Estates & Facilities Craftsperson - Building
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
To be part of a team providing front line delivery of maintenance, defect & breakdown response, and pre-planned maintenance tasks.
To complete new and alteration works within the post holders' skills and experience both during in and outside of normal working hours.
The objective of the role is to contribute to the delivery of safe effective, efficient, and economical day-to-day maintenance, including new and alteration works to ensure the safety of all the trust's patients, staff and members of the public, contractors etc.
Main duties of the job
Some of the main duties included, but not limited to are listed below; the postholder may be required to carry out other duties commensurate with the duties of similar craftsperson's.
1.Utilising Mechanical / Plumbing / Carpentry/ building experience to complete work tasks on site
2.Work with all trades staff, (joiner, plumbers, electricians, and fitter) in undertaking a comprehensive planned maintenance programme in accordance with statutory, mandatory, and economic requirements.
3.Undertake maintenance tasks, unsupervised, such as repairing the fabric of the buildings, repairing walls, and replacing bed stops, replacing handrails, building new partition walls, removing old cupboards worktops, and replacing, making good all repairs, painting, roof repairs.
4.May be a future requirement to take training to erect and dismantle access scaffolds and platforms, mobile platforms, to assist execution of work programmes.
5.May be a future requirement to take training to access confined spaces to provide maintenance within those areas.
6.Maintain cleanliness of plant rooms and workshops.
7.Carry out day to day maintenance of works.
8.Support the completion of minor works projects within the post holders' skills and experience.
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Date posted
19 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year THIS POSITION WILL ALSO RECEIVE £3500 RRP
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
184-OL-BL-381
Job locations
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
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