Location

£12.55

Hourly Rate

Job Type:

Bank

Hours:

Between 9am to 2pm

Annual Leave:

5.6 weeks pro rota

Your Benefits :

Excellent Pay - £12.55

Enhanced Bank Holiday Rate

Access to Employee Mental Health Support Line

Paid training and induction

Free on-site parking

Free Uniform

Company Pension

Eligible to apply for a Blue Light discount card

Closing Date:

Friday 3rd January 2025. The Company reserves the right to close the job early.

Job Ref:

Overview

We are looking for a Bank Maintenance Person to join our Abbey View Nursing Home Team. The shifts patterns ate from 9am to 2pm, between Monday to Sunday.

Duties

To ensure general maintenance of the Nursing Home – indoors and outdoors, to include general equipment and building repairs.

Checking emergency lighting, nurse call system etc
Testing fire system and record same
Maintaining records of servicing of equipment including boiler servicing
Assist with and complete Health & Safety assessments according to Regulations as required
Partake in on call to assist with emergencies ie heating plumbing etc.
Assist with minor plumbing work such as leaking taps, blocked toilets and sinks
Touch up paint work, picture hanging and other minor repairs such as fixing carpets, door hinges etc
Cleaning of entrance of home to ensure good first impressions at all times
Replacement of light bulbs–(electrical duties not to be carried out unless trained to do so).
Maintain the grounds keeping the outdoors tidy and well maintained – to include some gardening work and maintenance of hanging baskets, flower planters etc
Sweeping and salting driveway and paths as required
Fence/wall painting as required
Responding to hazard warnings as directed by Home Manager
Reading and understanding of all maintenance records and ensuring accurate recording of jobs completed
Adherence to company policies, in particular confidentiality and Health & Safety
Non-routine duties to be authorised in advance by Home Manager
All duties to be carried out with minimal disruption to the Home

Whilst the above is an outline, this list is not exhaustive and you will be required to carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required.

Essential Criteria

General practical skills and/or maintenance experience including but not limited to basic plumbing and decorating.
Good standard of record keeping.
Ability to work in accordance with the Home’s health and safety policies and the code of safe working practice for maintenance premises staff.
Must be a car driver.
Ability to work to deadlines.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Ability to communicate well.
Ability to respond calmly to emergencies.

Desirable Criteria

Previous experience in a similar role, preferably within a Care Home environment

About Abbey View

Abbey View is the most recent addition to MD Healthcare in August 2022. Abbey View is located in the seaside town of Bangor, Northern Ireland situated close to the historian Bangor Abbey. The home provides nursing care for up to 25 residents across two floors.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

The company operate a no smoking policy.

If you think this role would be for you, please fill in the application form below.

A satisfactory enhanced AccessNI check will be required for this post

The Optimum Care Group of companies, as per the Access NI Code of Practice, has a policy on the secure handling, use, storage and retention of disclosure information. Copies of these documents along with the Access NI Code of Practice are available upon request by contacting the HR Department. If successful please be aware that we have a policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders. Our Policy states that any existence of a criminal conviction will not necessarily lead to the withdrawal of a job offer, but the failure to fully and accurately disclose all criminal convictions will lead to the withdrawal of the offer.

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