Job Description

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford - a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

The Facilities Assistants will work as part of a small facilities team in the Department of Psychiatry, providing support for buildings maintenance and repair, security and safety, logistics and room set-up, waste management, and staffing the reception desk. The Department occupies space in 7 buildings on the Warneford Hospital site in Headington

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

An excellent contributory pension scheme

38 days annual leave

A comprehensive range of childcare services

Family leave schemes

Cycle loan scheme

Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

About the Role

The posts are permanent and are based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital. The posts are full time however consideration would be given to candidates wishing to work part-time on a pro-rata basis (minimum 80% FTE).

As a member of the facilities team, you will have a wide range of facilities management responsibilities, including maintenance and repairs, AV/room set-up for meeting and conferences, resolving building safety issues and providing reception and front of house cover.

Due to the manual and on-site focus of these roles it is not possible to accommodate flexible working requests for remote or hybrid working.

About You

You will have GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4 or above) or equivalent, along with previous experience in building maintenance and repair. With previous experience in a customer-focused environment, you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and a good understanding of the issues around confidentiality. Good timekeeping and reliability are essential as is the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. You should have a knowledge of MS Word, Excel and email and be able to carry out basic fault finding on AV/IT equipment.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process

The closing date for applications is

12.00 midday 12 September 2025

Interviews will take place on

23 September

and will be face to face