Estates Maintenance Worker

Overview

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Estates Maintenance Worker

The closing date is 05 October 2025

We\’re looking for a proactive and reliable Estates Maintenance Worker to join our dedicated team at the Royal United Hospital.

In this hands-on role, you\’ll carry out routine maintenance and minor repairs across the hospital site, helping to ensure our facilities remain safe, functional, and welcoming for patients, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general maintenance tasks and minor repair work as directed across the hospital estate.
• Support and assist qualified tradespeople in carrying out maintenance and repair activities.
• Respond to maintenance requests promptly and professionally, ensuring minimal disruption to hospital operations.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out inspections, tests, repairs, installations, as directed on trust properties, plant and infrastructure.
• Undertake work as identified on works dockets allocated to you completing the works docket legibly in accordance with the Estates procedure.
• Report faults identified either when carrying out routine checks / planned preventative maintenance or in the course of the normal working day.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance checks and complete report sheets legibly as required, in accordance with trust procedures and policies.
• Identify parts and/or equipment required to carry out designated work and use Estates Stores system to obtain required items in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Investigate technical failures as directed and identify the permanent repair required, to ensure ongoing reliability and statutory compliance.
• Assist other estate staff at all levels with technical works and technical problem solving where requested.
• Adhere to the trust procedures where \”permit to work\” is in place
• Book time worked and notes on all jobs using the handheld computerised CAFM system app. Also to use any other computer systems required to undertake works.

About us

At the RUH we\’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone\’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We\’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we\’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Form

• City & Guilds/Apprenticeship, relevant certification or equivalent experience or… Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience working within a healthcare environment
• Range of routine work procedures requiring job training Knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems and tools; gained through training and induction, part qualification or equivalent
• Trained in health and safety Member of various technical institutes ie. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE etc.
• Experience working in a similar role Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices

Form & Interview

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring Helps and co-operates with colleagues Pro-active and takes responsibility Willing to learn, open to change Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
• Able to use combination of fine hand tools and power tools Able to fault find using own initiative

Interview

• Physical Skills – Physical skills obtained through practice. Use of hand tools, standard driving Physical effort – Occasional/ frequent moderate effort for several long periods; occasional intense effort for several short periods Heavy repairs, move equipment; move heavy materials, boiler casings Emotional effort & Key stressors – Exposure to emotional or distressing situations is rare/occasional. Contact with terminally ill patients on wards
• Work in hot, cold and dirty environments, in plant rooms and external areas Working off ladders and on roof tops Working with PPE as required in contaminated areas

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.

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Contract

Permanent

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7456357

Job locations

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust