Facilities Team Leader

St Leonard’s Hospice is recruiting a skilled and motivated person to join the Hospice’s Team as a full-time Facilities Team Leader.

The Facilities Team Leader will be responsible for diagnosing and resolving technical issues, performing regular maintenance and ensuring the optimal performance of all technical systems to ensure our sites are safe for our patients, staff and visitors. 

No two days will be the same in this role as the Facilities Team Leader role incorporates a variety of tasks including:

• Assisting in the management of an estate wide Planned Preventative Programme (PPM) and leading on the management of small projects
• Line managing a small Facilities team which consists of staff, volunteers and external contractors, managing the allocation of daily maintenance tasks
• Completing relevant audits, inspections, checklists and risk assessments

By doing this role, you will meet and work with a range of colleagues across the organisation and genuinely be making a significant contribution to the running of the Hospice.

Our ideal candidates will:

• Have significant experience of working in a similar role or environment including the management of staff and/or volunteers
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to communicate at all levels within the Hospice including staff, patients and external contractors
• Possess integrity, discretion, a ‘can-do’ attitude and be an effective team player

What we can offer you in return:

• Salary above the NHS
• Up to 41 days annual leave
• Continuation of NHS pension and annual leave entitlement (T&Cs apply)
• Attractive pension scheme for non-NHS staff
• Training and development opportunities
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices and Blue Light Card discounts
• Day shifts which allow you to have a great work/life balance

This is a full-time position working 37.5 hours per week between 8am - 4pm, Monday to Friday and there will be a requirement to be a part of the facilities on-call rota.

If you wish to discuss this role further, please contact the Hospice’s HR team by email at hr@stleonardshospice.org.uk.

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. The closing date for this role is 1 March 2026, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier. 

No agencies, please.

We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.