Maintenance Caretaker (Multi Skilled) (PB ESR)
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625 to £25,674 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625 - £25674 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
| Location: | Redditch, B98 7UB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9365-25-4248 |
Summary
Job Purpose: To work within the Estates & Facilities team to undertake general caretaking and handyperson duties within Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust at Redditch Alexandra Hospital, undertaking tasks in line with relevant policies and procedures. To ensure the completion of caretaking duties and basic maintenance tasks in a timely and efficient manner. Key Duties: Act as the first point of contact for all estates service desk enquiries, and escalate to the team appropriately. Ensure that the building is well maintained, i.e. heating, lighting, ventilation and fire alarms are operational, assisting with testing where required and reporting any potential hazards or required repairs using designated procedures, and ensuring that all corridors, stairs, stairwells and fire exit doors are kept free from obstructions. To work as a member of a multidisciplinary maintenance team providing professional and technical expertise with an effective and efficient focus on a service delivery. Carry out planned preventative maintenance work in accordance with Estates schedules and accepted good working practices in order to ensure safe and reliable engineering services. Where necessary, carry out fault diagnosis and minor repairs to the hospital estate infrastructure installations and plant, including ventilation, heating, air conditioning, water systems so as to maintain a safe and reliable service. Become familiar with and when adequately trained carry out basic mechanical & electrical fault diagnosis and repairs Participate fully in all relevant estates procedures and ensure completion of all necessary documentation in accordance with Estates Department policies. Record work information as required on the computer aided faicities management system (CAFM). Wear the appropriate protective clothing and footwear, uniforms, safety wear and equipment as deemed appropriate to the job and as required by the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Estates Department. Where necessary induct and instruct other staff on duties in support of your own. When required give assistance and support to other trade disciplines within the Estates Department to ensure an efficient estates service is provided. To become fully conversant with the function of all electrical and mechanical systems within the remit of the Estates Department. Provide assistance to other estates & facilities staff. When required participate in the gritting and snow/ice clearance of the Hospital roads and pavements. Understand and work from engineering and architectural drawings. To carry out all duties in a safe manner, having regard for the safety of others. Participate with all necessary update and health & safety training To carry out routine testing of essential systems and equipment e.g. fire alarm, nurse call systems, steam raising boiler plant, hospital generators, etc., recording results in accordance with Estates Department policy and procedures. Become conversant with the hospitals Building Management System to an extent that alarms can be interpreted, actioned and reset. Participation in response/emergency teams for fire, major incident and any other requiring an Estates Department input. When required drive the Trust vehicles. To assist in the upkeep of a small material store and to identify and if necessary order components required to complete repairs. To be responsible for the upkeep, tidiness and maintaining of a safe working environment in the workshops and engineering plant rooms. To liaise closely with all modern matrons, ward sisters and heads of departments with regards to estates maintenance and other relevant estates matters. When required oversee contractors working on site Carry out the execution of any other duties as relevant to the Estates services, which may be allocated by management.