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Chapel Street, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 4QL\nContract: Permanent - Full Time\nHours: 40 hours per week - flexibility required\nSalary: £14.10 - £17.30 per hour dependent on experience\nCQC rating: Good\nCarehome.co.uk rating: 9.7 / 10\nThatcham Court is a purpose-built dementia care home. The home is dedicated to caring for adults living with dementia, from early onset to more complex end-of-life needs, the home provides all types of dementia care including nursing, residential, Parkinson's and short-stay care.\nThis home is situated in the centre of Thatcham and has dementia champions who work to improve the quality of life for residents through daily activities and opportunities for reminiscence and stimulation. The home’s interior has been decorated to suit individuals with dementia, being colour-themed and including memory triggers.\nThe chefs create well-crafted menus made with the freshest ingredients. Soon after a resident arrives at Thatcham Court, staff discuss their personal preferences and dietary needs with them. Individual diet needs and preference is included in the food menu, with mealtimes being an important part of the day.\nThere’s a real sense of community at the home. The staff work to discover what residents enjoy doing and the home's social calendar is organised around those interests. Activities are organised to make sure residents are always physically and mentally stimulated, including reminiscence sessions, exercise sessions and music classes.\nWe make health happen\nHere at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.\nAs a Maintenance Operative, your primary responsibility will be ensuring that our facilities remain fully functional. You will maintain buildings and equipment effectively while complying with all relevant Bupa Standard Operating Procedures, legislation, and industry best practices. Your role is crucial in ensuring our accommodation meets Bupa’s cultural and brand values.\nYou’ll help us make health happen by:\nEnsuring that all health and safety and compliance checks are carried out using the provided digital systems as per the timescales directed by Bupa Standard Operating Procedures and by Bupa compliance management tools and software\nAction and close any tasks attributed to the Maintenance Manager or home highlighted on Bupa compliance management tools and software\nEnsure that safety and cleanliness within the care home and grounds is to the satisfaction of Environmental Health, local Fire Authority requirements, Legionella Risk Assessment requirements and Health & Safety regulations etc\nEnsure that all necessary maintenance and repair tasks are completed to a high standard, in a timely manner and offer value for money whilst ensuring internal decoration continues to meet the organisations vision regarding first impressions\nEnsure regular review of residents’ preferences in relation to their personal space is documented and actioned\nReport defects, obtain quotes and manage repairs using Bupa approved contractors, complying at all times with Bupa’s Standard Operating Procedures\nReport irreparable defects to Home Manager or Property/Maintenance Manager as appropriate\nManage Care Home elements of any refurbishment programme and capex programme of works ensuring minimal disruption to residents, visitors and staff\nEnsure that all tools and equipment are maintained and safely secured at all times\nAssist with induction of new colleagues with regard to the operation of emergency exits, fire points and evacuation procedures, keeping a record of all instructions given as required by the Home Manager, especially where the use of equipment is involved\nAlthough you will be located within a home there may be a requirement to provide maintenance support to a local Care Homes within a reasonable distance (no more than 1hr from normal place of work) as and when required to provide a comprehensive regional maintenance support.\nKey Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:\nA good understanding of building services including, heating, hot and cold-water distribution, ventilation, electrical distribution, and plumbing\nSound understanding of building fabric and its maintenance\nPractical experience of planned maintenance systems and record keeping\nKnowledge of relevant statutory requirements and experience of compliance\nA full driving licence\nA building/electrical/plumbing qualification (City & Guilds, BTEC, ONC, HNC etc) or a minimum of 3 years hand on experience in property maintenance and general repairs where possible\nAbility to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team\nComputer literate\nGood Customer service skills\nBe flexible to meet changing demands within the care home\nPractical ability and experience in painting and decorating\nBenefits\nOur benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.\nJoining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:\nMy Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support\nAnnual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350\nWagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes\n28 days holiday\nWe offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.\nLong service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!\nFree meal on every shift\nInterest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets\nWe offer a range of Bupa pension plans - find out more on our career site\nParental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site\nMenopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health\nAccess to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK\nWhy Bupa?\nWe're a health insurer and provider. 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