Maintenance Operative

Elysium Healthcare Limited; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 33 days incl. bank & your

Birthday leave option

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card access

Life Assurance

Stream wage access

Pension contributions

Free meals and onsite parking

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Maintenance Operative to lead a maintenance team at St Neots Neurological Centre. You will manage day-to-day tasks, coordinate contracts, and ensure safety, compliance, and high standards across the site.

You will support PPM programmes, prioritise issues, and contribute to Health & Safety, Clinical Governance and senior management discussions as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital or similar maintenance environment.
• City & Guilds qualification in Electrical, Plumbing or Building.
• Strong managerial and communication skills.
• Adaptability and practicality.
• Ability to lift heavy loads and maintain good physical health.
• Conscientious and team-focused.
• Knowledge of fire, electrical and health & safety legislation.
• English language GCSE level D or equivalent.
• Initiative and assertiveness.
• Knowledge of hospital plant.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a maintenance team at St Neots Neurological Centre while ensuring high maintenance standards.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance tasks, prioritise workloads and review schedules.
• Support planned preventative maintenance programmes and ensure statutory/compliance requirements are met.
• Coordinate contractors on site and provide guidance to ensure works are completed safely and on time.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture and contribute to governance and management meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Adaptability

Initiative

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Health & safety awareness

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 Operative 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 Centre ensuring 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 Operative, 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