Craftsperson Assistant

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in London is seeking a Craftsman Assistant to support the day-to-day maintenance of the Hospital and ensure a high standard of customer care. The ideal candidate should have a multi-skilled approach, experience in maintenance across various trades, and the ability to work effectively in a team. Responsibilities include assisting craftsmen, managing workloads effectively, and communicating with staff and patients. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to the efficient operation of community health services.

Qualifications

• Multi-skilled approach to a wide range of semi-skilled work across core trade skills.
• Able to work in a safe and effective manner, complying with safety legislation.
• Communicate with colleagues, patients, and visitors courteously.

Responsibilities

• Assist multi-skilled craftsmen across their duties.
• Provide cover for other Assistant Crafts Persons when necessary.
• Keep managers updated with engineering and building issues.

Job description

Craftsman Assistant - Band 3

The post will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Overview

The Estates Department is looking for an experienced Building Maintenance Craftsperson to join their team in the day-to-day maintenance of the Hospital. The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of work relating to estates engineering across its multiple community sites. Our main aim is to provide an efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon.

Proposed Interview Date

23rd December 2025

Key responsibilities

• Have a multi-skilled approach to a wide range of semi-skilled work across core trade skills, and be able to undertake work in a safe and effective manner, complying with all relevant safety legislation and procedures and following the Estates Health and Safety Procedures manual on all works undertaken.
• Use a multi-skilled approach that crosses over between Painting & Decorating, Electrical/Mechanical and Building/Construction maintenance and repairs.
• Work with minimal supervision and successfully as part of a team.
• Assist multi-skilled craftsmen across the full range of their duties and demonstrate an ability to work in a multi-task environment.
• Provide cover for other Assistant Crafts Persons in cases of annual leave, sickness and vacancies.
• Carry Trust communication devices (pagers/bleeps) to facilitate an immediate response to emergencies.
• Communicate with colleagues, patients and visitors in a polite and courteous manner at all times to ensure a high level of customer care.
• Keep service delivery managers up to date with engineering and building issues that will affect their service delivery.
• Take direction and receipt of planned workloads from the Estates Team Leaders or Estates Maintenance Planner Coordinator (EMPC) for completion.

About Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.

Contact

For further details or informal visits contact: Garry Thomson, Estates Officer
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