Estates Specialist Maintenance Assistant
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Bury St Edmunds, IP332QZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Join our Estates team and help create a safe, reliable and welcoming environment where patients, staff and visitors can feel confident. We're looking ...
What you'll be doing
- Carrying out planned, reactive and preventative maintenance across Trust facilities.
- Diagnosing faults and completing repairs to a high standard.
- Identifying potential risks and taking proactive action to prevent failures, injuries or damage.
- Working safely and following Trust policies, safe systems of work, statutory requirements and industry best practice.
- Supporting the efficient operation and upkeep of buildings, equipment and essential systems.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Estates team to deliver a responsive and high-quality service.
- Maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and the needs of our patients, staff and visitors
If you're someone who enjoys solving problems, takes pride in doing a job well and wants to see the real impact of your work, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.
You'll become part of a supportive, skilled and dedicated Estates team, where your contribution is valued and every day brings a new challenge.
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Education & Qualification
Essential: - GCSE English and Maths or equivalent; - NVQ / Level 2 in a mechanical, electrical engineering or building discipline
Desirable: - BAFE certified fire equipment maintenance technician; - Water Quality Management certified
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience within a maintenance role
- Able to work independently or as part of a team
- To have a sound knowledge and understanding of other building trades
Desirable: - Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good organisational skills and the ability to plan effectively and efficiently
- Ability to address and develop solutions to problems
- Strong communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation
- Good IT skills
- Ability to follow written instructions and procedures
- High standard of workmanship and completion on all jobs undertaken
- Disciplined approach to schedules and tasks.
Persona qualities
Essential
- Ability to travel to other sites as and when required
- Ability to cope with demanding and stressful scenarios
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Ability and willingness to undertake Emergency Situations repairs
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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