About the roleAs a Maintenance Officer at Southern Hospice Group, you will play a vital role in ensuring our hospice environments are safe, functional, and welcoming for patients, families, and staff. Working across our three hospice sites, you will maintain buildings, facilities, and equipment to a high standard, supporting the delivery of compassionate care. This hands-on role involves a wide range of planned and reactive maintenance tasks, contributing to a safe and well-functioning environment.Key Duties and ResponsbilitiesCarry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks across sites Undertake general repairs including building, maintenance, plumbing, and other areas of work Ensure maintenance work is completed on schedule and correctly recorded Maintain equipment and facilities in safe working condition Support maintenance and improvement projects Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations Identify hazards and promote safe working practices Liaise with contractors and supervise on-site work Provide technical support to colleagues and volunteers Work flexibly across sites and participate in on-call duties Report updates to the Maintenance ManagerPLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL JOB DETAILS.About usSouthern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.Chestnut Tree House is the children's hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. BenefitsCompany pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employeesUp to 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidaysOn-site education support and study leave opportunitiesOption to access Medicash and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for lessFree parking, subsidised meals and various social activitiesCorporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light CardEmployee Assistance ProgrammeDeath in ServiceWe warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.Artificial intelligence (AI)Your application and interview should give us an accurate and authentic picture of your skills and experiences. Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.Before you submit an application, we will ask you to confirm the information you provide is true and accurate. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.