Job summary
We're looking for a caring and organised individual to join our friendly Facilities team as a Maintenance Person.
Friendly and approachable, you'll have previous experience working in a maintenance role with an understanding of building, fire, legionella, electrical testing and regulations. You understand the importance of maintaining high standards and working with health and safety compliance - you'll ensure the hospice environment is maintained to a high standard, and all areas of compliance are achieved.
Main duties of the job
To arrange the day to day organisation of reactive and planned maintenance throughout our premises, and other hospice sites including shops, ensuring that compliance is adhered too
About us
Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace, and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise, we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.
Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before, during and after a bereavement, we provide support thats remembered forever.
We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.
We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence, we share our skills with other health professionals, helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.
Were here for all, for free, forever.
Job description
Job responsibilities
s
Ensuring the hospice environment is maintained to a high standard,
ensuring that all areas of maintenance compliance are achieved.
Establish and maintain communication with people regarding routine
and operational daily activities, overcoming any difficulties in
communication between the people involved
Monitor and maintain health and safety, security of self and others in
working areas.
Assist in maintaining and developing services
Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues
Prepare and maintain facilities using appropriate equipment for the
task.
Participate in partnership working with volunteers and other staff
members
Accurately maintaining records of planned preventive maintenance and
reactive requests
Ensuring maintenance schedule tasks are completed
Support to our shops portfolio
Job description
Job responsibilities
s
Ensuring the hospice environment is maintained to a high standard,
ensuring that all areas of maintenance compliance are achieved.
Establish and maintain communication with people regarding routine
and operational daily activities, overcoming any difficulties in
communication between the people involved
Monitor and maintain health and safety, security of self and others in
working areas.
Assist in maintaining and developing services
Ensure own actions promote quality and alert others to quality issues
Prepare and maintain facilities using appropriate equipment for the
task.
Participate in partnership working with volunteers and other staff
members
Accurately maintaining records of planned preventive maintenance and
reactive requests
Ensuring maintenance schedule tasks are completed
Support to our shops portfolio
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General school education grades
Desirable
- NVQ building and maintenance certificates
- Maintenance related certificates
Experience
Essential
- At least three years experience in building maintenance
- Experience and understanding of building, fire, legionella, electrical
- testing, regulations
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with health and
- safety
- Experience in carrying out a wide scope of works i.e. carpentry,
- plumbing, decoration, equipment repairs, plant repairs and general DIY
Desirable
- Evidence of maintenance work portfolios
- Experience in working in a care environment (preferable).
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Effective communication
- Positive working attitude
- Flexible approach to issues
- Good organiser
- Prioritise work load
- Reliable and punctual
- Smart clean appearance
- Able to train and motivate staff
- To comply with health and safety policies and procedures
- Ability to work in a healthcare environment
- Attention to detail
- Effective maintenance skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- A skilled facilitator, able to get the best out of people within a workshop
- situation
- An understanding and empathy for the work of the Hospice
- Valid Driving license
- Friendly and approachable manner
- A will to get the job done
- Flexible working attitude
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General school education grades
Desirable
- NVQ building and maintenance certificates
- Maintenance related certificates
Experience
Essential
- At least three years experience in building maintenance
- Experience and understanding of building, fire, legionella, electrical
- testing, regulations
- Knowledge, understanding and experience of working with health and
- safety
- Experience in carrying out a wide scope of works i.e. carpentry,
- plumbing, decoration, equipment repairs, plant repairs and general DIY
Desirable
- Evidence of maintenance work portfolios
- Experience in working in a care environment (preferable).
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Effective communication
- Positive working attitude
- Flexible approach to issues
- Good organiser
- Prioritise work load
- Reliable and punctual
- Smart clean appearance
- Able to train and motivate staff
- To comply with health and safety policies and procedures
- Ability to work in a healthcare environment
- Attention to detail
- Effective maintenance skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- A skilled facilitator, able to get the best out of people within a workshop
- situation
- An understanding and empathy for the work of the Hospice
- Valid Driving license
- Friendly and approachable manner
- A will to get the job done
- Flexible working attitude
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.