Carpenter

Maudsley Learning; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Carpenter to join their Estates team at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. This role involves maintaining and repairing building structures, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and contributing to a supportive team environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in maintenance, particularly within healthcare settings, and will be committed to delivering high-quality service. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusivity, offering a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Flexible Working Options

Training and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance environment, especially in healthcare.
• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance and fire door maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repairs at the Bethlem Royal Hospital site.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standards.

Skills

Maintenance Skills

Knowledge of Building Structures

Fire Compartmentalisation

Health & Safety Compliance

Basic IT Skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Site Carpentry

Health & Safety Qualification

Job description

Site Bethlem Royal Hospital Town Beckenham Salary £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2025 23:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.

We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.

We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.

The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role.We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.

As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.

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 at the Bethlem Royal 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. 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 at the Bethlem Royal 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 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.

Working for our organisation

The Bethlem Royal Hospital is located within the Croydon Borough and less than 10 minutes from the train station with a local bus stop outside the main gates. 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.

Detailed job description and main 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 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

4) 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

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent such as City & Guilds or other relevant and equivalent qualification in Site Carpentry and Joinery
• Health & Safety qualification in one of the following: Safe use of ladders, Safe use/work from mobile scaffold tower (Pasma), IPAF certificate, Coshh, Manual handling
• Wood machine training
• Current IPAF certification
• Specialist training and knowledge in a particular field of hospital engineering

Experience

• Experience of working within a maintenance environment
• Experience of working with associated trades
• Experience of fire door maintenance and fire compartmentalisation
• To be able to deal with tense difficult and stressful situations in the ward environment
• NHS (healthcare) experience in a similar role
• Experience of working within the NHS in an Estates environment

Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• To be able to work in occupied areas safely and conduct oneself in a manner that preserves dignity and respect to our clients
• Basic IT skills
• Full clean driving licence
• Be willing to undertake any learning and development necessary to fulfil the role
• Knowledge of COSHH
• Awareness of equal opportunities and equality diversity and inclusivity

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:

• Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
• Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
• We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity

Please note:

• That all applications for this post will need to be made online
• That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
• That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
• That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
• That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
• That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
• That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
• That we are a smoke-free Trust

SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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