Maintenance Assistant Engineering | Isle of Wight NHS Trust
We are recruiting for a Maintenance Assistant- Engineering who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards
To undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair work, that does not justify the attention of a fully qualified craftsperson.
To assist skilled operatives in carrying our PPM, repair and new works.
Act as a second person, for safety reasons, for work in confined spaces or where ladders are used.
To undertake, unsupervised, PPM and minor repair work related to training and experience.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Duties may include:
- Strip down and clean trolley wheels.
- Re-washer ball valves, taps, WC siphons etc.
Other duties:
- Collect spares from wholesalers / stockists.
- Perform routine work, including labouring.
- Learn and undertake work of a maintenance nature, subject to appropriate training which does not require a fully trained/qualified craftsperson.
- Subject to appropriate training and confirmation of competence, undertake Portable Appliance Testing using appropriate test and logging equipment to meet statutory requirements.
- Subject to appropriate training and confirmation of competence, operate steam raising boiler plant including the checking of steam pressures and reporting of defects to the line manager.
- Subject to the appropriate training and confirmation of competence, provide clinical waste services.
- To use relevant tools and equipment as appropriate
- To demonstrate a basic knowledge of workshop safety practices.
- To assist higher skilled grades of all trades on new work and repairs.
- To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as delegated.
- To comply with all Health & Safety requirements as appropriate.To work overtime as required.
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Aug 2026
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Company: Isle of Wight NHS
Salary: £25,760 – £27,476 pro rata, per annum
Hours: Full-time
Location: Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 11 Aug 2026
Closing date: 10 Sept 2026
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