Maintenance Assistant
Location: University Hospital Wishaw, ML2 0DPSalary: Agenda for Change Band 3, £29,103 to £31,409 plus excellent benefitsSchedule: Permanent, Full-time 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, shifts between 8am and 4pm
Ready to impact a better future? As a Maintenance Assistant in our Estates and Facilities team, you’ll support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive maintenance services across the hospital estate. Your work will help ensure buildings, equipment, and facilities are maintained to a standard that supports patient care and safety.
You’ll play a vital role in keeping essential hospital services running smoothly. Working across both clinical and non‑clinical areas, you’ll contribute to an environment where care, safety, and reliability come first, helping create a positive impact for patients, colleagues, and the wider community.
What you’ll do as Maintenance Assistant
- Support planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across the hospital estate
- Carry out basic maintenance tasks such as minor repairs, inspections, and adjustments within your level of competence
- Assist with inspections of buildings, plant rooms, and equipment, reporting defects promptly
- Prepare tools, equipment, and work areas to support maintenance activities
- Follow health and safety procedures, including Infection Prevention and Control requirements
- Escort contractors and ensure compliance with site safety and operational procedures
- Liaise with clinical and non clinical staff, maintaining discretion and sensitivity in patient facing environments
- Accurately complete job records, checklists, and documentation using paper or electronic systems
Does this sound like you?
- Experience working in a maintenance, facilities, or estates environment
- Practical knowledge of basic building maintenance tasks
- An understanding of health and safety principles and safe working practices
- Strong teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of colleagues
- A flexible approach and willingness to learn and adapt to service needs
Vetting and checks: This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme, which involves a detailed check of spent and unspent convictions and other relevant information to ensure safeguarding compliance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can provide any necessary support to help you carry out your responsibilities.
Discover all you need to keep growing We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What we offer
- Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
- Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
- Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
- Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
- Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
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