Maintenance Technician (Electrician)

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Sydenham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

St Christopher’s Hospice in Sydenham is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician (Electrical) to join the Facilities team. You will perform day-to-day maintenance and first-level fault finding on a range of equipment and services within the Hospice.

Based mainly at Sydenham, you may work on sites around SE London. The role requires flexibility for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, plus on-call duties. A strong background in electrical maintenance and building services is essential.

Qualifications

• Experienced Maintenance Technician (Electrical) with hands-on experience.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rota and out-of-hours if required.
• Flexibility to cover evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general day-to-day maintenance tasks.
• Undertake first-level fault finding and repairs on equipment and services.
• Maintain building and property assets and some equipment/medical services.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Education

Electrical qualification

Tools

Electrical testing instruments

Job description

We’re building a Talent Pool of exceptional individuals ready to join our team when the right opportunity arises. If you're looking for a meaningful role where your skills can make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

• Department: Facilities and Estates
• Salary: £41,384 plus on-call
• Type: Permanent - Full Time
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week plus regular standby and emergency callouts
• Location: Sydenham
• Closing date: 27 September 2026

Job Title: Maintenance Technician (Electrician)

Location: Sydenham

Department: Facilities

Hours: 37.5 hours per week plus regular standby and emergency callouts

Salary: £41,384 plus on-call

About us

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a leading Hospice which aspires to a world where all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

Your new role

We are looking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Technician (electrical) to join our team. Although predominantly based at Sydenham the Maintenance Team do on rare occasions carry out work on our sites which include over 20 shops around the SE London area.

You will be responsible for carrying out general day to day maintenance tasks along with undertaking first level fault finding and repairs on a range of equipment and services within the Hospice. This will include building and property assets and some equipment and medical services. A good working knowledge of plumbing and other trades would be desirable as all engineers cover for each other.

The successful candidate will be an integral part of our Maintenance team, demonstrate attention to detail, be able to work individually as well as part of a team, have excellent communication skills and be highly motivated.

It is essential for the post holders to be flexible to meet the demands of the department and to cover additional hours, annual leave and sickness. The successful candidate will be required to participate in the call rota to provide cover for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Previous Maintenance experience is essential, experience of working within an industrial / commercial environment would also be desirable i.e. Hospital / Nursing home, however, full training will be given to the right candidate.

Closing Date: 27th Septmber 2026

Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they consider they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.