Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician

Location: Wycombe Hospital and Amersham Hospital, HP11 2TT
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Monday to Friday, covering operational hours of 08:00 – 17:00

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Maintenance Technician in our Health team, you’ll help keep essential hospital services running safely and smoothly so colleagues, clinicians, and patients can rely on the spaces and equipment they use every day.

You’ll play a key part in ensuring mechanical and electrical systems across the site operate efficiently and safely. Your work will have a direct positive impact on patient care and hospital operations, helping us create safe, reliable environments for the people and communities we serve.

What you’ll do as a Maintenance Technician
You’ll be entrusted to:

• Carry out reactive repairs, fault‑finding, servicing, commissioning, and maintenance on a wide range of plant, systems, and equipment across the hospital estate.
• Deliver Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) activities safely and efficiently.
• Follow all relevant Serco policies, workplace regulations, and best‑practice guidelines.
• Take a proactive approach to improving health and safety systems, work instructions, and on‑site practices.
• Work responsibly with full regard for your own safety and the safety of others at all times.
• Communicate promptly with Supervisors or Managers about unresolved defects or required spare parts.
• Attend on‑site and off‑site training as required, including preparation for Authorised Person duties (training provided).

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship or similar structured training programme.
• City and Guilds and/or BTEC qualifications in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience working in a similar environment.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical building services.
• Strong communication and customer‑service skills.

Vetting and checks:
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role. 

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer:

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews 

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme 

• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression 

• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, simply health cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres 

• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel 

• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community 

• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme 

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

Apply
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.