About this role
Job summary The Maintenance Craftsperson (Higher) Building and Flooring will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, internal and external, building fabric replacement and repair services across Trust sites. The successful candidate will undertake the maintenance and potential re-development of a number of general building fabric elements including but not limited to roofs, masonry, internal partitioning, groundworks, hard landscaping and internal floor finishing and structure while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced General Builder who is enthusiastic about maintaining and improving general building fabric elements within a complex healthcare setting, to join the Operational Estates team and contribute toward "making a difference" for our patients, visitors and staff.
Main duties of the job Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on building fabric elements across the Trust estate.
Undertake internal and external building repairs, alterations and improvements, ensuring compliance with HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations and healthcare Estate standards.
Install, manufacture, assemble and repair a wide range of building and structural components, using technical drawings, specifications and professional judgement to deliver high-quality workmanship.
Specialise in flooring systems and finishes, ensuring floors, walls, ceilings and associated building fabric are maintained to healthcare standards.
Diagnose faults and resolve via repair complex issues affecting building fabric, structural components, roofing, windows, doors and associated fixtures to minimise disruption to hospital services.
Maintain and repair complex window systems, including locking mechanisms, gearing systems and safety features, ensuring statutory compliance and operational reliability.
Contribute to building condition surveys, inspections, technical assessments and the producing of reports and recommendations for future maintenance, refurbishment and capital improvement projects.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Robert Thompson Estates Manager [email protected] 07771620237 Shortlisting Date: 15/09/2026 Interview Date: 25/09/2026
Job Summary The Maintenance Craftsperson (Higher) Building and Flooring will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, internal and external, building fabric replacement and repair services across Trust sites. The successful candidate will undertake the maintenance and potential re-development of a number of general building fabric elements including but not limited to roofs, masonry, internal partitioning, groundworks, hard landscaping and internal floor finishing and structure while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced General Builder who is enthusiastic about maintaining and improving general building fabric elements within a complex healthcare setting, to join the Operational Estates team and contribute toward "making a difference" for our patients, visitors and staff.
Why you should join our Team Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whether we are cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for Estates and Facilities professionals in the region.
What you will bring to the role Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on building fabric elements across the Trust estate.
Undertake internal and external building repairs, alterations and improvements, ensuring compliance with HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations and healthcare Estate standards.
Install, manufacture, assemble and repair a wide range of building and structural components, using technical drawings, specifications and professional judgement to deliver high-quality workmanship.
Specialise in flooring systems and finishes, ensuring floors, walls, ceilings and associated building fabric are maintained to healthcare standards.
Diagnose faults and resolve via repair complex issues affecting building fabric, structural components, roofing, windows, doors and associated fixtures to minimise disruption to hospital services.
Maintain and repair complex window systems, including locking mechanisms, gearing systems and safety features, ensuring statutory compliance and operational reliability.
Contribute to building condition surveys, inspections, technical assessments and the producing of reports and recommendations for future maintenance, refurbishment and capital improvement projects.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person Specification
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Experience Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)