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Job overview

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated Estates Site Technical Assistant within the Estates and Development team.  Are you looking for a career opportunity that provides the right balance between development and workplace responsibilities?

Or are you thinking about a change and looking for alternative career opportunities that provide new skills, knowledge and experiences?

As a Trust, we see the value in supporting the development and progression of our people with on the job experience.

The successful candidate will be friendly, positive, self-motivated and have the ability to work on their own and as part of a small team.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be flexible in their approach which can manage changing situations. 

Core functions will include:

• To escort and supervise external contractors to ensure works are carried out in isolation to patients.
• Provide access and information to sites for contractors etc.
• To work alongside and provide immediate support to Development Teams within inpatient environments, which will include regular patient contact.
• To undertake routine maintenance tasks such as water sampling and PAT testing.
• Liaise with estates staff to facilitate the delivery of estate related works.
• To be prepared to work in hazardous areas taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.
• To assist and liaise with contractors undertaking works on site, facilitating access when required.
• Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance, for which related training and/or experience has been achieved, that does not justify a fully qualified maintenance craftsperson.
• To plan and organise a range of tasks, where there is a need to make adjustments/reallocation e.g. admin work as directed by senior staff in line with service provision.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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