Carpenter

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Carpenter to join their Estates team. You will perform maintenance, repairs, and compliance monitoring on various properties, including forensic buildings. Ideal candidates should have a strong understanding of domestic and commercial building services and be able to work independently as well as in a team. This role requires physical fitness and enthusiasm as part of a large team.

Qualifications

• Good general knowledge of domestic and commercial building services.
• Ability to maintain and perform statutory checks on buildings.
• Experience in maintenance and repairs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance and reactive repairs across multiple sites.
• Monitor compliance with safety standards.
• Work on own initiative as well as part of a team.

Skills

Team collaboration

Initiative

Knowledge of building structures

Fire compartmentalisation

Job description

Job overview

As Carpenter you will need to be keen, enthusiastic and physically fit working as part of a large team. The main activities are maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance monitoring and associated remedial work on the Maudsley Sites and Community Properties include forensic buildings and therefore 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. The trust provides a wide range of mental health services to the UK. 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 within SLAM for a Carpenter to join our Estates team. 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 to 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.