Building Craftsperson

Job summary

An Opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Building Craftsperson to work at The Northumbria Hospital. The successful candidate will work alongside the current team of to maintain the hospital site and the new Sterile Services Facility. The post is hours per week Monday to Friday and will also take part in the Emergency Maintenance assistant on call rota.

The Post is working for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be involved in the day to day operations and maintenance of all building fabric within the Trust and non-Trust properties, including some installation work. They will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and undertake essential out of hours on-call duties, as directed.

The successful applicant will already have significant experience in Building Services , be versatile, able to handle conflicting priorities and have the ability to work under pressure. They will be computer literate, have good knowledge and ability, with good verbal and written communication skills. They will also possess good interpersonal skills, allowing them to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical personnel, within and beyond the organisation.

About us

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a skilled Joinery provision for the Estates Department to all client departments and Business Units.

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, where required, and work unsupervised.

Must demonstrate total commitment, versatility and flexibility whilst undertaking all tasks and delegated work as instructed by Estates Officers Supervisors.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which

(a) engages, enables and empowers others

(b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and,

(c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must hold a relevant City & Guilds, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Joinery/building Craftsperson. Recognised CITB Craft Apprenticeship or *equivalent with previous experience of working within an Estates Healthcare environment having demonstrated total commitment to versatility and flexibility.

Desirable

BTEC HNC

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