Maintenance Worker (Painting Bias)
- bradford, england, United Kingdom
Job Description
Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Royal Infirmary Town Bradford Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/08/ :59
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We are one team
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information before applying for this role.
Person specification
Experience
- Significant relevant experience and background in the maintenance industry.
- Experience of carrying out general building maintenance, problem solving, making safe equipment and carrying out repairs.
Skills
- A flexible attitude, prepared to work out of hours
- Ability to carry out manual labour for prolonged periods on a daily basis, which would include the use of appropriate lifting and handling techniques.
Knowledge
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Knowledge of general building fabric maintenance / electrical / mechanical and plumbing systems and equipment. This should have been acquired through working / training within the industry.
- Knowledge of safe working practices including safe operation of ladders, steps and scaffolding.
- Knowledge of health and safety practice relevant to the building and engineering industry.
- Knowledge and appreciation of engineering principles and practices.
Qualifications
- Good standard of general education, GCSE Maths & English or equivalent.
- Certificate in competence for working with high level access equipment or prepared to undertake
- Certificate for erecting scaffolding. Or prepared to undertake appropriate training to gain certification.
- Willing to undertake further training relevant to the post.
- Hold current valid driving licence.
- A recognised apprenticeship in plumbing / appropriate building services engineering discipline.
- City & Guilds – Plumbing / Building Services Engineering qualification or equivalent.
Other Requirements
- Requirement to drive Trust vehicle.
- Willingness to work outside during inclement weather; experience heat and humidity associated with plant such as boilers/ sewage, body fluids, gas fumes etc
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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