About this role
Job summary
Join Our Team as a Maintenance Operative
Do you want to help make a real difference to people living with a life-limiting illness and those close to them?
Are you looking to use your maintenance and electrical skills within a supportive and purpose-driven charity?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
Barnsley Hospice is seeking a motivated and reliable Maintenance Operative to join our Estates & Facilities Team.
About the Role
As a Maintenance Operative, you will play a key role in maintaining a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for our patients, families, staff, volunteers, and visitors. With a strong electrical focus, you will undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance checks, and general building maintenance across the Hospice site.
This is a varied and hands-on role where no two days are the same. You'll work across electrical systems, plumbing, joinery, decorating, grounds maintenance, and general repairs, helping to ensure our facilities remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.
Contract Details
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time up to 30 hours per week
Hourly rate: £13.09- £13.75.
Location: Barnsley Hospice, Gawber
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Carry out planned and reactive maintenance with a primary focus on electrical systems and equipment. Undertake electrical fault finding, minor repairs, testing, and compliance checks. Complete statutory compliance tasks including PAT testing, emergency lighting checks, fire alarm testing, and legionella monitoring. Support general building maintenance including plumbing, joinery, decorating, and repairs. Assist with contractor management and ensure safe systems of work are followed. Support the upkeep of Hospice grounds and facilities. Participate in the Estates on-call rota. Maintain accurate maintenance records and compliance documentation.
About us
Why Join Barnsley Hospice?
Barnsley Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to hundreds of local people each year. Our focus is on helping people achieve the best possible quality of life while supporting those close to them throughout illness and bereavement.
By joining our team, you will help ensure that vital services continue to be available to people across our community.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities, as we are committed to increasing representation across our workforce.
If you are looking for a role where your work will have real purpose and impact, we would love to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
Key Duties and responsibilities:
1. Undertake planned and reactive maintenance tasks for all Hospice premises as per the maintenance schedule, with a primary focus on electrical systems and equipment.
2. Complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, and annual compliance tasks, recording findings and completion dates accurately.
3. Carry out painting and decorating of designated areas across all Hospice premises.
4. Undertake portable appliance testing (PAT) and maintain associated records. Carry out minor electrical works within competency levels, including fault finding, replacing plugs, sockets, lighting components, switches, fuses, and inspecting damaged cables.
5. Support with maintaining the general upkeep and tidiness of the grounds, including waste disposal and car parking areas. Assist volunteer gardeners where necessary.
6. Participate in the Estates on-call rota which involves covering one week in three (24 hours, seven days a week).
7. Greet and accompany visiting maintenance personnel and contractors, ensuring work is completed to expected standards. Ensure RAMS are provided and relevant permits to work are issued before commencement of works.
8. Assist with portering services and the movement of tables, chairs, furniture, medical equipment, and supplies.
9. Check oxygen bottle supply levels twice daily and arrange additional oxygen supplies and replacement cylinders as required.
To drive Hospice vehicles as directed for collections and deliveries relating to Hospice business and operations, examples include:
Blood samples and medical notes Collection of drugs and medicines in line with control of drugs procedures Collection of maintenance materials, and medical equipment General
1. Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas.
2. Maintain awareness of all relevant legislation and Hospice policies/procedures and act in accordance with them.
3. Maintain awareness of personal responsibilities as defined by the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, ensuring a safe working environment at all times.
4. Through the appraisal system and in conjunction with your line manager, identify personal and professional development needs. Participate in suitable training courses and mandatory Hospice training as identified and required.
Other Responsibilities
1. To undertake any other duties, commensurate with the role as required by the Hospice.
2. To act as an ambassador of the Hospice, maintain honesty, integrity and trustworthiness at all times.
3. The post holder will be expected to maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
4. The post holder will ensure that they are aware of and apply health and safety and fire precautions.
5. The post holder will ensure that clinical risk management and safeguarding procedures and relevant good practice guidelines are followed at all times.
6. The post holder is to ensure data protection is maintained at all times.
7. The post holder will be flexible in terms of working hours in order to meet service needs.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Minimum 3 years' experience in electrical and general building maintenance Experience carrying out electrical fault finding and minor electrical repairs Experience maintaining electrical systems, lighting, and portable appliances Experience undertaking general maintenance tasks including plumbing, joinery, decorating, and repairs Experience working safely in line with Health & Safety requirements
Desirable
Experience working within a healthcare, hospice, or care environment Experience with fire alarm systems, emergency lighting, or building management systems Experience in plumbing and heating maintenance
Qualifications Essential
Maths and English Level 2 (or equivalent) Recognised Electrical Qualification or equivalent electrical maintenance experience
Desirable
City & Guilds Level 2 or Level 3 in Electrical Installation (or equivalent) 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification PAT Testing qualification Qualification or recognised experience in a secondary trade such as plumbing, joinery, or general building maintenance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barnsley Hospice
Address 104-106 Church Street
Gawber
Barnsley
S75 2RL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barnsleyhospice.org/ (Opens in a new tab)