Maintenance Worker (Painting Bias)NHS

Job summary

Closing date: 23rd August 2026

Shortlisting to take place: W/C 24th August 2026

Interview expected to take place: W/C 31st August 2026

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Join Bradford Teaching Hospitals as a Maintenance Worker and become part of our busy Estates team, helping to maintain a safe and efficient environment for patients, staff and visitors. The successful candidate will carry out a range of maintenance duties across the Trust premises, including painting / decorating, building fabric repairs, undertake basic diagnostics and repair of faults in mechanical and electrical installations; plant and equipment, painting, building fabric; grounds and gardens maintenance and general support across all core engineering trades.

Main duties of the job

• Represent the Estates Department and be able to communicate with service users, suppliers, contractors and own staff at all levels.
• Carry out testing of equipment to support maintenance and service regimes in accordance with statutory and legislative requirements.
• Carry out general duties including routine maintenance of the site grounds and premises, plant rooms and workshops, as would be associated with a busy department.
• To carry out various maintenance duties including:
• Problem solve/fault finding, making safe of equipment where necessary, or carry out repair.
• Painting and decorating as required to assist the painting team.
• Routine joinery work such as tightening fixings, minor repairs, and self-assembly of flat pack furniture, shelving etc.
• Plumbing - such as un-blocking sinks, waste pipes and gullies.
• Assisting the gardening team during peak demand periods such as adverse weather to ensure safe access to BTHFT premises.
• General support across all core engineering trades.
• Work in a variety of locations which may include working at heights above ground level on properly constructed access equipment or within confined spaces using breathing equipment or any other situation that may arise for which the appropriate training and equipment is provided.
• Set up and operate raised platforms / access equipment, ladders, step ladders, jetter and erect scaffolding.

Job description

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.