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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Maintenance Assistant

Description

We are seeking a Maintenance Assistant to join our team at Kingston Hospital. As a flexible member of the Maintenance Team, you will work largely in an unsupervised capacity to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard on all plant, engineering systems, building structures, and services within the Hospital and associated buildings.

The main duties of the job include:

  • Undertaking semi-skilled electrical maintenance repairs, such as replacing lamps, assisting with lift entrapment and release
  • Performing semi-skilled electrical planned preventative maintenance, including fire alarm testing and testing emergency generators
  • Carrying out semi-skilled plumbing maintenance repairs, such as unblocking drains and replacing toilet seats
  • Painting tasks, including preparing walls and surfaces for painting
  • Undertaking minor building trade repairs, such as replacing mastic to sinks and basins

We offer a supportive and empowering environment that fosters your professional and personal development. Our benefits include an on-site staff nursery, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, and a 24/7 employee assistance programme.

The salary for this permanent, full-time role is £30,630 to £32,346 per annum.

Skills

Required

  • electrical maintenance
  • plumbing
  • painting
  • building trades

Nice to have

  • IT Skills

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9396-26-0426

Apply on Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust