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Maintenance Manager

Euxton Hall Hospital/Buckshaw Hospital, Chorley

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Euxton Hall Hospital, established in 1983, is housed in a purpose-built structure designed to the highest standards of private healthcare environments. The building features modern patient accommodation, well-equipped operating theatres, and advanced diagnostic areas. Over the years, the facility has undergone continuous investment to maintain its reputation as one of Lancashire's leading private hospitals, ensuring the environment remains welcoming, safe, and fit for purposes for a diverse range of visitors and staff.

The Buckshaw Day Care Facility operates as a modern extension to the Euxton Hall and Fulwood Hall Hospitals, providing state-of-the-art spaces tailored for outpatient care. The building includes comfortable waiting areas, consultation rooms, and the latest medical infrastructure. As an integral part of the overall hospital group, Buckshaw ensures that the physical environment is conducive to both patient well-being and efficient medical workflows.

Continuous improvements in infrastructure are central to both sites. Investments in advanced medical technology are complemented by upgrades to the buildings’ energy efficiency, accessibility, and safety systems. Facilities management teams ensure that every aspect of the environment—from operating suites to public spaces—meets rigorous standards for hygiene, maintenance, and regulatory compliance, supporting the highest quality of care.

Key Responsibilities

The Maintenance Manager will play a vital role in ensuring the effective operation and maintenance of the hospital site. This position encompasses a range of responsibilities focused on maintaining the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and service across all engineering and maintenance activities.

• Provide engineering, maintenance, and breakdown support to the hospital site, ensuring prompt and effective resolution of any issues that arise.

• Review work orders within the Maintenance Management System (MMS) and allocate the appropriate resources to either site. Serve as the primary day-to-day customer interface for Engineering matters.

• Hold line management responsibility for all on-site engineering operatives within the designated hospital, providing direction and support to ensure high performance.

• Ensure that the Engineering Planned Preventative Maintenance Routine is carried out as detailed in the Standard Operating Procedure manuals, utilising a Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) based system.

• Guarantee a timely response to all reactive calls within the Service Level Agreement (SLA), maintaining consistent service quality.

• Escalate and manage reactive calls that require specialist attention, coordinating with external contractors to resolve more complex issues.

• Attend, support, and, where necessary, report at hospital governance meetings to ensure alignment with organisational objectives and compliance standards.

• Ensure site safety and operational efficiency by adhering to Health & Safety regulations and proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks. Effectively manage the permit to work system to oversee high-risk activities on site.

• Contribute constructive feedback regarding maintenance findings to support ongoing improvements in planned maintenance and techniques, aiming for a condition-based maintenance approach.

• Serve as the designated Responsible Person (RP MGPS) for Medical Gases first-line support onsite, including authoring low-hazard permits, delivering practical medical gas training, and collaborating closely with the Authorised Person (APMGPS). The Senior Engineering Manager may also assume AP(MGPS) responsibilities.

• Support compulsory audits and assessments such as Legionella, Fire Safety, and Health & Safety compliance.

• Provide operational assistance and input to Project Management as required, ensuring consistency in standards and specifications across the hospital.

• Coordinate and participate in out-of-hours on-call cover for hospital operations as necessary.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in line management within a maintenance environment, following the completion of an apprenticeship or relevant qualifications.

• Strong background in managing and coordinating contractors and service engineers to ensure effective delivery of maintenance services.

• Possession of City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent, preferably specialising in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

• Sound understanding of quality management principles, customer satisfaction, and the continuous improvement process.

• Familiarity with Legionella prevention requirements in hospital settings, supporting a safe and compliant environment.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong interpersonal abilities to foster effective teamwork and collaboration.

• Demonstrated organisational and time management skills, particularly in environments with multiple and competing priorities.

• Proficient in applying sound fault finding techniques to diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.

• Completion of fire safety or fire risk assessment training, supporting best practice in safety management.

• Previous experience working with a Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.

• IOSH Health and Safety and Risk Assessment training, equipping the candidate to assess and mitigate workplace risks.

• L8 / ACOP Legionella training, reinforcing compliance with water safety standards.

Why Join Us?

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:

Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security

• Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants

• Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance

• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary

• Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period

• Employee Assistance Programme

Work–Life Balance