About this role
Job summary
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.
We are looking for a building maintenance carpenter to join our building team with general carpentry experience including the maintenance of fire doors. You should have served a recognised carpentry apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in general buildings or NHS properties with a BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.
You must hold a current UK (manual) driving licence.
The role is Monday - Friday with opportunities for overtime and weekend working.
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (Band 4) plus local RRP (£2,600 pa)
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 14th October
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Full car driving licence
Qualifications Essential
Apprenticeship in relevant core trade with a Minimum of a City and Guilds with advanced craft certificate or BTEC, ONC in relevant building Maintenance Trade.
Desirable
Certificate in Wood Working Machinery.
Experience Essential
Minimum 3 years experience in General building maintenance, outside core trade of Painting/Decorating, carpentry, Joinery. Have good understanding of the relationship of other craftsmen's work to there own Experience of maintenance carpentry and building in a range of settings.
Desirable
Minimum 5 years experience working in a complex Building Maintenance environment. Basic electrical safety training to be able to fulfill duties without support of other trades. Understand the working of the mechanical and/or electrical and/or plumbing and/or gas systems in NHS buildings. Experience Working in Healthcare Environment. Joinery ability
Skills Essential
Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to original trade, without supervision. Ability to fulfil a requirement to set out new work or set up new production appropriate to original trade using relevant instruments and machinery, without supervision. Familiar with hand and power tools
Desirable
Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic electrical systems i.e. fire doors, lighting circuits, power circuits. Electrical and Mechanical knowledge in relation to plant for shutting down to clean and maintai Ability to support and assist with Engineering emergencies using own initiative. Ability to glaze windows, fit and maintain locks.
Knowledge Essential
Health & Safety training Good knowledge of carpentry and joinery techniques.
Desirable
Electrical training Water supply training Environment health & Safety training
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 University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)