About this role
Job summary
We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to work within our Buildings team in the estates workshop. The workshop provides a maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have good experience of working in a maintenance role and be comfortable in working to targets and working on your own.
Experience of working with/maintaining fire doors is essential for this post.
The post-holder will be required to work on the tradesperson on-call rota for which additional payments will be made on top of the stated salary.
The post-holder will be required to support the mechanical and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.
Benefits: -
Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
DSFS requires a highly motivated Multi-Skilled Tradesperson (Carpentry and Joinery Bias Backlog Maintenance)who will be based within the estates department at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The role will work in a newly formed team within the estates workshop as part of a team of 4 full time staff responsible for carrying out backlog maintenance (minor improvement) works. Typical works would include fitting white-rock panels to walls, repairing and replacing vinyl flooring, fitting new fire doors and other minor building improvements. The post-holder will be recruited into one of the workshop teams but may be required to work within any of the teams within the workshop depending on the needs of the department.The role may be required to participate in any future estates on-call tradesperson rota. This would attract additional payments on top of the stated salary range. There will be occasional requirements to work outside the normal estates hours (08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday) to carry out works which cannot be completed in hours and so a flexible approach to working hours is required.The role will require frequent travel to our customers based outside of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, such as the community clinics that we manage for Royal Primary Care
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Job description Job responsibilities
For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Able to utilise trade background to quickly learn new skills. Able to source information to understand how to correctly install materials and carry out installation work. Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required. Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard.
Desirable
Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.
Personal Attributes Essential
Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input. Able to communicate effectively with customers in other departments and with hospital and RPC colleagues. Committed to continuous improvement and learning. Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment. Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly. Able to work tactfully to resolve difficult conversations or matters.
Certification Essential
NVQ3 in a Carpentry & Joinery, Building or Construction related discipline (or equivalent experience). Evidence of continuing professional development. Fire Door installation/maintenance oAble to work as part of a team or lone work.
Desirable
oHealth & Safety Training/knowledge oAble to maintain and inspect equipment certification
Skills and Knowledge Essential
NVQ3 in a Carpentry & Joinery, Building or Construction related discipline (or equivalent experience). Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
oHealth & Safety Training/knowledge
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 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Top Road
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
Employer's website https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)