Maintenance Officer

Lakeside Healthcare is a large GP partnership that provides NHS care for around 170,000 patients across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. We are made of eight GP practices across 14 sites that are part of their local communities.

We work together as practices to provide resilience, sharing learning and professional back-office support services.

Our most important asset is our people, who provide care for our patients and help run our surgeries smoothly. We employ over 500 clinical and non-clinical staff, and we invest in training and developing to ensure that we retain and attract good quality staff who want to stay with us and be part of our team.

We are proud of what we do and strive to demonstrate our values of Caring, Respect, Quality and Teamwork in everything we do.

About the Practice/Department/Team

Reporting to the Operations & Compliance Manager you will be part of 2 man team dealing with the day to day maintenance issues. Working closely with Management Support team who will coordinate your jobs and responsibilities

Job Introduction

The suitable candidates would be able to undertake general maintenance and upkeep of grounds, buildings & equipment, as well actioning all maintenance and continuous review and improvement of facilities operations, ensuring the environment is compliant, safe and well maintained to the highest standards.

What you will do

• Weekly testing of emergency lighting, H&S checks and legionella testing
• To undertake general building maintenance and repairs throughout the Hub, including plumbing, minor electrical repairs/work, painting and decorating, and minor building work, including student houses
• Maintain pathways/steps around buildings throughout the year
• Assist with all deliveries
• Keep tools and store room tidy

Essential Criteria

• Ability to travel
• Evidence of previous maintenance experience
• Able to work on own and in timely manner

What we offer you (Benefits)

• Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements)
• NHS pension and long service recognition
• NHS Discounts (Blue Light Card)
• Career opportunities
• Role specific training and ongoing development
• Great team environment

Interview process

Please apply with a CV and a cover letter - Please upload your CV as a pdf and include your personal email address in your cover letter.

Our interview process will aim to meet you in person however some interviews may be carried out virtually.

To help you shine and show your full potential, please make us aware of any changes you might need at any stage of your application. If you need an alternative way of applying for this role, support with understanding the role, any changes at interviews, or anything else, we encourage you to contact our central People team. northantsicb.lakesidehumanresources@nhs.net.

We encourage candidates to not delay their application as we retain the right to close the advert early should the volume of applications become very high.

Please ensure you have your Right to Work documentation available at interview We will require you to produce the original documentation prior to your start date.

Shortlisting

We anticipate that shortlisting will commence one week after the advert has closed and will advise of interview arrangements if successful, however this timeline is dependent on the number of applications.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We value diversity and we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to care for and support our patients and employees better. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 yrs. so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.

Equal Opportunities

Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions that do not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously and follow recognised industry best practice.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £26,397.40 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) – If you answered Yes, you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview.
• Previous experience – must be able to show previous experience

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 08/06/2025