Estates Carpenter

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Estates Carpenter to maintain and improve clinical and non-clinical environments. You will perform carpentry, joinery, and general building fabric tasks to keep the hospital estate safe, functional and welcoming.

Join a supportive Estates Team, with opportunities for training and development while contributing to reliable maintenance and essential healthcare services.

Qualifications

• Level 3 BTEC/City & Guilds in Carpentry/Joinery or equivalent training.
• Completed apprenticeship in carpentry or joinery.
• Healthcare environment maintenance experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake reactive and planned carpentry and building fabric maintenance.
• Inspect and maintain fire doors to support safety compliance.
• Repair doors, locks, ironmongery, partitions, ceilings and floors.
• Respond to helpdesk requests and CAFM system tasks within agreed times.
• Diagnose building fabric defects and carry out appropriate repairs.
• Assist with minor works and refurbishment projects.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and work orders.
• Collaborate with estates colleagues to deliver a customer-focused service.

Skills

Carpentry

Joinery

Education

Level 3 BTEC/City & Guilds in Carpentry/Joinery

Carpentry/Joinery apprenticeship

Job description

Our Workplace Team is looking for a skilled and motivated Estates Carpenter to join us on a permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to use your carpentry and joinery expertise to help maintain and improve environments where patients receive care and staff deliver essential services every day. Your work will play a vital role in ensuring our estate remains safe, functional and welcoming for patients, visitors and colleagues. Do you have:

• A Level 3 BTEC, City & Guilds qualification in Carpentry and/or Joinery, or equivalent training and industry experience?
• A completed apprenticeship in a carpentry or joinery discipline?

If so, we'd love to hear from you. As an Estates Carpenter, you will undertake a wide range of carpentry, joinery and general building fabric maintenance activities across both clinical and non-clinical areas. No two days are the same, and you'll be involved in everything from repairs and alterations to planned maintenance projects, helping to ensure our hospital estate remains operational, safe and fit for purpose. If you're looking for a rewarding role where your skills make a visible difference every day and where you can be part of a supportive team that helps deliver outstanding healthcare services, we'd love to welcome you to our team.

• Undertake reactive and planned carpentry, joinery and building fabric maintenance works across our Trust
• Undertake fire door inspection, maintenance and associated repairs to support fire safety compliance.
• Carry out repairs and maintenance to doors, locks, ironmongery, partitions, ceilings, flooring, fixtures, fittings and building fabric assets.
• Respond to maintenance requests generated via the Estates Helpdesk and CAFM system within agreed response times.
• Diagnose building fabric defects and undertake appropriate repairs to maintain a safe and compliant environment.
• Assist with minor works, refurbishment projects, and accommodation alterations.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders and job completion information using Trust CAFM systems.
• Liaise professionally with clinical staff, patients, contractors and colleagues to deliver a customer-focused maintenance service.
• Work collaboratively with mechanical, electrical, building fabric and other Estates colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Estates Maintenance services and the overall resilience of the Trust estate.

Shift details:

• The shift rota will be 7.15am - 6.00pm, 4 days per week (Monday - Friday) with 1 rolling rest day, or 5 days per week 7.5 hours per day.
• On-call duties and overtime duties may be required by this role therefore, we ask for some flexibility to carry out maintenance tasks and emergency calls outside normal clinical times.
• Our Estate Team are a welcoming group who will be happy to support you and offer training to help you feel comfortable in a clinical environment.

We understand how important life is outside of work and want to ensure you have a great a work life balance. We'll support you, so that you don't miss out on what truly matters to you. Care to join us? Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.