# General Maintenance Assistant (Building)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Maintenance worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 + RRP @ £1,000
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required)
- **Closing date:** 2026-12-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-13T14:10:39.100Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Maintenance/Maintenance-v8410293
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8410293?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a General Maintenance Assistant (Building) to work as part of their Estates team at Poole Hospital!

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a keen understanding of all modern general maintenance activities, both reactive and planned; they will require a willingness to learn, be a dedicated team player and have a proven track record.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work unsupervised and at times have a flexible approach working hours.

Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital

Interview: 11th December

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Health & Safety Training
- Awareness of the control of legionella in healthcare premises

**Desirable**

- Training or experience in one or more of the following:- Construction, Mechanical or Electrical services

### Experience

**Essential**

- Able to communicate clearly and accurately both in verbal and written form.
- Be computer literate and able record data
- Able to work unsupervised in a variety situations which will require interaction with staff from other departments and patients /patients family.

**Desirable**

- Previous building services experience in a complex building environment or similar.
- Background in Engineering

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Must be in procession of a driving licence (manual)
- GCSE grade C or above or equivalent in English, maths

**Desirable**

- Computer literacy
- NVQ in an engineering or construction based subject

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 252.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10742823)
- [ps (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10742824)

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