Maintenance Worker - Carpenter
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train.The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
The Estates Department are looking for a carpenter to provide a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust .
The appointed candidate will need to be flexible in their approach to their working hours and where they are working in the Trust
Additional contact information:
Stuart Brodie-Building Supervisor 0300 019 8565
Base Location: Poole Hospital but cross site working will be requiredInterview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria- Full car manual driving license
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Apprenticeship in relevant core trade with a minimum of a City and Guilds with advanced certificate or BTEC, ONC in relevant building maintenance trade.
- Certificate in wood working machinery
Experience
Essential criteria- Minimum 3 years experience in general building maintenance, outside core trade of painting/decorating, carpentry and joinery.
- Have a good understanding of their relationship to other trades.
- Experience of maintenance carpenty and building in a range of settings.
- Minimum 5 years experience working in a complex building maintenance environment.
- Basic electrical safety training to be able to fulfil duties without support of other trades.
- Understand the working of the mechanical and/or electrical/or plumbing and/or gas systems in NHS buildings.
- Experience working in Healthcare environments.
- Joinery ability.
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to original trade without supervision.
- Ability to fulfil a requirement to set out new work or set up new production appropriate to original trade using relevant instruments and machinery without supervision.
- Familiar with hand, power tools and fixed machinery.
- Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic electrical systems i.e. fire doors, lighting circuits, power circuits. Electrical and mechanical knowledge in relation to plant shutdown for cleaning and maintenance.
- Ability to support and assist engineering emergencies using own initiative.
- Ability to fit and maintain various locking systems.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Health and safety training.
- Excellent knowledge of carpentry and joinery techniques.
- Basic electrical training.
- Environmental health and safety training.
Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.