About this role
Job summary
The Estates Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible maintenance assistant to join the Engineering Department based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital. The role will require the successful applicant to assist with the completion of various engineering maintenance tasks to ensure statutory, mandatory and Trust specific Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks are completed within a timely and efficient manner.
Successful candidate will have a basic knowledge of building and engineering services and relevant experience within a maintenance environment. Experience of Emergency Lighting testing, Electrical systems, Ventilation & Water Systems as well as working in an acute hospital environment is desirable, though not essential.
Interview Date Wednesday 21 October 2026 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week - Mon - Fri You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
Typical PPM tasks will include, but are not limited to; Emergency Light testing; PAT testing; ventilation grille cleaning; air handling unit inspections and cleaning, PPMs, fire alarm testing, Bed Maintenance, Fire Damper Testing etc.. Additional role requirements will also include the completion of minor works and day to day reactive maintenance of an Engineering/ Building manner. Flexible working is required to meet the Estates support demands of a large Acute Hospital Trust.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
Work under the direction of a craftsperson while working alongsideo Carry out a range of individual and support duties including maintenance and respond to Estates emergencies.o Assist with installation, repair and commissioning of equipment. Specific duties for site & plant room tidiness and safety Driving duties as required Carry out a range of maintenance activities on a variety of plant and equipment Domestic appliance repairs Bed Maintenance Emergency Light Testing Fire Alarm Testing Fire Damper Testing Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education Desirable
NVQ Level 2
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Basic building and engineering knowledge and relevant experience within a maintenance environment Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation.
Desirable
Experience with specialist maintenance activities e.g. PAT Testing, Fire Damper testing etc.. Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment
Skills & Abilities Essential
Be capable of working unsupervised with tools and equipment, on a wide range of technical plant equipment and services Both written and verbal communication skills are required. Basic keyboard skills Work with & without supervision. Perform wide range of duties using technical plant and equipment and services. Ability to work on planned preventative maintenance programmes.
Desirable
Current Driving Licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Victoria Infirmary
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
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