Maintenance Operative
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Huntingdon, PE29 6NTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
The post holder will join the Maintenance Team within the Estates Department atNorth WestAnglia NHS Foundation Trust, providing planned preventative m...
As a Band 4 Estates Maintenance Operative, you will help maintain the Trust's buildings, engineering services and critical infrastructure, ensuring a safe, compliant and efficient environment for patients, staff and visitors.
Working within a multi-skilled Estates team, you will undertake planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, repairs and minor installations across mechanical, electrical and building fabric systems. You will work independently within your competency, diagnosing faults and completing repairs with minimal disruption to clinical services.
You will maintain a wide range of systems including heating, ventilation, domestic water, drainage, electrical services, building fabric, fire doors, building management systems (BMS), nurse call systems and other Estates assets. You will also support statutory compliance, including water safety, fire safety and engineering inspections, in accordance with HTMs, British Standards and Trust procedures.
The role includes responding to engineering breakdowns, maintaining accurate electronic maintenance records, participating in flexible working arrangements and providing occasional cover for the out-of-hours on-call service, subject to training and competency.
Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role.
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of either mechanical, electrical or building fabric maintenance of buildings services
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety issues in connection with the Construction Industry.
- Previous experience of either mechanical, electrical or building fabric maintenance work experience.
- Experience of working within a customer-focused repairs and maintenance service.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a team and in a commercial environment.
- Experience of working with a range of portable tools, small plant, ladders and equipment to enable duties of the job to be carried out.
- Previous years NHS experience
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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