St Peter’s Hospice

Maintenance Operative

The closing date is 15 December 2025

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.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,205 to £25,479 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

STP1158456

Job locations

St Peter's Hospice

Charlton Road

Bristol

Somerset

BS10 6NL


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.

Employer details

Employer name

St Peter’s Hospice

Address

St Peter's Hospice

Charlton Road

Bristol

Somerset

BS10 6NL


Employer's website

https://www.stpetershospice.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Peter’s Hospice

Address

St Peter's Hospice

Charlton Road

Bristol

Somerset

BS10 6NL


Employer's website

https://www.stpetershospice.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Administrator

Erin Benson

recruitment@stpetershospice.org

01179159482

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£24,205 to £25,479 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

STP1158456

Job locations

St Peter's Hospice

Charlton Road

Bristol

Somerset

BS10 6NL


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