Driver / Maintenance Assistant

Driver / Maintenance Assistant

Reference

PRI100361

Location

Lakeside View - Lakeside View,1 Ivydene Way,Off Noose Lane,Willenhall, West Midlands WV13 3AG

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

24,638

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert - Division Information

WE ARE LOOKING FOR TALENTED PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!

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.

Job Advert Location Description

This role is a dual role between driving duties as required by site and the role of a maintenance assistant

The driving aspect of this role will involve taking patients on leave from the hospital to local facilities / hospital appointments and repatriations to the different areas of the country.

The individual is responsible for reporting into the Maintenance Manager and for ensuring the Common Maintenance Standards are maintained of the service.

The Maintenance assistant will contribute to the delivery of effective, efficient and economical day-to-day maintenance, new and alteration works to ensure the safety of colleagues, service users and visitors and that they experience a pleasant and cared for environment.

Must have working knowledge and experience of site planned maintenance experience, undertaking of maintenance related tasks, health and safety insight, proactive safety measures / risk management.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU :

• Previous experience in indoor painting, minor home repairs including Plumbing, Electrical, grounds maintenance, decorating and other related remedial works.
• Full, clean licence for driving the site maintenance van.
• Committed and enthusiastic
• Ability to carry out weekly, monthly and quarterly checks at site relating to fire call point, window Restrictor checks, fire door checks, alarm checks etc., and document reports.
• Able to use own initiative
• Excellent organisational capability
• Effective communication skills
• Flexibility and strong “can do” attitude
• able to build a calm, friendly and positive working relationship with patients and staff alike

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU :

Job Advert Role Description

Lakeside View is a 30 bedded hospital in Willenhall that cares for patients who are 18 years and over in an acute setting.

The aim at Lakeside View is to provide a person-centred approach and therapeutic environment, which promotes collaborative care planning to optimise treatment goals. Right from the point of admission to our acute services, our aim is to support patients to be discharged safely back into the community where they can continue to progress towards recovery in a less restrictive environment.

This will be achieved by :

The acute wards on site provides patients with excellent space and facilities, including en-suite bedrooms and large living spaces furnished with activity equipment such as games consoles.

Outside of the wards, a purpose built therapy suite contains a rehabilitation kitchen for patient cooking sessions, and a sessional therapy room. The hospital is set in the centre of an extensive nature reserve, which contains an abundance of flora & fauna. The site also has areas for outside sports activity.

The clinical team at Lakeside View encourage full involvement of the service user, their family and external professionals throughout their stay. They are invited to attend Ward Reviews and CPA meetings to ensure clear communication throughout the care pathway in order to promote individuals' recovery and facilitate discharge.

In order to maximise recovery, interventions offered include a wide range of therapeutic approaches, combining psychiatric and cognitive behavioural perspectives with occupational therapy, psychology, leisure and recreational activity.

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.

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 Pre-Employment checks. 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.