Carpenter

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks a Carpenter to perform maintenance and repairs across various properties. The candidate must possess a good knowledge of carpentry, fire doors, and compliance in a healthcare setting, supported by an NVQ3 or equivalent. Responsibilities include undertaking maintenance tasks and assisting the team while ensuring safety standards are met. Offering a salary range between £33,094 and £36,195 per annum.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Healthy work-life balance

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of carpentry and fire compartmentalisation.
• Ability to carry out maintenance tasks in a safe and effective manner.
• Knowledge of compliance demands in the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned preventative maintenance or emergency work.
• Ensure all plant and equipment are utilised safely.
• Work as part of a departmental team and assist colleagues when necessary.

Skills

Carpentry

Knowledge of fire doors

Compliance knowledge in healthcare

Education

NVQ3 / Equivalent in relevant trade

Job description

Overview

Carpenter at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 13 October 2025.

About the role

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 including 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.

About us

Maudsley hospital is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It\'s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Job responsibilities

1. To undertake planned preventative maintenance or emergency work as demanded by a Hospital of this type and use all skills, knowledge to ensure safe methods of working and to carry out maintenance tasks in a safe and cost effective way for the Trust
2. To understand the workings of engineering services and systems and building structures in NHS/Trust premises. Ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner
3. To understand the workings of engineering services and systems and building structures in NHS/Trust premises. Ensuring that they are maintained to a high standard and that all plant and equipment are utilised in a safe and efficient manner
4. To work as part of a departmental team and where necessary to support/assist the work of colleagues, and to be able to work with staff of all levels and disciplines throughout the trust
5. To provide maintenance service to all Trust buildings, and 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 other disciplines should circumstances so dictate
6. To ensure work undertaken is completed in a timely manner and that appropriate records are updated through the requisite system
7. To keep up to date with any new legislation and attend training courses as directed by Estate Manager
8. 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
9. To be compassionate and mindful to our clients and be mindful of the need for safe use, security, storage of plant, equipment and tools
10. To drive between trust properties in a safe and timely manner adhering to trust policies.

Person Specification

• NVQ3 / Equivalent or higher in relevant trade (A,I)
• A good working Knowledge of carpentry, fire doors and fire compartmentalisation.
• Knowledge of compliance demands in healthcare
• Specialist training and knowledge in particular field of hospital engineering (A,I)

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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£33,094 to £36,195 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS