Maintenance Assistant

Reference

PRI75259

Location

Priory Hospital Dewsbury, York Road, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7LB

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Salary

£20,319.00

Hours

37.5 hours

Job Advert Role Description

Priory Hospital Dewsbury is a  32 bed locked psychiatric service. Comprising of one 16 bed male Dementia Ward with patient who have behaviours that challenge and one 16 bed male Recovery & Rehabilitation that supports men with mental health disorders 

Knowing that you’re making a difference to people’s lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.

As a Maintenance Assistant your primary duty will be to ensure that our service users reside in a hospital that is a safe environment for them that adheres to health and safety standards. You will need to work closely with the Head of Facilities to ensure that all fixtures and fittings are in excellent condition and equipment is regularly serviced. Duties will include:

Ensuring the hospital is maintained as a safe and secure place to live for the residents

Maintaining the hospital and grounds to ensure they are in excellent condition at all times

Work closely with the Head of facilities on long term maintenance plans

Check and repair fixtures and fittings that may include lighting and heating

The safety and security of our residents is at the forefront of what we do, so by ensuring the hospital is safe and properly maintained is of utmost importance. We are looking for someone who is passionate about what they do, with a friendly and outgoing nature and who really wants to make a difference in our service users lives.

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. 

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated.  As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date

01/04/2023