Estates Maintenance Worker

Job overview

We’re looking for a proactive and reliable Estates Maintenance Worker to join our dedicated team at the Royal United Hospital.

In this hands-on role, you’ll carry out routine maintenance and minor repairs across the hospital site, helping to ensure our facilities remain safe, functional, and welcoming for patients, staff, and visitors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake general maintenance tasks and minor repair work as directed across the hospital estate.
• Support and assist qualified tradespeople in carrying out maintenance and repair activities.
• Respond to maintenance requests promptly and professionally, ensuring minimal disruption to hospital operations.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out inspections, tests, repairs, installations, as directed on trust properties, plant and infrastructure.
• Undertake work as identified on works dockets allocated to you completing the works docket legibly in accordance with the Estates procedure.
• Report Faults identified either when carrying out routine checks /planned preventative Maintenance or in the course of the normal working day.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance checks and complete report sheets legibly as required, in accordance with trust procedures and policies.
• Identify parts and or equipment required to carry out designated work and use Estates Stores system to obtain required items in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Investigate technical failures as directed and identify the permanent repair required, to ensure ongoing reliability and statutory compliance.
• Assist other estate staff at all levels with technical works and technical problem solving where requested.
• Adhere to the trust procedures where “permit to work “ is in place
• Book time worked and notes on all jobs using the handheld computerised CAFM system app.  Also to use any other computer systems required to undertake works.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.