Band 4 Maintenance Carpenter - Estates

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a passionate Maintenance Carpenter for its Estates team. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in domestic and commercial building services, and the ability to perform maintenance tasks while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. This physically demanding role may require additional hours and adaptability to changing work patterns.

Qualifications

• Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English.
• Minimum 3 years in Building/Construction with a registered apprenticeship.
• 2+ years post-training site experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, reactive repairs, and compliance monitoring.
• Work independently and maintain high safety standards.
• Conduct statutory checks in line with building regulations.

Skills

Building knowledge

Teamwork

Communication

Education

City & Guilds of London Institute Craft Certificate in Carpentry & Joinery

NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry & Joinery

BTEC/ONC in Building or Construction Services

Job description

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Band 4 Maintenance Carpenter - Estates

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Job summary

For the role of Maintenance Carpenter you will need to be keen, enthusiastic and physically fit working as part of a team. The main activities are maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance monitoring and associated remedial work at Heartlands Hospital site and Community Properties. Applicants should be able to arrange their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks in a safe, tidy manner and be capable of working on their own initiative. To maintain continuity of service there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns/duties is required as well as a requirement to undertake training to remain current with relevant standards.

Main duties of the job

About the team:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Carpenter to join our Estates team at Heartlands Hospital. The Trust has four main sites and community properties, therefore applicants should be able to arrange their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks in a safe and tidy manner. To maintain continuity of service there will be times when extra hours, altered work patterns/duties is required. The post-holder must have a good general knowledge of domestic and commercial building Services.

About the role:

This job is for a Carpenter who has a good general knowledge of domestic and commercial buildings. In your duties of maintenance there will be statutory checks in line with Approved Code of Practice (Building Regulations, HBN & HTM).

You will be expected to work on your own initiative as well as working within a team. You will need knowledge of building structures and fabric as well as fire compartmentalisation and fire door maintenance. Applicants should be able to arrange their work, parts and materials and carry out tasks in a safe and tidy manner.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Basic education to GCSE/'O' Level in Maths and English or post-secondary Education in a relevant field
• *City & Guilds of London Institute Craft Certificate in Course 6217-02 Carpentry & Joinery
• Or,
• *An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry & Joinery.
• Or,
• *BTEC/ONC in Building or Construction Services.

Experience

• *Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Building or Construction for a minimum of 3 years
• Plus
• *At least 2 years post training, site experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.
• And
• *Background in Building or Construction installation, alteration, maintenance, or repair.
• And
• *Experience of Building plant, equipment, and woodworking machinery.
• *Capable working to deadlines.
• *Reasonably clear and effective in verbal and written communications.

Additional Criteria

• *Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability.
• *Adaptable to change.
• *Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads, extremes of temperature and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.
• *Appreciation of his/her own limitations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust