Spire Yale Hospital in Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for a General Handyperson to join our dynamic and experienced Engineering team. This role will be offered on an as-and-when-required basis, supporting the team with light maintenance duties across the hospital.
Spire Yale Hospital is one of North Wales’ leading private hospitals, and we take pride in delivering high-quality care. We offer fast access to consultations with specialists across a wide range of treatments, supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology.
Working hours: Various shifts are available Monday to Friday, with the potential for additional shifts on weekends as required. Flexibility is essential.
Contract type: Bank / zero-hours contract
As a Handyperson, you will be responsible for carrying out small building works, such as internal decorating, putting up shelving and general maintenance duties. You will also support with the maintenance of the hospital estate, including grounds, buildings and services, ensuring they are kept in a good state of repair.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Reporting any defects and identifying appropriate courses of action for any repairs required.
Carrying out small building works, such as internal redecoration, minor structural alterations and repairs, using external contractors where appropriate.
Assisting with any other reasonable duties required by your line manager.
Completing ongoing training appropriate to the role, as well as attending mandatory training sessions.
Complying with obligations in respect of Health and Safety at Work legislation and fire procedures, ensuring compliance within the department.
Who we are looking for:
Experience in painting, repairs and general maintenance.
Relevant certificates, or a willingness to undertake specialist training in specific areas.
A full, clean driving licence is essential.
Good communication and organisational skills.
Excellent customer care skills.
The ability to work without supervision.
The ability to work weekends.
Benefits:
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package, which includes but is not limited to:
Weekly pay for bank colleagues.
Competitive rates for bank colleagues working on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Free onsite parking, helping you save an average of £50 per month.
Access to the Spire Healthcare pension.
Access to the Blue Light Card.
Free uniform.
Free DBS.
Full induction, including mandatory training updates.
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts.
Knowledge, support and guidance throughout your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team.
We are committed to our employees’ wellbeing through work-life balance, ongoing development, support and reward.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference. It is their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. With 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it is more than just treating patients; it is about looking after people.
Closing date: To streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
