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Position title
Facilities Operative (Bank)
Description

We are currently recruiting a Facilities Operatives to join our small but busy facilities team to support a range of duties including patient Portering, security, and general maintenance within the hospital.

This is a bank role, which means that it is not contracted to fixed hours; instead, it allows workers to pick shifts that align with their availability. Our Bank workers enable HMT to managing fluctuating demand, such as covering staff absences, busy periods, or unexpected workload increases whilst offering you the flexibility pick up shifts as available.

We are only private hospital in Swansea offering a wide range of procedures carried out by a number of our leading consultants. As a not-for-profit organisation, Sancta Maria hospital is passionate about putting the patient first.

 

Main duties and responsibilities
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary professional team ensuring a high standard of planned/reactive maintenance for the Hospital, to ensure no disruption to hospital services.
  • Undertake the day-to-day planned maintenance routine duties and repairs, checks and testing of the complete spectrum of services found in a clinical building environment.
  • Undertake weekly fire alarm & sprinkler testing.
  • Undertake backup generator full load testing
  • Liaise with the Facilities Helpdesk / interact with work allocation procedures for daily work plan/issues including assisting with communications with the ward/departments on progress of jobs.
  • To assist with the provision of Hospital-wide portering services to ensure a high standard of patient care is delivered
  • To be responsible for the removal of hospital general waste, laundry, clinical waste and Sharps disposal bins from the Ward, Theatre and Outpatients Departments and for the safe disposal according to Hospital Policy
  • To be responsible for the checking and changing of oxygen cylinders on a twice daily basis and to ensure safe storage of medical gases and liaise with Facilities Manager for re-ordering to ensure gas stores are fully stocked
  • To transfer and deliver goods to and from designated areas
  • Ensure the safety and security of all persons and properties at the Hospital.
  • Ensure all security policies and procedures of HMT are followed and adhered to.
  • Carry out patrols as requested.
  • Provide a prompt response to any security incidents in line with the SOP’s.
  • To monitor CCTV systems and intruder alarm, ensuring all equipment is operational and any faults are reported immediately to the relative contractor.
Job Benefits

At HMT Sancta Maria Hospital you\'ll have the opportunity to be part of a developed workforce which has the appropriate time to care for their patients. We want our people to be skilled, motivated, informed and engaged to perform their roles to the highest standard. Once youre part of our team, well also be working with you to ensure that the work you do with us remains challenging and engaging throughout your career as you develop and progress.

Benefits include:

  • Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
  • Quality work environment
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Wellbeing Programmes
Applications

Full Job Description can be downloaded below.

To apply, please download the below HMT application form and upload it via the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'APPLY NOW\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' button.

HMT reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Following the closing date, you will only be contacted should you be shortlisted for interview.

This post subject to Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS).

Industry
Healthcare
Duration of employment
Bank
Job Location
Lamberts Road, Swansea, Swansea, SA1 6DF
Working Hours
Bank
Base Salary
£12.76 Per hour
Date posted
October 21, 2026
Valid through
October 25, 2026