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Job summary

Main area
Building and Grounds Maintenance
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
251-CORP0312-BC
Employer
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Town
Basingstoke
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2024 08:00

Employer heading

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Building Craftsperson

Band 4

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

 

Job overview

This role is only open to applicants that currently work within an NHS Trust within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System (HIOW ICS). 

The Estates Department is looking for a Building Craftsperson (carpentry bias) with a background preferably gained in a building services or healthcare environment.

Works will also include minor painting tasks, lock maintenance and drainage clearance and inspections.

 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant's primary duties will be to mostly undertake building and minor improvement tasks across the Trust's properties and for its contracted customers, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

The applicant must have the physical ability and agility to carry out manual handling.

Additional training  will be provided for a successful applicant where they do not fully meet the person specification.

Must have a current full UK driving license.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.


Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.


The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training

Essential criteria
  • A minimum qualification level of NVQ level 3
  • Health & Safety awareness training
Desirable criteria
  • Access equipment qualifications
  • Asbestos awareness training

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Completion of a structured training programme in a suitable trade related field.
  • Knowledge of specialist drainage clearing equipment, fire door maintenance, carpentry, wood working machines, building fabric, operation of site gritting equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in an acute hospital environment

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to work at times without supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Adaptable to change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Drover
Job title
Senior Maintenance Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07775 030199
Additional information

For an informal chat about the role  please contact Andy Drover on 07775 030199

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