Job Title: Maintenance Operative
Location: Bayford House
Care Home
Salary: £13.60 - £16.80 per hour dependent on experience
Contract: Full Time - 37.5 hour per week
Shift pattern: Mon - Fri
We make health happen
At Bupa, we share a common purpose: helping people live longer,
healthier, happier lives while making a better world. Throughout Bupa
Care Services, we aim to help every resident live a life they truly
love while offering an inclusive and supportive workplace for our
people.
As a Maintenance Operative at our Care Home, your primary
responsibility will be ensuring that our facilities remain fully
functional. You will maintain buildings and equipment effectively
while complying with all relevant Bupa Standard Operating Procedures,
legislation, and industry best practices. Your role is crucial in
ensuring our accommodation meets Bupa’s cultural and brand values.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that all health and safety and compliance checks are
carried out using the provided digital systems as per the timescales
directed by Bupa Standard Operating Procedures and by Bupa
compliance management tools and software.
- Action and close any tasks attributed to the Maintenance Manager
or home highlighted on Bupa compliance management tools and software
- Ensure that safety and cleanliness within the care home and
grounds is to the satisfaction of Environmental Health, local Fire
Authority requirements, Legionella Risk Assessment requirements and
Health & Safety regulations etc.
- Ensure that all necessary maintenance and repair tasks are
completed to a high standard, in a timely manner and offer value for
money whilst ensuring internal decoration continues to meet the
organisations vision regarding first impressions.
- Ensure regular review of residents’ preferences in relation to
their personal space is documented and actioned.
- Report defects, obtain quotes and manage repairs using Bupa
approved contractors, complying at all times with Bupa’s Standard
Operating Procedures.
- Report irreparable defects to Home Manager or Property/Maintenance
Manager as appropriate.
- Manage Care Home elements of any refurbishment programme and capex
programme of works ensuring minimal disruption to residents,
visitors and staff.
- Ensure that all tools and equipment are maintained and safely
secured at all times.
- Assist with induction of new colleagues with regard to the
operation of emergency exits, fire points and evacuation procedures,
keeping a record of all instructions given as required by the Home
Manager, especially where the use of equipment is involved.
- Although you will be located within a home there may be a
requirement to provide maintenance support to a local Care Homes
within a reasonable distance (no more than 1hr from normal place of
work) as and when required to provide a comprehensive regional
maintenance support.
What We’re Looking For
- A good understanding of building services including, heating, hot
and cold-water distribution, ventilation, electrical distribution,
and plumbing
- Sound understanding of building fabric and its maintenance
- Practical experience of planned maintenance systems and record keeping
- Knowledge of relevant statutory requirements and experience of compliance
- A full driving licence
- A building/electrical/plumbing qualification (City & Guilds,
BTEC, ONC, HNC etc) or a minimum of 3 years hand on experience in
property maintenance and general repairs where possible
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Computer literate
- Good Customer service skills
- Be flexible to meet changing demands within the care home
- Practical ability and experience in painting and decorating
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva
is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our
health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and
environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range
of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment
for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP
appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa
healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
- Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages
within minutes
- 28 days holiday
- We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition
to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and
financial support during longer absences.
- Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with
ecards, extra holidays and money!
- Free meal on every shift
- Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public
transport annual season tickets
- We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our
career site
- Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and
co parents -find out more on our career site
- Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek
advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness
facilities across the UK
Why Bupa
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our
customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose
– helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a
better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and
responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion
diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing
the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially
encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.