Maintenance Worker - Carpenter
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 22 December 2024
Job summary
The Estates Department are looking for a carpenter toprovide a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust .
The appointed candidate will need to be flexible in their approach to their working hours and where they are working in the Trust
Additional contact information:
Stuart Brodie-Building Supervisor 0300 019 8565
Base Location: Poole Hospital but cross site working will be required
Interview Date: TBC
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.
This means that some 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
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 manual driving license
Qualifications
Essential
- Apprenticeship in relevant core trade with a minimum of a City and Guilds with advanced 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 and joinery.
- Have a good understanding of their relationship to other trades.
- Experience of maintenance carpenty 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 fulfil duties without support of other trades.
- Understand the working of the mechanical and/or electrical/or plumbing and/or gas systems in NHS buildings.
- Experience working in Healthcare environments.
- 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, power tools and fixed machinery.
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 shutdown for cleaning and maintenance.
- Ability to support and assist engineering emergencies using own initiative.
- Ability to fit and maintain various locking systems.
Knowledge
Essential
- Health and safety training.
- Excellent knowledge of carpentry and joinery techniques.
Desirable
- Basic electrical training.
- Environmental health and safety training.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Full car manual driving license
Qualifications
Essential
- Apprenticeship in relevant core trade with a minimum of a City and Guilds with advanced 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 and joinery.
- Have a good understanding of their relationship to other trades.
- Experience of maintenance carpenty 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 fulfil duties without support of other trades.
- Understand the working of the mechanical and/or electrical/or plumbing and/or gas systems in NHS buildings.
- Experience working in Healthcare environments.
- 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, power tools and fixed machinery.
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 shutdown for cleaning and maintenance.
- Ability to support and assist engineering emergencies using own initiative.
- Ability to fit and maintain various locking systems.
Knowledge
Essential
- Health and safety training.
- Excellent knowledge of carpentry and joinery techniques.
Desirable
- Basic electrical training.
- Environmental health and 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.
