Electrical Assistant | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,272 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 9DU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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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.

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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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis 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 viewOUH 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 theOUH YouTube channel.

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 Trust’s out-of-hours arrangements where required. The role requires flexibility, teamwork, a strong safety focus and a commitment to delivering high-quality Estates services.

This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026

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