General Maintenance Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a General Maintenance Assistant at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will undertake unsupervised planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance work. It requires a motivated individual with a passion for maintenance and a commitment to providing high-quality service. The position includes a Recruitment and Retention Payment of £2000 per year.
Essential criteria
- Basic Level ICT
- Relevant NVQ level 2/3 or Vocational maintenance qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant certificated training in the use of power tools
- Relevant certificated training in COSHH
- Previous site maintenance experience preferably within a large organisation.
- Have experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Experience of electrical, mechanical services e.g., emergency light testing, water testing/ legionella sampling etc. replacing door furniture.
- Working knowledge of health and safety policies, infection control and work procedures
- Additional Criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of literacy/English language skills, spoken and written
- Full UK Driving License
- Basic Level ICT
- Relevant NVQ level 2/3 or Vocational maintenance qualification.
- Relevant certificated training in the use of power tools
- Relevant certificated training in COSHH
- Previous site maintenance experience preferably within a large organisation.
- Have experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Experience of electrical, mechanical services e.g., emergency light testing, water testing/ legionella sampling etc. replacing door furniture.
- Working knowledge of health and safety policies, infection control and work procedures
- Additional Criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of literacy/English language skills, spoken and written
- Full UK Driving License
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
General Maintenance Assistant
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a motivated and driven individual with a background in maintenance?
Here at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust we value the contribution that all of our Estates and Facilities staff make to the NHS. Our teams are vital in ensuring that our Hospital is a safe and pleasant environment for our patients and staff.
We are looking for a General Maintenance Assistant to join our dedicated and hardworking team at Musgrove Park Hospital.
This role offers a Recruitment and Retention Payment of £2000 per year.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve undertaking unsupervised (once trained), planned preventative maintenance routines and reactive maintenance work.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for maintenance, a committed team player who can provide a high quality and dedicated service, improving the delivery of maintenance at the Hospital.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. Yo
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