# Maintenance Assistant - Grange University Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- **Location:** Headquarters, St Cadoc's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Maintenance worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £26,813 - £27,890 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (A mixture of 12 hours and 7.5 hr shifts, Days, afternoons and Nights - Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T08:50:50.595Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Newport/Cwmbran/Aneurin_Bevan_University_Health_Board/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8207203
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8207203?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://abuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is recruiting a Maintenance Assistant (Band 3) to join our Estates teams at Grange University Hospital, Cwmbran.

This hands‑on role helps ensure our buildings, equipment and environments remain safe, compliant and welcoming for patients, visitors and staff.

This post requires multi‑trade experience and involves completing planned and reactive maintenance, statutory checks and minor repairs.

### Main duties of the job

As a Maintenance Assistant, you will undertake a wide range of maintenance work across mechanical, electrical, plumbing and building fabric areas. You will:

- Complete reactive and planned maintenance
- Undertake statutory compliance tasks (e.g., water testing, boiler checks, safety systems)
- Diagnose faults and carry out minor repairs
- Use electronic systems to manage and update work orders
- Support apprentices and junior staff
- Work independently across multiple sites
- Participate in on‑call rotas where required

This role suits someone with proven multi‑trade experience who can work flexibly, respond to urgent requests and maintain high safety standards.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### 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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to travel within geographical area and have relevant driving licence to drive health board vehicles.
- Able to work flexibly and at times work outside normal hours.
- Participate in On-Call rota for area of expertise if/ as required to ensure services are constant.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working within multi trades.

**Desirable**

- Experience of working on a wide range of mechanical, electrical and building services, plant and equipment maintenance environment e.g. work at heights, PAT testing, Boiler plant maintenance, water testing or macerators.
- Previous experience of working in an acute hospital environment or similar demanding role.

### Skills and Attributes

**Essential**

- Good communication skills both written and verbal with ability to communicate at all levels to demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Work unsupervised and be flexible to meet the needs of the service across sites within area of expertise.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and work to agreed deadlines, demonstrate organisation skills.
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.

### Qualifications and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Basic education to GCSE/’O’ Level in Maths and English or post-Secondary Education training in relevant field.
- Knowledge of a range of procedures for Building and repair of Mechanical / Electrical equipment / Boiler Equipment.
- An equivalent vocational qualification at Level 3 or equivalent demonstrable level of knowledge and Experience i.e. shows ability to carry out more complex tasks, often with some autonomy and decision-making.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety at Work Act.

**Desirable**

- Served a recognised apprenticeship in a trade or building multi-trades operations

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 208.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10513987)
- [flexible working policy (pdf, 584.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3033)
- [agile hybrid working framework (pdf, 5.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2695)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 640.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10513988)
- [abuhb values & behaviour framework (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3066)
- [home working policy and guidance (pdf, 380.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2696)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov 25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2844)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1633)

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