Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Multi-Skilled Carpenter/Building Operative

The closing date is 19 April 2026

Job summary

Are you a skilled Carpenter looking to make a difference in a dynamic and rewarding environment?

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Multi-Skilled Carpenter/Building Operative to join our Estates and Facilities team within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of carpentry and maintenance tasks to ensure the safety, functionality, and aesthetic quality of our healthcare facilities. You will work collaboratively with other skilled trades and staff to provide a high standard of service to our patients and workforce.

The NHS offers a range of benefits for its employees, making it a rewarding place to work.

Main duties of the job

Door & Frame Installation and Repair - Install, repair, and replace doors, door frames, and associated hardware including locks, handles, door closers, and vision panels.

Fit rails, anti bump barriers, cupboards, shelving, and other storage solutions as required.

Reactive & Planned Maintenance -Diagnose and repair reactive issues involving roofing, building fabric, and flooring.

Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks efficiently and to specification, contributing to continuous improvement of maintenance standards.

Automatic & Fire Door Support -Assist with the maintenance and repair of automatic doors where faults are nonelectrical.

Undertake ongoing training and qualifications to competently maintain and repair Fire Doors across Trust sites.

General Building Works - Perform light building maintenance tasks such as masonry repairs, paving slab replacement, and other minor works within the remit of the inhouse maintenance team.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-10889

Job locations

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A carpentry background with an NVQ or City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Carpentry and/or a recognised City & Guilds Building qualification
  • Ability to develop skillset to undertake light building works
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety, to include Asbestos awareness
  • Time served apprenticeship or equivalent
  • Driving license

Desirable

  • A carpentry background with an NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Carpentry and/or a recognised City & Guilds Building qualification
  • Computer literate - able to operate a computer
  • Authorised Person status (Working at Height, Confined Spaces)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A carpentry background with an NVQ or City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Carpentry and/or a recognised City & Guilds Building qualification
  • Ability to develop skillset to undertake light building works
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety, to include Asbestos awareness
  • Time served apprenticeship or equivalent
  • Driving license

Desirable

  • A carpentry background with an NVQ or City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Carpentry and/or a recognised City & Guilds Building qualification
  • Computer literate - able to operate a computer
  • Authorised Person status (Working at Height, Confined Spaces)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

ALAN PURKISS

alan.purkiss@nhs.net

07900682963

Details

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-10889

Job locations

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ


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