Shift Multi-Skilled Craftsperson
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 05 January 2025
Job summary
The Building Maintenance Team have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Multi-Skilled Craftsperson to play a key role in the Building Maintenance Service within the Trust.
You should have a NVQ Level 2 in a Building Maintenance field or equivalent. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with proven skills and experience. Strong communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills are essential for this role, with the successful candidate being required to operate across organisational boundaries.
The post is part of the Essentia Building Maintenance Team. You will report to the Building Maintenance Team Manager.
Please note that this vacancy has a complex shift pattern that will require you to work 12 hour shifts. The shift pattern will total to 37.5 hours per week on average across several months, but there will be some variation in your working hours on a week-to-week basis. Please contact the hiring manager, william.hardcastle@gstt.nhs.uk, for more information.
Interviews are scheduled for 6 August 2024.
Main duties of the job
- Must be able to work as part of a team and to work independently, without supervision.
- Must have a commitment to providing the highest quality of service.
- Ability to work well under pressure and still apply attention to detail.
- Ability to work on own initiative and demonstrate effective personal time management.
- Effective communication with the team managers and team members.
- This role requires the Shift Multi Skilled Craftsperson to be on site from 7:00 hours to 19:00 hours working on the shift rota.
- This role requires the Shift Multi Skilled Craftsperson to be flexible as working beyond the rostered days on may be required.
- Carry out all aspects of the building and carpentry trade.
- Carry out all types joinery work such as the installation of benching and shelving.
- Furniture assembly.
- Installation of all types of door locks and security mechanisms.
- Key cutting.
- Fire door installation and maintenance in accordance with British standards.
About us
Essentia provides effective management and coordination of all non-clinical support services at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and is vital to the Trust functioning effectively, efficiently, and economically to safely meet its overall objectives. The Building Maintenance and Improvement Department, which covers all traditional 'Estates functions' is primarily responsible for providing professional, effective, and efficient customer focused reactive and and planned maintenance services to the Trust's buildings. The department is also responsible for minor improvements, refurbishment works, and also replacement programmes, delegated capital projects, and provides similar services to other third party organisations through Service Level Agreements. The department works very closely with the Capital Projects, Engineering, and Operations Teams together with the end-user for successful delivery of all of these services.
What We Offer
We offer a dynamic challenging job in an exciting, fast moving, and flexible working environment. We have a strong commitment to your personal and professional development.
In addition, we offer excellent benefit, most notably including the NHS Pension Scheme -- one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK. When you start working for the NHS you automatically become a member and you will get an excellent package of pension benefits.
Date posted
04 December 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£31,944 to £34,937 a year per annum (incl. of HCAA)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
196-ESS1473-H
Job locations
Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guy's Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
Employer's website
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