job descrption

To assist in the provision of an efficient, responsive, flexible and effective estates maintenance service to the Maidstone Hospital site as part of the Estates Department team.

The post holder shall carry out maintenance, repairs and new works including joinery, locks, furniture, fittings, doors, windows etc.

Undertake both reactive repairs and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programme to help prolong the life expectancy of equipment/plant. Recording work carried out via a software package.

Complete allocated reactive and planned work in accordance with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.

Work with minimal supervision, providing maintenance, repair and replacement services as necessary to the carpentry service.

Respond to emergency and urgent repair requests in a timely and effective manner, restoring services where possible or making services safe until more extensive or specialist work can be undertaken and completed. Record and report any further work required as necessary

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Martin Grant Job title: Building Technical Officer Email address: martingrant@nhs.net Telephone number: 01622 224507