# General Maintenance Assistant – Electrical > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-maintenance-assistant-electrical/dc090f8a-06fd-4422-ae0b-f855a4a9ae58 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-maintenance-assistant-electrical/dc090f8a-06fd-4422-ae0b-f855a4a9ae58.md ## 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 + £1,000 RRP - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-13T15:40:48.347Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Electrical_Maintenance/Electrical_Maintenance-v8393907 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8393907?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 - Electrical to work as part of their Estates team on the Royal Bournemouth Hospital site. The General Maintenance Assistant Electrical works as part of a team that covers the hospital electrical systems 7 days per week and is responsible for the day-to-day repairs, operation and first line response of the Trust electrical equipment and systems. You will operate and maintain the Trusts electrical equipment & systems including but not limited to lighting and emergency light systems, fire alarms, nurse call and other electrical systems and equipment found in the healthcare environment, in an economic, efficient and safe manner, in accordance with legislation and agreed standards. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate an keen understanding of all modern general electrical maintenance activities, both reactive and planned; they will require a willingness to learn, be a dedicated team player and have a proven track record. Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital Interview Date: 8th 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 - The post holder will be responsible for the servicing, maintenance and repair of the Electrical building services installations within the trust in line with current policies and procedures. - Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work including planned prevented maintenance work and labouring including electrical shutdowns The post holder will have a full Driving licence ( vehicle group A ). ### 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** - Basic electrical theory - Basic electrical fault finding and testing. - Safe isolation disconnection and reinstatement of electrical equipment. - Good knowledge of general engineering techniques. - General knowledge of other trades allied to building services. **Desirable** - Health & Safety training - Understanding of Confined spaces, Lifting & handling, COSHH, Mobile platforms and Asbestos awareness ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of maintenance engineering trades in a range of settings. - Able to work unsupervised in a variety situations which will require interaction with staff from other departments and patients /patients family - Able to communicate clearly and accurately both in verbal and written form. - Be computer literate and able record data i.e. temperatures /times, meter readings etc in databases **Desirable** - Working in Healthcare Environment. - Background in building services or construction - Working at heights from mobile elevating working platforms ### Qualifications **Essential** - Experience of carrying out electrical maintenance work of a semi-skilled nature in building services environment, to an NVQ3 level or equivalent. - Full UK Driving Licence (Manual) **Desirable** - 18th Edition IEE regulations. - City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing certificate. - Certified training in confined space working. - City & Guilds 2377 certificate of competence for the inspection and testing of electrical equipment. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Self-motivated, able to work individually and as a team member, willing to take on new ideas and training as necessary. - Enthusiastic, diligent and willing to take on new ideas and training as necessary. - Excellent communications skills as well as being courteous, tactful and well presented. **Desirable** - Able to liaise with Managers and Hospital Staff of all levels. - Numerate. - Self-Motivated. - Ability to work on own initiative. ### Language requirement **Essential** - Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role ### Technical Skills Competencies **Essential** - Proven ability to demonstrate good problem solving and analytical skills. - Be able to plan and organise day to day tasks or activities and reschedule where necessary. - To demonstrate multi skilled approach to work - Familiar with hand and power tools. - Ability to work from drawings without supervision. **Desirable** - Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic electrical installations, plant and equipment, to deal with new situations as they arise and pass on knowledge to others. - Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to original trade. - Have an excellent understanding of the relationship of other Estates staff work to their own. - Ability to liaise with clinical and non clinical staff of all levels. ### Other requirements specific to the role **Essential** - Able to set deadlines and timescales for managing own workload. - Able to be flexible with start/ finish times on occasion. - Willingness and ability to carry out tasks allied to building services, if required. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 328.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10724360) - [ps (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10724361) ## 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.