Estates Building Technician

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Building Technician will undertake unsupervised planned, corrective and breakdown maintenance and to include new project work to a good standard of workmanship and to current building or health regulations on building elements and fabric within the hospital and its grounds, The post requires a high degree of autonomy.

The post holder will be reporting, on a daily basis, to supervisor or team leaders

Main duties of the job

Undertake minor repair works and general carpentry & Joinery maintenance activities as directed by the supervisor or team leaders.

To carry out internal and external painting and decorating requirements within the Trust and any other properties serviced by the Trust. Erecting of access equipment as required, with appropriate training and competency.

Must be prepared to work out side normal working hours, as and when required to do so to meet the demands of the service.

To efficiently diagnose and repair faults in building structure ( including roof work, fabric and finishes to deal with new situations as they arise and to pass on knowledge to others. Pre order all materials need for tasks through the trusts Eros ordering system and all consumables be accounted for.

To be conversant and qualifies to use and maintain all relevant hand power tools, and workshop equipment in a safe effective manner. Be capable of carrying out a good standard of workmanship in all duties as directed by the team leader or supervisor.

To request assistance from team leader where task exceeds loan worker capabilities.

Complete all reports sheets when finished; always carry an estates communication device (pager, radio, mobile phone if applicable) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.

To carry out small works alterations to the internal fabric to change/ alter the size of office accommodation/ rooms and to carry out the change from concept to completion from fabric to fix furnishing.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Date posted

22 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,827 to £36,310 a year pa inc HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-LC075

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Trade Apprenticeship or level 2 City &Guilds Craft Certificate

Desirable

Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

To have relevant previous working experience within the building trades..
Experience of working within a large industrial/ commercial environment.
To be a competent person on the safe use of mobile access platform ( PASMA) to be a qualified competent person in the safe operation of workshop tools under PUWER 1998.

Desirable

Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment.
Competent person to erect portable tower scaffolding

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Trade Apprenticeship or level 2 City &Guilds Craft Certificate

Desirable

Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

To have relevant previous working experience within the building trades..
Experience of working within a large industrial/ commercial environment.
To be a competent person on the safe use of mobile access platform ( PASMA) to be a qualified competent person in the safe operation of workshop tools under PUWER 1998.

Desirable

Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment.
Competent person to erect portable tower scaffolding

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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