Maintenance Lead

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Oldham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (33 days incl bank hols)

Birthday day off

Career development

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access

GP service access

Maternity package

Pension

Free meals

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Health care is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to oversee a two-site service at All Saints Hospital in Oldham. You will lead a maintenance team, prioritise workloads and supervise day-to-day tasks to ensure repairs are completed safely and to a high standard.

Working with the Support Services Manager, you will coordinate PPM programmes, manage contractors on site, monitor budgets, and promote a strong health and safety culture across the site. A DBS disclosure is required.

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance experience in a hospital or similar environment.
• City & Guilds qualification in Electrical, Plumbing or Building.
• Demonstrated managerial and communication skills.
• Ability to be practical and adaptable.
• Conscientious and team-focused.
• Knowledge of statutory legislation (fire, electrical, health & safety).
• English language skills (verbal and written to GCSE level D or equivalent).
• Initiative and assertiveness.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a maintenance team across All Saints Hospital, delivering high standards of maintenance.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance activities, prioritise workloads, review schedules and ensure timely, safe repairs.
• Coordinate Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes and ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Coordinate contractors on site and provide local guidance to ensure safe, timely works.
• Contribute to Health & Safety, Clinical Governance and Senior Management meetings as required.
• Assist with purchase orders, invoice approvals and budget monitoring.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Management

Communication

Problem solving

Adaptability

Teamwork

English language

Education

City & Guilds qualification in Electrical, Plumbing or Building

Job description

Are you a hands‑on maintenance professional with leadership experience and a passion for creating safe, well‑maintained environments? Join our team as a Maintenance Lead and play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of two specialist healthcare services, making a real difference to the experience of patients, staff and visitors every day.

Working closely with the Support Services Manager, you will lead and support a maintenance team across All Saints Hospital, ensuring a high standard of maintenance is delivered. You will oversee day‑to‑day maintenance activities, prioritise workloads, review work schedules and ensure repairs and maintenance tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will support the organisation and completion of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes, ensuring all statutory and compliance requirements are met. You will coordinate contractors on site, providing guidance and local support to ensure works are completed safely, on time and to the required standard. You will also identify, prioritise and respond to faults, damage and maintenance issues, ensuring buildings and facilities remain safe, compliant and fit for purpose.

As Maintenance Lead, you will be responsible for promoting a strong health and safety culture, ensuring all maintenance activities are carried out in line with organisational policies, procedures and statutory regulations. You will also support administrative processes, including purchase orders, invoice approval and budget monitoring, while contributing to Health & Safety, Clinical Governance and Senior Management Team meetings as required.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Previous maintenance experience in a hospital or similar environment
• To have a City & Guilds qualification in Electrical, Plumbing or in Building
• To demonstrate good managerial and communication skills
• The ability to adapt - be practical
• To be conscientious and team focused
• Knowledge of statutory legislation e.g. fire, electrical and health & safety
• English language skills - verbal and written to GCSE level D or equivalent numerate GCSE level D
• To demonstrate initiative and assertiveness
• To troubleshoot and resolve problems

What You'll Get:

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

• Annual base salary of £28,040
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) - plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window
• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one‑stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
• Stream - instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
• Pension contribution, to help secure your future
• Free meals and onsite free parking

Where you will be working:

Location

All Saints Hospital, Grange Avenue, Oldham,Greater Manchester, OL8 4EF

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team at All Saints Hospital, providing care for people who are D/deaf or have complex communication needs. It is a culturally sensitive service which has been created to provide support and rehabilitation with care and intervention from both deaf and hearing members of staff.

All Saints Hospital which is a specialist Mental Health service which has self‑contained flats for men over 18 years old, which helps them move along their care pathway to more independent living.

About us:

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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 and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.