Building Craftsman
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
The closing date is 08 October 2024
Job summary
Support the Building team to deliver excellent service and ensuring that the building engineering systems are safe, fit for purpose and enhance patient care. This will include:
- Planned preventative building maintenance
- Building reactive and emergency works
- Minor building improvement works under £5k
- Building infrastructure
- Backlog building maintenance
- Specialist building contracts
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
- Support the team leader in the leadership, operational and day to day management, and communication, within the building team.
- Support the delivery of a high performing Building team to deliver corporate aims, objectives and aspirations of the Directorate and the Trust.
- Responsible for the Quality of Building works undertaken ensuring that all Building works (including external contractors) are fully auditable, and safely delivered within statutory compliance.
- Compile and regularly review all risks ascertaining to the building infrastructure, leading to the delivery of safe practice and measures to minimise the impact of Building risks.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be an effective member of the building team and support the delivery of a highly effective, quality and responsive building service within budget.
- Carry out services and work activities on all building installations, ensuring compliance with relevant current legislation, NHS guidance, health and safety, standards, codes of practice, Trust policies, and regulations.
- Be responsible for the recording of, monitoring and review of the building planned preventative maintenance services, and responsive maintenance service.
- Work with building contractors and specialist services personnel working on the building infrastructure, ensuring quality outputs and control.
- Deliver backlog and specialist services maintenance programmes with minimum disruption to patient services.
- Ensure the maintenance of all building records including as-fitted drawings, maintenance manuals, statistical returns, EFM information, performance reports, controlled documents, logbooks, and updated policies and procedures.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Be an effective member of the building team and support the delivery of a highly effective, quality and responsive building service within budget.
- Carry out services and work activities on all building installations, ensuring compliance with relevant current legislation, NHS guidance, health and safety, standards, codes of practice, Trust policies, and regulations.
- Be responsible for the recording of, monitoring and review of the building planned preventative maintenance services, and responsive maintenance service.
- Work with building contractors and specialist services personnel working on the building infrastructure, ensuring quality outputs and control.
- Deliver backlog and specialist services maintenance programmes with minimum disruption to patient services.
- Ensure the maintenance of all building records including as-fitted drawings, maintenance manuals, statistical returns, EFM information, performance reports, controlled documents, logbooks, and updated policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Track record of delivery in a building role, carpentry based
- Working proven knowledge of NHS technical documentation, CDM, British Standards, regulations, legislation and codes of practice, health and safety legislation and Trust policies, procedures and standing financial instructions
Desirable
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Demonstrable experience of working with building services
Desirable
- First Aid course
- Relevant Health and Safety qualification
- Proven evidence of CPD
Abilities
Essential
- Use of Datix risk system
- Written and oral communication skills
- Problem solving, decision making and analytical skills
- Team player
- PC Skills
- Organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Working proven knowledge of AutoCAD
- Emotional intelligence
Attitude
Essential
- Resourceful, driven, can-do attitude
- Personal integrity, open, inclusive leadership style
- Able to cope well under pressure
- Highly motivated and works to own initiative
- Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and variations to workload
Other factors
Essential
- Able to work flexibly
- Ability to travel between sites
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Track record of delivery in a building role, carpentry based
- Working proven knowledge of NHS technical documentation, CDM, British Standards, regulations, legislation and codes of practice, health and safety legislation and Trust policies, procedures and standing financial instructions
Desirable
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Demonstrable experience of working with building services
Desirable
- First Aid course
- Relevant Health and Safety qualification
- Proven evidence of CPD
Abilities
Essential
- Use of Datix risk system
- Written and oral communication skills
- Problem solving, decision making and analytical skills
- Team player
- PC Skills
- Organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Working proven knowledge of AutoCAD
- Emotional intelligence
Attitude
Essential
- Resourceful, driven, can-do attitude
- Personal integrity, open, inclusive leadership style
- Able to cope well under pressure
- Highly motivated and works to own initiative
- Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and variations to workload
Other factors
Essential
- Able to work flexibly
- Ability to travel between sites
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
