Job summary
The Operational Estates Team at Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and enthusiastic person to join the Estates Services Building Team as our New multi skilled Joiner!
The Multi Skilled Maintenance Craftsperson (Joiner) will be responsible for carrying out reactive and planned preventative maintenance, site wide inspections & repairs to buildings, fabric and interiors.
A Recruitment and Retention Payment of £3,492 is included on top of annual salary.
Main duties of the job
Your primary duties are to support the Maintenance Managers, Building Managers and wider team. You will be expected to liaise closely with service providers and manufactures in order to ensure that the Trust receives the highest standard of service.
You will be expected to demonstrate leadership skills and will be multi skilled on work across a range of traditional modern and complex building structures.
About us
We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users. Liaises with contractors, utility suppliers, professional parties and other service users both during normal working hours and out of hours when required. Provide operational advisory support to Trust staff and managers to ensure compliance with all safety standards and procedures. Advises the Senior Estates Officer and/or Senior Hospital Staff (Duty Manager on call/Directorate Managers) on maintenance issues as required outside of normal office hours. Respond to estates related incidents and liaise with other members of the Trusts staff who request assistance. Liaise with Wards and Departments to ensure requested work is specified correctly to meet the users needs, provided efficiently and completed within the agreed priority response periods. This applies to all work requests including patient critical building and engineering plant, equipment and building services. Advises the Maintenance Manager / Building Officer (Operational) regarding plant or equipment failure and to request in writing the supply of goods and/or services with reference to manufacturers manuals etc. Maintain stock levels for spares and equipment. Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections and testing to ensure compliance in line with Trust procedure and statutory requirements. Undertake all reactive maintenance in competency of discipline. Refer to and understand Building and Engineering/Technical drawings, specifications and technical manuals. Assist in commissioning of new building services, plant and equipment. Use and be competent in the use of all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works. Undertakes work activities consistent with current legislation, guidance notes and policies and procedures specific to building and engineering services. Understand the workings of building maintenance and mechanical systems within all Trust properties. Test, diagnose and repair faults on these systems, and to deal with new situations as they arise. To pass on knowledge to others. Understand the workings of all woodworking machinery and be fully trained in the safe use of woodworking machinery. Carry out safety checks on woodworking machinery and keep records of all work carried out, maintain and clean extract system Obtain correct permit and follow correct safe systems of works Be prepared to work in hazardous areas, confined spaces and on contaminated equipment taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment in accordance with Trust policy and safe working procedures. Ensure that Risk Assessments and the use of operational procedures are actioned and observed by all maintenance staff. Through the use of Risk Assessments and Maintenance records ensure that all maintenance and minor works comply fully with statutory and other regulations. Be fully conversant with all Trust policies and procedures including:- Fire Safety, Infection Control, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations and Manual Handling guidance and safe systems of work Identify and prioritise own work load and that of others when appropriate and actively participate in the operation of the performance management information system, including the completion of all paper work required by the scheme in a timely manner. Ensure the security of all plant, equipment and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Department. Make sure that any work areas are secure when working. Ensure that plant rooms are locked at all times Ensure that adequate cover is maintained during periods of annual leave and other staff absences. Assist with, and support the Trusts building managers in project work, new equipment testing and commissioning, specifications, surveys, costing and other similar duties. Undertake inspections for pre-installations and investigate services which may be required for new equipment and carry out minor installation improvement works Keep plans, electronic and hard copy records, spread sheet statistical data and ensure such records etc. are correct, updated and revised as necessary. Reports all incidents using the DATIX system involving incidents, accidents and near misses related to own area of responsibility. Required to drive appropriate Trust vehicles (Vans) for transporting personnel or equipment across all Trust sites, both freehold and leased.