Maintenance Assistant

Job Description

Maintenance Assistant

Location: Cherwell Hospital, Banbury & Blakelands Hospital, Milton Keynes

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, full-time

Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits

About the Hospital:

The Cherwell Hospital, located in Banbury, Oxfordshire was purpose built in 2006 and has been designed to combine an exceptional standard of patient accommodation with the technical equipment and facilities that modern medicine demands.

The Hospital has a 34 bed inpatient unit, consisting of single or twin rooms, a day case facility complimented by a dedicated Day Case Surgery unit and a new Ophthalmology Suite. The Hospital is equipped to undertake a large range of procedures, treatments and investigations. We have three fully equipped theatres and a SurgiCube theatre.  Other outpatient facilities include physiotherapy, pharmacy, radiology, ultrasound and MRI.

The role:

An opportunity for a highly motivated individual, looking to develop a career in Hospital Engineering has arisen at The Cherwell Hospital. The successful candidate will bring a strong desire to learn a unique industry that necessitates a varied skilled set in problem solving, practical application of skills and strong verbal and written communication.

The role is based primarily at The Cherwell Hospital in Banbury, comprising four days a week, with funded travel to our sister hospital in Milton Keynes (Blakelands) one day per week.

Day to day, the successful candidate can expect to support the engineers in maintaining the hospital estate, whilst learning to manage contractors, complex hospital plant and PPM (Planned Preventive Maintenance) programs. Opportunities to join a modern apprenticeship program for Hospital Engineers will be presented following six months of service, which will help to prepare the successful candidate to take on a full Hospital Engineer role in the future.

What you will bring with you:

• Strong IT skills
• Experience of multi-tasking and working to strict deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• High attention to detail
• Ability to apply practical problem solving

Benefits:

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays
• Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options
• Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Flexible shift patterns available where possible
• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
• Concerts for Carers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

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It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.