COSHH.
• City & Guilds Certificate (or equivalent) in an appropriate Trade.

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.