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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Electrical Assistant

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, South East England
Permanent
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GBP 25,272 per year

Posted 1 month(s) ago

Reference: 321-CORP-8083637-B2

Job summary

The Electrical Assistant supports the Estates Electrical Team in delivering safe, effective and responsive maintenance services across all Trust sites. The post holder assists with planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, minor works and installations, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, statutory regulations and health and safety requirements. The role contributes to maintaining essential electrical services and to supporting a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Main duties of the job

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Assist qualified electrical staff with routine maintenance, inspections, repairs and installations across the Trust's electrical infrastructure. Support planned preventative maintenance programmes, respond to reactive maintenance requests, complete maintenance records and job documentation, assist with surveys and audits, and help maintain patient-facing equipment and facilities. Participate in emergency response activities and provide support to other Estates trades as required.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Details
Date posted

03 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CORP-8083637-B2

Job locations

Headington

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX39DU

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

The postholder will undertake minor maintenance works under supervision, assist Competent Persons with electrical installations and low-voltage works, carry out routine PPM activities, support fault finding and repairs, and ensure compliance with safe systems of work. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, using appropriate PPE and equipment, assisting with cross-trade maintenance activities, responding to urgent operational issues affecting patient services, supporting estates surveys and audits, and participating in the Trusts out-of-hours arrangements where required. The role requires flexibility, teamwork, a strong safety focus and a commitment to delivering high-quality Estates services.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The postholder will undertake minor maintenance works under supervision, assist Competent Persons with electrical installations and low-voltage works, carry out routine PPM activities, support fault finding and repairs, and ensure compliance with safe systems of work. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, using appropriate PPE and equipment, assisting with cross-trade maintenance activities, responding to urgent operational issues affecting patient services, supporting estates surveys and audits, and participating in the Trusts out-of-hours arrangements where required. The role requires flexibility, teamwork, a strong safety focus and a commitment to delivering high-quality Estates services.

Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Knowledge and Experience
  • Specific Skills
  • Physical Skills
Desirable
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Knowledge and Experience
  • Specific Skills
  • Physical Skills
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Knowledge and Experience
  • Specific Skills
  • Physical Skills
Desirable
  • Qualifications & Training
  • Knowledge and Experience
  • Specific Skills
  • Physical Skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Headington

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX39DU

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details
Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Headington

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX39DU

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)