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Maintenance Assistant (Nights)NHS

Leicester, LE3 9QP Permanent £25,760 to £27,476
Posted 18 September 2026 Closing date 1 October 2026
Leicester Rail Station (2.8 miles, direct) Leicester North (Great Central Railway) (2.1 miles, direct) St Margaret's Bus Station (2.2 miles, direct)

Job summary

The role of the Estates Maintenance Assistant (Nights) is to be part of a team providing comprehensive Healthcare building maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

This role is working Night shifts and acting as a first responder for out of hour's maintenance tasks and also carrying out pre-planned maintenance activities on both systems, engineering plant and maintenance areas.

To carry out planned and reactive maintenance task to a high standard that is commensurate with the skills and experience for the role.

The post holder will be reporting, on a day to day basis, to the Estates Supervisor and Estates maintenance managers. However, will carry out routine duties referring to SOP's as and when required.

Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified craftsman, related to his training and/or experience

Main duties of the job

To assist other trades as required by the Maintenance Supervisor.

To use all relevant tools and equipment. Understanding how to manipulate fine tools and equipment.

To maintain the workshops, stores, switch-rooms, boiler-house and plant-rooms and the surrounding areas clean and tidy as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Compliance with all statutory regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

To be able to work overtime at short notice if available to do so, depending on the needs of the Trust.

To ensure that all policies and procedures laid down by the Trust are strictly complied with.

Job description

Assist higher skill grades on new work and repairs.

Demonstrate a basic knowledge of workshop safety practices.

Undertake statutory planned, reactive maintenance tasks and Inspections.

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future services and changes in legislation.

To work and operate using the trust CAFM system and associated communication devices to ensure the work is actioned and resolved in a smart and efficient manner, using the system to record time taken, materials used, inspection results and defect reporting.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

  • high-quality care for all,
  • being a great place to work,
  • partnerships for impact, and
  • research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

  • we are compassionate,
  • we are proud,
  • we are inclusive, and
  • we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/

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