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users. Liaises with contractors, utility suppliers, professional parties and other service users both during normal working hours and out of hours when required. Provide operational advisory support to Trust staff and managers to ensure compliance with all safety standards and procedures. Advises the Senior Estates Officer and/or Senior Hospital Staff (Duty Manager on call/Directorate Managers) on maintenance issues as required outside of normal office hours. Respond to estates related incidents and liaise with other members of the Trusts staff who request assistance. Liaise with Wards and Departments to ensure requested work is specified correctly to meet the users needs, provided efficiently and completed within the agreed priority response periods. This applies to all work requests including patient critical building and engineering plant, equipment and building services. Advises the Maintenance Manager / Building Officer (Operational) regarding plant or equipment failure and to request in writing the supply of goods and/or services with reference to manufacturers manuals etc. Maintain stock levels for spares and equipment. Carry out planned preventative maintenance inspections and testing to ensure compliance in line with Trust procedure and statutory requirements. Undertake all reactive maintenance in competency of discipline. Refer to and understand Building and Engineering/Technical drawings, specifications and technical manuals. Assist in commissioning of new building services, plant and equipment. Use and be competent in the use of all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works. Undertakes work activities consistent with current legislation, guidance notes and policies and procedures specific to building and engineering services. Understand the workings of building maintenance and mechanical systems within all Trust properties. Test, diagnose and repair faults on these systems, and to deal with new situations as they arise. To pass on knowledge to others. Understand the workings of all woodworking machinery and be fully trained in the safe use of woodworking machinery. Carry out safety checks on woodworking machinery and keep records of all work carried out, maintain and clean extract system Obtain correct permit and follow correct safe systems of works Be prepared to work in hazardous areas, confined spaces and on contaminated equipment taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment in accordance with Trust policy and safe working procedures. Ensure that Risk Assessments and the use of operational procedures are actioned and observed by all maintenance staff. Through the use of Risk Assessments and Maintenance records ensure that all maintenance and minor works comply fully with statutory and other regulations. Be fully conversant with all Trust policies and procedures including:- Fire Safety, Infection Control, Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH Regulations and Manual Handling guidance and safe systems of work Identify and prioritise own work load and that of others when appropriate and actively participate in the operation of the performance management information system, including the completion of all paper work required by the scheme in a timely manner. Ensure the security of all plant, equipment and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Maintenance Department. Make sure that any work areas are secure when working. Ensure that plant rooms are locked at all times Ensure that adequate cover is maintained during periods of annual leave and other staff absences. Assist with, and support the Trusts building managers in project work, new equipment testing and commissioning, specifications, surveys, costing and other similar duties. Undertake inspections for pre-installations and investigate services which may be required for new equipment and carry out minor installation improvement works Keep plans, electronic and hard copy records, spread sheet statistical data and ensure such records etc. are correct, updated and revised as necessary. Reports all incidents using the DATIX system involving incidents, accidents and near misses related to own area of responsibility. Required to drive appropriate Trust vehicles (Vans) for transporting personnel or equipment across all Trust sites, both freehold and leased.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Attained a recognised advanced craft certified qualification (e.g. city and guilds qualification or NVQ level 3) in carpentry & joinery
- Relevant credited technical qualification
- Be willing and able to participate in an on-going training development programme within NHS maintenance services
Desirable
- Attained or working towards a technical qualification in a specialist area
- Attained a recognised and certified supervisory/ Leadership/ Management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate competence in the required range of technical aspects applicable to the post
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship
- Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures
- Be able to demonstrate continued training across traditional trade groups
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or large complex building service installations (non-domestic)
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Attained a recognised advanced craft certified qualification (e.g. city and guilds qualification or NVQ level 3) in carpentry & joinery
- Relevant credited technical qualification
- Be willing and able to participate in an on-going training development programme within NHS maintenance services
Desirable
- Attained or working towards a technical qualification in a specialist area
- Attained a recognised and certified supervisory/ Leadership/ Management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate competence in the required range of technical aspects applicable to the post
- Completed a recognised apprenticeship
- Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures
- Be able to demonstrate continued training across traditional trade groups
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or large complex building service installations (non-domestic)
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.
