Maintenance Caretaker

If you enjoy creating a well-presented and safe environment, then join the team at Cotswold Spa Hospital as a Maintenance Caretaker and become a valued member of the service. 

As a Maintenance Caretaker, you will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, where you will be responsible for ensuring the services facilities are fit for purpose, regularly conduct audits to identify and repair any faults.  Plan and respond to Planned Preventative Maintenance and emergency calls. 

You will be responsible for all maintenance-related tasks, liaising with contractors to support the upkeep of the service and have a proven background with maintenance in similar industries/healthcare settings. 

As a Maintenance Caretaker you will be:

• Supporting the completion of PPM checks on a daily, weekly, monthly basis and audits when required.
• Coordinating and supporting contractors whilst on site and completing of all paperwork and tool checks.
• Reviewing daily work sheets and prioritising tasks accordingly and complete as directed 
• Providing out of hours assistance if required.
• Ensuring the services facilities, grounds and gardens are maintained.
• Ensuring new starters are entered onto the Key Watchman system and keys allocated as necessary.
• Supervising the routine water and electrical mains system testing, and where necessary implementing corrective action.
• Supervising Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) so that all portable equipment has a current test status.
• Taking personal responsibility for ensuring that the work practices and the environment meet the requirements of Health and Safety at Work legislation and report all deficits to management. 
• Providing feedback to SMT, CG and H&S meetings.
• Maintaining the highest standards of integrity when communicating with staff, patients, family, carers, and other professionals.
• Maintaining concise records and provide reports, as necessary.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience within a similar role
• General building trade experience
• The ability to paint and decorate, 
• Knowledge/Experience in the use of hand tools
• Knowledge/Experience of electrical, mechanical, and building maintenance
• Knowledge/Experience of using computer-based programmes.
• Knowledge of COSSH, SSOW, Risk assessments, Health & Safety at Work
• A full driving licence
• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate with ward and department staff and visitors.

Where you will be working:

Address: Cotswold Spa Hospital, Station Road, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7DE

Become part of a team providing care for young people between the ages of 13 and 25 who have an eating disorder, at Cotswold Spa Hospital.

With inpatient and day patient treatment programmes, the multidisciplinary team offer a range of therapeutic groups and workshops to help support the young people and their families through their diagnosis.

Cotswold Spa Hospital is located in the picturesque village of Broadway, just south of Evesham, in the Worcestershire countryside.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £27,202.50
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.