Job summary
- Main area
- Capital Development Projects Team within Estates and Facilities Directorate
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-SN0134-COR-A
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brighton General Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Building Technician
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Estates and Facilities Department at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
The Capital Development Projects Team are looking for an estates Building Technician who is hard working, committed and thrives in a team environment.
You will assist and provide support to the Capital Development Projects Team in respect to Projects, Property and Space within the Trust. You will be proficient in the production of CAD drawings.
The successful candidate for this job requires the following:
- Higher National Certificate or Diploma or NVQ Level 4 in a relevant building, engineering or design subject.
- Experience of working as a CAD Operator or in a similar design practice.
- Sound specialist knowledge of building design, mechanical and electrical services.
- Strong IT skills.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of this job include the following:
- To be part of the Capital Development Projects Team to assist and provide support in respect to projects, property, space and sustainability management within the Trust.
- The purpose of the job is to assist in the organisation and management of all ACAD work.
- To carry out survey work, update master drawings as new projects are completed and maintain existing Trust records.
- To produce ACAD drawings as required for capital projects, space planning and property transactions.
- To provide professional and technical advice and guidance regarding ACAD systems and related software for the Estates and Facilities Directorate.
- To be responsible for a wide range of electronic documents, data, and information relating to the Trust's Estate.
- To be responsible for maintaining, updating and producing reports from MICAD system which is the Trusts property management system.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification.
You will assist and provide support to the Capital Development Projects Team in respect to Projects, Property and Space within the Trust. You will be proficient in the production of CAD drawings.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Higher National Certificate or Diploma or NVQ Level 4 in a relevant building, engineering or design subject
- city and Guilds in Computer Aided Design (CAD) or similar appropriate qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as CAD Operator or in a similar design practice
Desirable criteria
- Have knowledge and experience of MICAD software package
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and customer focus skills
- Strong IT skills - able to use Word, Excel, ACAD and MS Project
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Turner
- Job title
- Associate Director of Project Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 696011
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