South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Maintenance Bricklayer/building fabrications trades person

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Job summary

37.5 Hours Per Week

As a maintenance bricklayer/ building fabrications trades person you will be responsible for the maintenance of various building maintenance tasks predominantly at Cheswold Park Hospital but also other areas of the trust as the operations team service requires. You will work closely with members of a full maintenance team of various trades and skills. You will need to be able to prioritise work accordingly and work in the vicinity of potentially vulnerable people and be able to adequately handle the challenges this brings.

Providing accurate reports of works carried out is an essential part of this role, and good communication of further works required is vital to ensure the upkeep of the trust estate. Successful candidates will need to be motivated and excited to provide an essential service for the NHS in the mental Health sector. Utilising your skills, knowledge, initiative and work ethic at South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust will be a great contribution to ensuring our service users are provided with the best possible care whilst they are with us.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold or occupational requirements) set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to carry out your works to a high standard on a daily basis.

The sort of jobs you may be involved in are:-

Building repair works

Building fabrication repair works

Basic joinery repairs, fitting shelving, noticeboards etc

Drainage related works

Replacing lamps cleaning light fittings

Basic electrical tasks (with appropriate training)

Basic Plumbing tasks(with appropriate training)

Fire Alarm and Emergency light testing

Portable appliance testing

Assisting and working alongside other trades as required

For the right individual with aspirations to develop their skills, training opportunities may be available.

For further information or an informal chat about the position contact Chris Curry on 07946 530638 or Lee Yates on 07825 732050

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

About us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted

02 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9378-QA01307

Job locations

Cheswold Park Hospital

Cheswold Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8AR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the execution of maintenance duties, trouble shooting/repair and minor works on a wide range of plant equipment and premises within the Trust or for other organisations as directed.

These duties will essentially involve his/her specialism however training and experience of other elements of craftsmen skills will enable the post holder to reach levels of flexibility and competence over a wide range of traditional building and engineering works

To carry out day to day maintenance of buildings equipment, machinery and building fabrications throughout our Trust properties and other organisations as directed.

Undertake all building fabrication works to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.

To work closely with ward managers and work alongside patients and have an understanding of their needs whilst carrying out duties.

Establish good working relationships with all points of contact with estate users, ensuring they are kept informed about the progress of work as required.

Be able to interpret work from all instructions, drawings and specifications without supervision.

To diagnose and repair faults on door locks

To carry out maintenance and repairs to all joinery plant and equipment to be found within Health Care remises

To carry out new works as and when required to HBN: 00 and other vrelevant HTM guidance document

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the execution of maintenance duties, trouble shooting/repair and minor works on a wide range of plant equipment and premises within the Trust or for other organisations as directed.

These duties will essentially involve his/her specialism however training and experience of other elements of craftsmen skills will enable the post holder to reach levels of flexibility and competence over a wide range of traditional building and engineering works

To carry out day to day maintenance of buildings equipment, machinery and building fabrications throughout our Trust properties and other organisations as directed.

Undertake all building fabrication works to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.

To work closely with ward managers and work alongside patients and have an understanding of their needs whilst carrying out duties.

Establish good working relationships with all points of contact with estate users, ensuring they are kept informed about the progress of work as required.

Be able to interpret work from all instructions, drawings and specifications without supervision.

To diagnose and repair faults on door locks

To carry out maintenance and repairs to all joinery plant and equipment to be found within Health Care remises

To carry out new works as and when required to HBN: 00 and other vrelevant HTM guidance document

Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good communicator
  • Smart appearance
  • Flexible in working hours
  • Working overtime as the service needs
  • Team player and self-motivated
  • Willingness to learn
  • Confidentiality

Physical Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
  • Head for heights and confined spaces

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or City & Guilds in Bricklaying or equivalent
  • Clean Driving Licence to travel to all trust properties for work

Desirable

  • NVQ2/3 in other trade skill set

Training.

Essential

  • Substantial relevant post apprenticeship training and experience
  • Fire Door Compliance
  • Basic Electrical Safety
  • Legionella awareness

Desirable

  • Manual Handling
  • Working at heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Electrical, Mechanical Installation

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to carry out work with other trades.
  • To provide written reports relating to incidents/maintenance.
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and supervise oneself
  • Supervise, guide and support maintenance workers and apprentices
  • On call experience for out of hours

Desirable

  • COSHH

Experience

Essential

  • Installation Works
  • Maintaining building brickwork, structures and fabrications
  • Ordering and maintaining Stock levels
  • Out of hours on call
  • General maintenance works
  • Healthcare experience

Desirable

  • Experience of costing, implementing and running small schemes within budget and to timeframes
Person Specification

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good communicator
  • Smart appearance
  • Flexible in working hours
  • Working overtime as the service needs
  • Team player and self-motivated
  • Willingness to learn
  • Confidentiality

Physical Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
  • Head for heights and confined spaces

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 or City & Guilds in Bricklaying or equivalent
  • Clean Driving Licence to travel to all trust properties for work

Desirable

  • NVQ2/3 in other trade skill set

Training.

Essential

  • Substantial relevant post apprenticeship training and experience
  • Fire Door Compliance
  • Basic Electrical Safety
  • Legionella awareness

Desirable

  • Manual Handling
  • Working at heights
  • Confined spaces
  • Electrical, Mechanical Installation

Special Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to carry out work with other trades.
  • To provide written reports relating to incidents/maintenance.
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and supervise oneself
  • Supervise, guide and support maintenance workers and apprentices
  • On call experience for out of hours

Desirable

  • COSHH

Experience

Essential

  • Installation Works
  • Maintaining building brickwork, structures and fabrications
  • Ordering and maintaining Stock levels
  • Out of hours on call
  • General maintenance works
  • Healthcare experience

Desirable

  • Experience of costing, implementing and running small schemes within budget and to timeframes

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

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Cheswold Park Hospital

Cheswold Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8AR


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Cheswold Park Hospital

Cheswold Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8AR


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Chris Curry

chris.curry@swyt.nhs.uk

07946530638

Details

Date posted

02 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9378-QA01307

Job locations

Cheswold Park Hospital

Cheswold Lane

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN5 8AR


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