Carpenter

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking a self-motivated maintenance carpenter to join the estates team at Singleton Hospital. The role involves routine maintenance and repair of building services, plant, equipment, and structures, with an on-call rota for out-of-hours cover on the main site and across health board premises.

The successful candidate will manufacture and repair items as needed, organise daily routines under guidance from line managers, and contribute to a safe, pleasant

Qualifications

• Time Served Apprenticeship
• Other Carpentry Training
• Worked in NHS
• Working as a carpenter in industry
• Passed and holds a current valid driving Licence
• ONC or HNC
• NVQ or City & Guilds in Building or Engineering Background

Responsibilities

• Maintain buildings and infrastructure to high standards of building controls.
• Manufacture and repair items as needed and organise daily routine with line manager guidance.
• Provide carpentry services to Swansea Bay University Health Board and work on an on-call rota for out-of-hours cover.
• Ensure a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff.

Skills

Driving Licence

Education

ONC or HNC

NVQ or City & Guilds in Building or Engineering Background

Job description

We are looking for a self motivated enthusiastic person to join our estates team in Singleton Hospital as a maintenance carpenter. Candidates ideally would be time served and hold the correct qualifications.

If you feel you posses the right skills and meet the person specification you are encouraged to apply.

To undertake routine maintenance and repair of a range of building services, plant, equipment, building structures, external and internal works and finishes within the Health Board to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff. To provide carpentry services to Swansea Bay University Health Board. This job will involve working on a on call rota as part of out of hours cover for the main site with all other health board premises.

Main duties of the job

Required to maintain our buildings and infrastructure to excellent standards of building controls. Required to manufacture and repair items as needed and organise daily routine to incorporate regular task requirements and schedule work requirements to the most efficient way, with guidance from line managers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Qualifications & Experience

• Time Served Apprenticeship
• Other Carpentry Training

Experience

• Working as a carpenter in industry
• Worked in NHS

Skills

• Passed and holds a current valid driving Licence

Qualifications

• ONC or HNC
• NVQ or City & Guilds in Building or Engineering Background

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.