Job Description

Trades Assistant

Location: Lambeth Hospital, 108 Landor Road, London SW9 9NU

Pay: Band 3 - 14.77

Hours: 37.5hrs pw

Temporary placement with potential to go permanent for the right candidate.

About the Role

Are you a skilled maintenance professional with a commitment to safety, quality, and customer service? South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Band 3 Estates Maintenance Worker to support our healthcare sites across the region. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a responsive and professional estates team, working to ensure that our environments are safe, functional, and comfortable for patients, staff, and visitors alike.

Key Responsibilities

Delivering a wide range of skilled maintenance, repairs, installations, and testing on buildings and services.

Managing both routine and non-routine tasks with flexibility and efficiency.

Responding to urgent issues such as fire alarms, heating failures, and drainage problems.

Contributing to planned preventative maintenance across Trust sites.

Communicating clearly with patients, staff, contractors, and colleagues to minimise service disruption.

Participating in the on-call rota and undertaking emergency overtime as needed.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

A recognised apprenticeship or formal qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 3, BTEC, ONC, or City & Guilds) in a building trade.

Post-apprenticeship experience in a maintenance environment.

Sound knowledge of safe working practices and relevant building regulations.

Full UK driving licence and ability to travel to various sites.

Confidence in using IT systems, including PDAs and mobile phones, for job management.

Key Skills and Attributes:

A multi-skilled, proactive, and adaptable approach.

Excellent planning, problem-solving, and communication skills.

The ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Strong customer focus and attention to health & safety.

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.*

Additional Requirements:

Must be willing and able to participate in an on-call rota and work overtime as required. Must be DBS eligible due to incidental contact with patients and service users. Must comply with Trust policies, including infection control, health & safety, and confidentiality.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -

Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

Dedicated consultants

Flexible working options

Free DBS and free training

Build holiday allowance.

Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days.

Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don't have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over 70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 14.77 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person