Maintenance Assistant
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Prestwich, M25 3BLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
8 days leftJob description
To work within the maintenance team providing reactive, planned and emergency maintenance using skills in carrying out a wide and varied spectrum of t...
- The position of maintenance assistant will be based at the Prestwich site with a percentage of the time spent supporting GMMH buildings on the site and locations within Manchester, Bolton, Cumbria, Salford and Trafford. This may change depending on the needs of the service.
- Work will be notified via an electronic medium iPad or iPhone and the successful candidate will plan their daily tasks throughout the Trust's estate.
- Providing a proactive and flexible multi skilled planned, reactive and emergency maintenance service at the various locations as part of the Estates Team. Supporting the location managers in the day to day provision of a maintenance service, ensuring that it fulfils its function effectively, economically and efficiently within legislation and guidance standards.
- Co-ordinating and monitor the work of contractors appointed to undertake maintenance, cleaning and waste management.
See attached detailed Job description and Person specification
Staff benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Skills
Essential: - Basic Maths and English; - Experince in working in a Hospital enviroment; - Multi Trade knowledge
Desirable: - Good Maths and English; - Experience in working in an Mental Health Enviroment; - Building Trade Knowledge / Experience
Knowledge
Essential: - Multi Trade knowledge
Desirable: - experience with Hospital Maintenance
Communications
Essential: - Able to communicate
Desirable: - Good Communicator
Team Work
Essential: - Able to work within a team; - Willing to Join the on-call rota
Desirable: - Able to work on own initiative
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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