Multi-Skilled Maintenance Operative
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
Join our expanding team as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Operative at North Manchester General Hospital. This varied role involves undertaking robust estates maintenance and repair works on hospital equipment, including electrical, mechanical, carpentry, and landscaping tasks. You will prioritise your workload to ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff, performing planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs. The position offers opportunities for progression and up-skilling with on-site training.
Essential criteria
- Good education standard
- 18th Edition
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3/ ONC in relevant Engineering subject
- City and Guilds Level 3 in relevant Building Services Engineering or significant equivalent experience
- Manual Handling Training
- First Aid Trained
- Full Clean Valid Driving license
- Customer Skills
- Health & Safety Certificates
- Basic Experience in electrical, mechanical, landscape and general construction works
- Experience in Operational Estates delivery
- NHS experience
- Installation and Maintenance Processes and Procedures
- Experience in the production and development of estate related audits and control procedures
- Working Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's
- Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment
- Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH requirements related to gardening services
- Ability to present information in clear and understandable format
- Ability to prioritise workload
- A good working knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Office, Excel and Word
- A sound working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation and associate safe working practices
- Understanding of acute hospitals and healthcare environment
- Knowledge of legislation requirements as they relate to estates and environmental issues within the NHS Trust estate
- Developed problem-solving ability
- Good interpersonal skills
- Personal Attributes
- Self-motivation and act on own initiative
- Has a control and results orientated perspective
- Ability to influence others
- Ability to build good working relationships.
- Able to work with high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
- Perform well under pressure with demonstrable copying skills
- Problem solving approach
- Qualifications and Training
- Good education standard
- 18th Edition
- NVQ Level 3/ ONC in relevant Engineering subject
- City and Guilds Level 3 in relevant Building Services Engineering or significant equivalent experience
- Manual Handling Training
- First Aid Trained
- Full Clean Valid Driving license
- Customer Skills
- Health & Safety Certificates
- Basic Experience in electrical, mechanical, landscape and general construction works
- Experience in Operational Estates delivery
- NHS experience
- Installation and Maintenance Processes and Procedures
- Experience in the production and development of estate related audits and control procedures
- Working Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's
- Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment
- Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally
- Basic knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH requirements related to gardening services
- Ability to present information in clear and understandable format
- Ability to prioritise workload
- A good working knowledge of IT packages including Microsoft Office, Excel and Word
- A sound working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation and associate safe working practices
- Understanding of acute hospitals and healthcare environment
- Knowledge of legislation requirements as they relate to estates and environmental issues within the NHS Trust estate
- Developed problem-solving ability
- Good interpersonal skills
- Personal Attributes
- Self-motivation and act on own initiative
- Has a control and results orientated perspective
- Ability to influence others
- Ability to build good working relationships.
- Able to work with high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
- Perform well under pressure with demonstrable copying skills
- Problem solving approach
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 6d
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Operative
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a resourceful and energetic multi skilled operative to join our expanding team. Come and join us at North Manchester General where you will enjoy a role which can showcase your expertise and knowledge in an ever-changing environment.
With one of the most varied roles with the hospital, you be on hand to help support and fix issues across the site, making sure that visitors, workers, and patients all receive the same great experience.
No day will ever be the same with some analysis to resolve technical issues included, you'll be able to use your skills liaising with all types of stakeholders and clinical staff to support the running of a busy hospital.
With benefits to NHS pension scheme, travel discounts and blue light discounts, a great opportunity to work at the NHS biggest trust awaits you.
Main duties of the job
Each day will bring a new duty and test your knowledge. You will undertake robust estates maintenance and repair works on hospital equipment which will include installation of electrical, mechanical, carpentry, landscaping and constructive service and hardware. You will have the basic skills that the properties are maintained in accordance with the service level agreements and to the appropriate qua
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