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Maintenance Assistant - Estates

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5NYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,272

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

11 October 2026

12 days left

Job description

Maintenance Assistant - Estates Division: Estates & Facilities Band: 2 Salary:£25,272 Per Annum/Pro Rata Interview Date: 23-Oct-2025 ***This role is s...

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our busy maintenance team to undertake a range of maintenance tasks and to assist our maintenance technicians to carry out their day to day functions.

This role provides an opportunity to gain experience and receive training in range of maintenance activities with the potential to develop further within the organisation

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

To assist with Estates maintenance activities, which may be demanding or non-routine.

To be able to carry out minor works and routine planned maintenance activities, as directed by the Estates Management Team.

Ensure compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures, while taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.

Exchange routine information to inform colleagues, staff, patients and contractors.

Possible travel between Trust sites.

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Careby the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our sharedvisionis achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy -Patient First.Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into ourPatient Firstdeployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

OurBESTvalues underpinPatient Firstand are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Qualifications

Essential: - NVQ2 or City & Guilds in an engineering discipline - or an equivalent level of experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the maintenance procedures relating to the complex and specialised engineering services, systems, plant and equipment within a hospital Trust - both Mechanical and Electrical.
  • Working knowledge of Health & Safety regulations.
  • Recognition and understanding of statutory requirements relating to pressure systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing a diverse day-to-day workload.
  • Proven experience of working in an equivalent role.
  • Experience of carrying out unsupervised building fabric maintenance and minor repair work.
  • Experience of carrying out routine PPM using computer-aided facilities management (CAFM) systems.

Dean.rodwell@nhs.net

Essential: - Working on drainage and sewage systems?

Desirable: - Do you have experience working in adverse weather conditions?

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

24 September 2026

Last checked

28 September 2026

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About the employer

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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

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