Building Services Assistant (Mechanical Bias)

Building Services Assistant (Mechanical Bias)
NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area Estates Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 282-E1316

Employer The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Marsden Sutton Town Sutton Salary £29,651 - £31,312 per annum inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Estates Department operate and maintain, energy and environmental resources, controls, electrical and mechanical services providing power, lighting, heating, air conditioning to wards, outpatients and operating theatres. Estates directly impacts on patient welfare, frontline clinical care, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency and sustainability across the Trust. We have an exciting opportunity for a committed highly self‑motivated individual, the Royal Marsden is looking for a Building Services Assistant (Mechanical) to join the Estates Team in Sutton. This is a highly valuable broad ranging role, which will expose the Building Services Assistant to the whole range of Estates services including mechanical, electrical, building & energy control systems and project management. The candidate must be highly proactive in developing their technical knowledge in all aspects of training and work undertaken, engage in active discussions about skills, techniques, methods and approach to tasks in order to develop as a skilled professional. Behaviour at all times must be conducted in a professional manner and consistent with Trust Values.

Main duties of the job

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2. Understand the workings of engineering services and systems in NHS/Trust premises. Ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner.
   
3. To ensure any fault, defect or malfunction of plant, equipment or fabric of the trust buildings are speedily reported to the relevant supervisor/manager in order to affect appropriate repair.
   
4. Identify and communicate defects and action plans to the supervisor by undertaking physical inspections, when undertaking normal course of duties and reviewing statutory inspection reports, observations for the way building /plant /equipment is being operated and used and from information in the CAFM system.
   
5. Support the development of quality management processes and capture tasks undertaken in simple flow charts reflecting the steps and procedures used.
   

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world‑leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on‑going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification
Experience

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• Demonstrable experience within a maintenance environment.
  
• Able to use all tools and equipment.
  
• Demonstration of manual dexterity and a safe use of basic workshop hand tools
  
• Demonstration of manual dexterity and a safe use of basic workshop hand tools
  

Skills Abilities/knowledge

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• To work co-operatively with skilled colleagues and under the minimum of supervision.
  
• General knowledge in respect of engineering maintenance
  
• Confirm commitment to complying with The Trust Values
  
• A knowledge of the NHS, its structures and objectives and their application within the Trust Knowledge of allied trades.
  

Other Requirements

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• Well‑developed interpersonal skills, honest, reliable and have confidence to communicate effectively at all levels.
  
• Full awareness and understanding of Health and Safety legislation in respect of work function.
  
• Demonstrate previous experience of being able to learn manual skills and put them into successfully and safely in practice.
  

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient‑facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.