Job summary
- Main area
- Estates
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 252-7076444
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum inclusive of allowances
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clerk of Works
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Subject to Evaluation
This is a newly created post within our Estates, Facilities and Capital directorate and a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual, with a strong estates background in project delivery and maintenance, to take their career forward.
The Trust has a number of new and significant estates led projects, consisting of new builds, refurbishments, lifecycle and backlog.
The post holder will work within our Trust team to support our capital projects team in the successful delivery of projects and small works, monitoring the work of both contractors and Estates staff with regards to building maintenance and installation works, to ensure that it is in line with Trust policies and statutory and regulatory guidance.
Main duties of the job
Monitor the work of both contractors and Estates staff with regards to building maintenance and installation works, to ensure that it is in line with Trust policies and legal guidance.
Ensure that work is carried out to the appropriate standard including:
- The correct materials and workmanship are used.
- That the work being carried out is of the highest quality.
- Ensuring that it is value for money.
- Providing support, advice, and guidance to colleagues where necessary.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities
The post holder will act in the role of Clerk of Works, primarily to represent the interest of the Trust in regard to ensuring the capital projects of a building services and engineering nature are delivered to quality standards of materials and workmanship, in accordance with the design expectations, Trust standards and specifications. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
· Becoming familiar with drawings, specifications, written instructions and appropriate standards and guidance documentation prior to the commencement of physical works
· Becoming knowledgeable in the Trust’s existing Building Services and Systems infrastructure to ensure that new works are integrated into existing systems appropriately
· Inspection and evaluation of works carried out and materials used, ensuring they are consistent with designs, specifications and appropriate standards
· Coordinating with contractors, Estates Managers and facility users to arrange service isolations and planned interruptions, whilst making efforts to minimise disruption to the hospital’s normal business activity
· Advising contractors on approved methods of working, site rules, Trust standards, policies and procedures
· Coordinating and reviewing contractors’ Health & Safety arrangements, including reviews of Method Statements and Risk Assessments, monitoring activity and reporting shortfalls observed to the contractor’s site representative and the Trust’s appointed project manager
· Ensuring all permits-to-work are regulated with regards to activities of contractors
· Assisting the Trust’s project managers in the planning and development of capital schemes through design reviews and feasibility studies
· Ensuring that engineered systems are installed and commissioned in line with requirements of Healthcare Technical Memoranda (HTMs) , Hospital Building Notes (HBNs), HSE Approved Codes of Practice (ACoP) and any other appropriate regulatory standard
Please see attached job description for further information.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Degree (or HNC plus equivalent knowledge and substantial experience) in a relevant engineering related discipline, including knowledge or related legislation and statutory requirements.
- Demonstrable experience of working with complex engineering services
- Evidence of CPD
- Proven working knowledge of AutoCAD
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- First Aid course
- Relevant Health & Safety qualification
- Experience in the installation and commissioning of building services and systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of appropriate guidance and standards for development of healthcare environments, especially but not limited to Healthcare Technical Memoranda (HTMs) and hospital Building Notes (HBNs)
- Good working knowledge of Health & Safety in a construction context, including CDM (Construction Design & Management) and Health & Safety procedures for aspects of construction work.
- Computer literate with good basic IT skills.
- Knowledge of legislation and codes of practice relevant to the post.
- Good planning, organisational and problem solving skills.
- Good knowledge of engineering contracting.
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Proven knowledge of computerised control systems
- Understanding of specialist computer software (Power, lighting, BMS etc.)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Attentiveness to detail
- Be honest and vigilant to make sure that works and materials meet the required standards.
- Financial acumen and the ability to use the Datix risk system.
- Presentation skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing.
- Problem solving, decision making and analytical skills.
- Negotiation, communication and influencing skills.
- Real team player (to include, emotional intelligence & political astuteness)
- PC skills, including spreadsheets (e.g., Excel and PowerPoint)
- Proven staff management skills (visible leader)
Desirable criteria
- Empathetic intelligence.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Resourceful, driven, can do attitude.
- Personal integrity
- Attentive to detail
- Able to cope well under pressure.
- Highly motivated and works through own initiative.
- Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities and variations to workload
- Able to work flexibly
- Able to attend National meetings and conferences if required
- Work outside of office hours and contribute to site services on-call rota
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jeanette Batten
- Job title
- Director of Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07362 393958
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