Maintenance Lead

Elysium Healthcare Limited; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave and birthday off

Annual salary review

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card discounts

Life Assurance

Earned wage access (Stream)

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Free meals on site

Free parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is seeking a Maintenance Lead to manage and develop a maintenance team across two specialist healthcare services in St Neots. The role involves coordinating day-to-day maintenance, supervising contractors, and ensuring safety and compliance in a hospital setting.

You will oversee preventative maintenance programs, prioritise tasks, and contribute to governance and finance processes while supporting a culture of safety and service quality for patients, staff and

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance experience in a hospital or similar environment.
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Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance at two sites, prioritising workloads and reviewing schedules.
• Coordinate contractors on site, ensuring works are completed safely, on time and to required standards.
• Support planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and ensure compliance with statutory regulations.
• Assist with budget monitoring, purchase orders and invoice approvals.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture across the facilities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Management skills

Communication skills

English GCSE-level literacy

Adaptability

Problem solving

Initiative

Troubleshooting

Education

City & Guilds qualification (Electrical/Plumbing/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 at St Neots Neurological Centreensuring a high standard of maintenance is delivered the site. 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.
• Can demonstrate good managerial and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt - be practical.
• Ability to lift heavy loads and have good physical health.
• 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.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and assertiveness.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems.To have knowledge of plant within a hospital environment.

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 £29,948
• 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/local free parking

Where you will be working:

Location

Howitts Lane, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2JA

Join the team at St Neots Neurological Service providing care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.

St Neots Neurological Service is located in the centre of town and provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and complex care for both males and females suffering from a broad range of neurological conditions, which is provided by a highly experienced team based on site.

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