# Maintenance Operative (Band 3) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-operative-band-3/81a61c6e-6681-4097-9d35-1bf0d1ecc017 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/maintenance-operative-band-3/81a61c6e-6681-4097-9d35-1bf0d1ecc017.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bushey Fields Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Maintenance worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £24,937 - £26,598 per annum + Overtime when/if available - **Contract type:** Permanent: Availability to work outside of normally working hours to meet service requirements - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T10:45:35.240Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Midlands/West_Bromwich/Black_Country_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Maintenance_Operative/Estates_Maintenance_Operative-v8287171 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8287171?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will support the wider Estates Team by undertaking a range of general maintenance duties, including water hygiene monitoring, plant and service safety checks, planned preventive maintenance, drainage, ventilation, lighting, minor plumbing, building repairs, grounds maintenance, equipment transportation, contractor coordination and responding to adverse weather conditions, with painting and decorating undertaken as required. An enthusiastic attitude and willingness to help others is more important than previous Healthcare experience. Successful applicants will need to have a flexible approach to work, be physically fit and turn their hand to assisting with various maintenance task across all engineering and building disciplines. The workload will be varied, but there will be a requirement to undertake some repetitive tasks. All Mandatory training will be given. For more information please feel free to call Ash Knight on 07467097437. ### Main duties of the job Working Environment and Risks The role may involve exposure to: - Machinery, electrical systems, chemicals and noise - Working at height, on ladders and in confined spaces - Biological hazards, sewage and dirty working areas - Manual handling and lone working - Contact with patients in mental health settings - Plant rooms, ducts and external grounds Appropriate training, risk assessments, safe systems of work and personal protective equipment must be followed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key Responsibilities - Water hygiene: Complete flushing, temperature monitoring, sampling, cleaning and record keeping. Report concerns and support system chlorination where trained and authorised. - Plant and services: Carry out routine checks, identify faults, leaks and safety concerns, and report them for repair. - Planned preventive maintenance: Complete allocated PPM inspections and maintenance tasks in line with Trust schedules. - Drainage: Clear minor blockages and maintain drainage systems, arranging and supervising contractors where required. - Air plant and equipment: Undertake basic cleaning and maintenance of ventilation plant, firefighting equipment, patient equipment and medical furniture. - Lighting: Replace lamps and clean and refit diffusers. - Building maintenance: Complete minor repairs to fixtures, fittings, floors, windows, doors, roofs, gutters and downpipes, including painting and decorating. - Plumbing: Undertake minor plumbing repairs, such as replacing toilet seat, tap repairs and repairing small leaks. - Grounds: basic grounds maintenance and coordinate gardening contractors. - Transport: Move equipment and materials manually or using Trust vehicles. - Team support: Assist Estates tradespeople and managers with maintenance activities. - Adverse weather: Support snow clearing, flood response and other weather-related duties during and outside normal working hours. Special Requirements - Work additional or flexible hours when required to maintain essential services. - Work temporarily at other Trust locations when operationally required. - Hold a valid UK driving licence. General Responsibilities - Maintain the confidentiality of patient, staff and Trust information. - Comply with data protection, information governance and Caldicott principles. - Follow health and safety procedures and use approved manual-handling practices. - Report accidents, incidents, hazards and near misses promptly. - Support equality, diversity and inclusion. - Declare actual or potential conflicts of interest. - Undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and service needs. Main improvements - Removed repeated wording and unnecessary detail. - Grouped similar maintenance duties together. - Replaced outdated terminology, including “Criminal Records Bureau,” with wording that can be aligned to the Trust’s current recruitment and disclosure statement. - Clarified that technical work should only be completed where the post-holder is trained, competent and authorised Person specification Education/Qualifications Essential criteria - GCSE in Maths and English at level 3 or 4 (grade D or above) or functional skills level 2 - City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 in a construction related discipline. Desirable criteria - IPAF, PASMA, Abrasive wheels, Asbestos awareness etc. - Specific Healthcare training and qualifications Experience and Knowledge - Experience of working unsupervised in repair and maintenance activities - Understand and demonstrate basic competency and safe working practices (electrical, plumbing/mechanical and building) - Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Building or Construction for a minimum of 3 years - Awareness of Health & Safety Legislation and safe systems of work (Permits). - Demonstrable proficiency in use of basic computer software and hand held devices. - Repair and maintenance in a healthcare environment - Experience of testing fire alarms and/or safety and stand by systems/equipment - Experience of water hygiene testing regimes Key Working Relationships Internal: Work collaboratively with Estates colleagues, managers, departmental leads, clinical teams and other Trust staff. External: Maintain effective working relationships with contractors, service providers, other NHS organisations and emergency services. ### 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 ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE in Maths and English at level 3 or 4 (grade D or above) or functional skills level 2 - City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 in a construction related discipline. **Desirable** - IPAF, PASMA, Abrasive wheels, Asbestos awareness etc. - Specific Healthcare training and qualifications ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working unsupervised in repair and maintenance activities - Understand and demonstrate basic competency and safe working practices (electrical, plumbing/mechanical and building) **Desirable** - Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Building or Construction for a minimum of 3 years - Awareness of Health & Safety Legislation and safe systems of work (Permits). - Demonstrable proficiency in use of basic computer software and hand held devices. - Repair and maintenance in a healthcare environment - Experience of testing fire alarms and/or safety and stand by systems/equipment - Experience of water hygiene testing regimes ### Skills/Personal qualities **Essential** - Provide and receive routine and complex information and be able to communicate issues to others, both verbal and via email - Problem solving - Highly developed physical skills; able to demonstrate the effective and safe use of a range of trade associated tools and equipment including fine tools/ materials to repair delicate equipment - Ability to carry out point of work and task lite risk assessment(s) according to training and experience prior to commencing work and continue to risk assess whilst work is undertaken - Self motivated - Ability to plan and organise own work load and able to prioritise - The ability to work autonomously and as a team player as appropriate, demonstrating an understanding of relationship between own work and that of other craftsmen - Able to work within a high pressure and emotive environment and to tight deadlines ### Trust Behaviours & Other requirements **Essential** - Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone - Enable yourself and others to act with confidence and authority in order to achieve the best outcome for everyone - Work with others. Be inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone and everything we do - Act with transparency and honesty; respect and value others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone - It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner or able to travel to and from various Trust Locations as required to commence/complete their working from. A Leased Trust vehicle will be provided for work related duties during the normal working day and when on-call. ## Documents - [bchft anti racist declaration (pdf, 222.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2381) - [maintenance operative job description band 3 (pdf, 254.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10604578) - [maintenance operative personal specification (pdf, 559.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10604579) ## 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.