Maintenance Assistant

Location: University Hospital Wishaw, ML2 0DP
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 3, £29,103 to £31,409 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Permanent, Full-time 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, shifts between 8am and 4pm

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Maintenance Assistant in our Estates and Facilities team, you’ll support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive maintenance services across the hospital estate. Your work will help ensure buildings, equipment, and facilities are maintained to a standard that supports patient care and safety.

You’ll play a vital role in keeping essential hospital services running smoothly. Working across both clinical and non-clinical areas, you’ll contribute to an environment where care, safety, and reliability come first, helping create a positive impact for patients, colleagues, and the wider community.

What you’ll do as Maintenance Assistant
You’ll be entrusted to:

• Support planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across the hospital estate
• Carry out basic maintenance tasks such as minor repairs, inspections, and adjustments within your level of competence
• Assist with inspections of buildings, plant rooms, and equipment, reporting defects promptly
• Prepare tools, equipment, and work areas to support maintenance activities
• Follow health and safety procedures, including Infection Prevention and Control requirements
• Escort contractors and ensure compliance with site safety and operational procedures
• Liaise with clinical and non‑clinical staff, maintaining discretion and sensitivity in patient‑facing environments.
• Accurately complete job records, checklists, and documentation using paper or electronic systems.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Experience working in a maintenance, facilities, or estates environment
• Practical knowledge of basic building maintenance tasks
• An understanding of health and safety principles and safe working practices
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with a range of colleagues
• A flexible approach and willingness to learn and adapt to service needs

Vetting and checks:
This role requires membership of the PVG Scheme, which involves a detailed check of spent and unspent convictions and other relevant information to ensure safeguarding compliance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can provide any necessary support to help you carry out your responsibilities.

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.
 

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.

• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.