About this role
Job summary
Craftsman Assistant - Band 3
The post will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
The Estates Department is looking for an experienced Building Maintenance Craftsperson to join their team in the day to day maintenance of the Hospital. The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of work relating to estates engineering across its multiple community sites. Our main aim is to provide and efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must have a multi skilled approach to a wide range of semi-skilled work across core trade skills, and be able to undertake work in a safe and effective manner, complying with all relevant safetylegislation and procedures and complying with the Estates Health and Safety Procedures manual on all works undertaken.
A multi skilled approach will be required, that crosses over between Painting & decorating, Electrical/Mechanical and Building/Construction maintenance and repairs. The ability to work with minimal supervision and also to work successfully as part of a team. Assist multi-skilled craftsmen across the full range of their duties and demonstrate their ability towork in a multi-task environment.To provide cover for other Assistant Crafts Persons in cases of annual leave, sickness andvacancies. At all times carry Trust communication devices (pagers/bleeps) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.
Communicate with colleagues, patients and visitors in a polite and courteous manner at all times to ensure a high level of customer care. Keep service delivery managers up to date, at all times, with engineering and building issues that will affect their service delivery. To take direction and receipt of planned workloads from the Estates Team Leaders or Estates Maintenance Planner Coordinator (EMPC) for completion.
About us
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London.
We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception.
But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to undertake other tasks appropriate to the grade of the post. Please note: vacancy may close earlier if sufficient amount of applications are received.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Excellent DIY or previous handyman experience.
Desirable
- Qualification in or Knowledge in a professional trade.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Essential
- Understand the need and the concepts behind various maintenance regimes.
- Working knowledge of basic H & S requirements.
- To be able to follow the guidance documented within risk and the safe systems of work handbook to understand and implement the requirements of the documents after the appropriate training
Desirable
- A basic understanding of Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) and any Statutory and Technical requirements for the operation and maintenance of plant and engineering services
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience in semi-skilled routine maintenance and minor repairs engineering plant and building services
- Working under own initiative with minimal supervision.
- Experience of working within a Building Maintenance Organisation
Desirable
- NHS experience preferably in Acute Hospital environment.
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to Multi-task across electrical, mechanical and building disciplines at a very basic level.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation.
- Able to take and understand basic technical instructions.
- Good communication skills, written and oral.
Desirable
- Experience in using Personal Digital Assistant (PDA's) systems Experienced Team Leader
Other factors / Special circumstances
Essential
- Basic IT knowledge and experience.
- Capable of working in a demand driven service.
- Strong sense of customer focus.
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
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Address
Croydon University Hospital
530 London Road
Croydon
CR7 7YE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)