Handy Person

**Job Title**:Handyperson

**Trust Location**:South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

**Location**:Lambeth Hospital, 108 Landor Road, SW9 9NU

**Shifts**:Monday - Friday 8.00 - 16.30

**Payrate**:£11.85 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays

**About the Trust**:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of services to nearly two million people locally. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We provide inpatient care for over 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon.

As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond.

**This is a Temporary Role**

**Key responsibilities include**:

- To undertake planned preventative maintenance or emergency work as demanded by a hospital of this type; painting & decorating, door repairs (carpentry), glazing fire compliance checking, brick laying plastering and making good.
- When required to be able to set out small tasks, ie, to be able to set up, prepare and execute all small maintenance work unsupervised and on own initiative.
- To be able to assist with design and fixing of all site signage way-finding.
- To provide a maintenance service to all Trust buildings, off site properties and be able to work unsupervised. To have a flexible approach to the work and be able to work beyond the normal hours of duty if required and to carry out other tasks from the other sections should circumstances so dictate. To take part in the on-call rota if required.
- To keep up to date with any new legislation and attend training courses as directed by E&F Manager. To be able to work safely in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, and to follow any other safety policies or guidelines as issued by the Trust.

The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- NHS experience in a similar role.
- Full Driving licence.
- Health & Safety Knowledge and training in the use of tools and equipment related to this role.
- Good knowledge of all mechanical/electrical related trades especially drainage/sanitary ware repairs.
- To be able to work in occupied areas safely and conduct oneself in a manner that preserves the dignity and respect due to patients.
- Certificated to be able to work of scaffolding and ladders and work in confined spaces safely, Health & Safety awareness training, manual handling certificate, Abrasive wheel certificate desirable but not essential.
- To have knowledge in the correct way of storing volatile materials and to recognise the correct materials for the building fabric repair desirable but not essential.

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- **Competitive pay rates-** work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £11.85 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 62918