# Estates Specialist Maintenance Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-specialist-maintenance-assistant/1824f2d4-c742-4f1e-960d-9d5902dc6141 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-specialist-maintenance-assistant/1824f2d4-c742-4f1e-960d-9d5902dc6141.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Maintenance worker - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T14:32:40.435Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8353942 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8353942?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join our Estates team and help create a safe, reliable and welcoming environment where patients, staff and visitors can feel confident. We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Estates Maintenance professional to join our team. This is a hands-on role where your practical expertise, problem-solving skills and attention to detail will make a real difference every day. Working across Trust facilities, you’ll carry out a varied range of routine and moderately complex maintenance activities, including fault finding and diagnosis, repairs and planned preventative maintenance. Working alongside and under the guidance of our Estates Team Leaders and Officers, you’ll help keep our buildings, systems and equipment operating safely, efficiently and to a high standard. This is more than just a maintenance role. The work you do directly supports the delivery of excellent patient care. By keeping our facilities safe, functional and well maintained, you’ll play an essential part in creating an environment where our clinical teams can focus on what matters most. Sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visa not Available Please note that a Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa ### Main duties of the job What you’ll be doing - Carrying out planned, reactive and preventative maintenance across Trust facilities. - Diagnosing faults and completing repairs to a high standard. - Identifying potential risks and taking proactive action to prevent failures, injuries or damage. - Working safely and following Trust policies, safe systems of work, statutory requirements and industry best practice. - Supporting the efficient operation and upkeep of buildings, equipment and essential systems. - Working collaboratively with colleagues across the Estates team to deliver a responsive and high-quality service. - Maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and the needs of our patients, staff and visitors If you’re someone who enjoys solving problems, takes pride in doing a job well and wants to see the real impact of your work, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for. You’ll become part of a supportive, skilled and dedicated Estates team, where your contribution is valued and every day brings a new challenge. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Persona qualities **Essential** - Ability to travel to other sites as and when required - Ability to cope with demanding and stressful scenarios - Flexible approach to working hours/duties - Ability to work at height using access from ladders/scaffold - Ability to work in confined spaces - Ability and willingness to undertake Emergency Situations repairs ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good organisational skills and the ability to plan effectively and efficiently - Ability to address and develop solutions to problems - Strong communication skills for effective working relationships throughout the organisation - Good IT skills - Ability to follow written instructions and procedures - High standard of workmanship and completion on all jobs undertaken - Disciplined approach to schedules and tasks. ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Previous experience within a maintenance role - Able to work independently or as part of a team - To have a sound knowledge and understanding of other building trades **Desirable** - Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment ### Education & Qualification **Essential** - GCSE English and Maths or equivalent - NVQ / Level 2 in a mechanical, electrical engineering or building discipline **Desirable** - BAFE certified fire equipment maintenance technician - Water Quality Management certified ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 920.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10679691) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.