Maintenance Assistant

Core Mechanical Responsibilities:o Replace toilet seato Unblock toilets (First Call)o Unblock sinks (First Call)o Replace shower head/hoseo Shower PPM (Head Clean & Temp Check)o Thermostatic Mixing Valve PPM (Strainer & Temp Check)o General Ward Plumbing PPM (Visual)o Clean ventilation grills and mushroom outletso Replace fire extinguisherso Plant Monitoring including the identification and reporting of faults.o Filter Changing

Core Electrical Responsibilities:o Replace lampso Replace fluorescent tubeso Clean light fittings and diffusers o Adjust clockso Portable Appliance Testingo Fire alarm Testingo Nurse call Handset replacements

Core Building Responsibilities:o Remove/replace ceiling tileso Minor vinyl flooring repairso Minor repairs of damaged plasterworko Minor repairs of damaged paintworko Minor repairs of damaged wall tiles and groutingo Re-fix panels in wardso Minor repair of window blindso Minor repair of bedside lockerso Fit paper towel holder/soap dispensero Fit notice boardso Fit coat hookso Fix signso Fix pictureso Painting and decorating

Are you looking for a new challenge?

We have an exciting opportunity for join our Estates Department at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) .

We have an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Maintenance Assistant (mechanical/electrical/building) to assist higher skilled grades on new work, maintenance and repairs as required within East Suffolk & North Essex (ESNEFT) properties.

You will be based at Colchester Hospital (travel to other ESNEFT sites will be required as and when required) and requires a highly motivated, dependable and flexible person with good communication and interpersonal skills, who is capable of working to a high standard with minimum supervision.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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