Estates Carpenter/Building Technician

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive NHS salary

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive Building Trades professional to undertake reactive and planned carpentry works across its sites. The role requires a City and Guilds Crafts certificate or equivalent and training within maintenance carpentry, with the ability to work under pressure and ensure safety compliance.

You will support building trades operations, manage planned maintenance programmes, and supervise contractors while aligning with Trust safety

Qualifications

• City and Guilds Crafts Certificate or equivalent in maintenance carpentry.
• Training within a maintenance carpentry role.
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and its applications.
• Experience in Building trades operations and maintenance across Trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Work in accordance with HTM’s, HBN’s, British Standards and Trust policies.
• Prioritise essential facilities impacting patient experience.
• Contribute to Estates plans and works programmes.
• Assist with safe systems of work (Permit to Work, isolation procedures) under AP guidance.
• Plan maintenance works with users and contractors.
• Supervise maintenance staff and contractors; ensure quality.
• Liaise with Estates Helpdesk for emergencies and service requests.
• Act on own initiative and advise senior staff on technical implications.

Skills

Building trades

Safe system of work

Maintenance planning

Independent working under pressure

Contractor supervision

Education

HNC/HND in Construction

City & Guilds certification

NEBOSH/IOSH/First Aid training

UK Register of Electricians / JIB schemes

IHEEM / HEFMA / CIBSE / IET membership

HTM/HBN experience as CP/AP

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

This role is Band 5 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.

The Estates and Facilities Management Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to undertake both reactive and planned maintenance Carpentry works across the Trust's sites and ensuring a high standard is achieved.

The successful applicant will be expected to carry out all types of carpentry work such as doors, linings, frames and furniture etc. A City and Guilds Crafts Certificate or equivalent is required and you must have training within a maintenance carpentry role.

You should be capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines, prove solutions using own initiative, have knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and its applications.

The primary purpose of this role is to professionally support and undertake Building trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management. This includes activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards, policies and procedures. Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.

Main duties of the job

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• Work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, British Standards, Model Specifications and all Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice and Trust Policies and Procedures, identifying and proposing changes for own work area to the Building Team Leader
• Prioritise work requirements on essential facilities which could have a direct detrimental impact on the patient experience e.g. nurse call handsets, patient toilets/wash facilities and patient beds. The role involves prioritising and being able to react to changing workloads
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of the Trust’s Estates plans and work closely with the other Estates Managers/team Leaders in the development of works programmes
• Assist with the set up and Implementation/management of the Estates safe systems of work (e.g. Permit to Work, isolation procedures) under the guidance of AP’s to ensure that all safe systems of work are carried out correctly
• Plan maintenance works, including liaison with users and contractors
• Supervise maintenance assistants and operational estates contractors, allocating tasks/re-prioritising where necessary, and ensuring the quality of specification and workmanship
• Liaise with the Estates Helpdesk when receiving emergency works and service complaints
• Act on own initiative and advise senior staff of implications of technical issues when attending site on call out

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of role and responsibilities.

This role is full time – 37.5 hours per week.

You will be given all the support you need to steer the department to be an always improving team that is delivering, performing and operating a safe and compliant estate and environment.

In return for your hard work & commitment we will offer you:

• A competitive salary of £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata;
• Access to an industry leading pension scheme where your employer pays in 20.3%!
• A raft of local and national discounts across travel, shopping, insurance, holidays and many more
• An environment that challenges you but supports your efforts and development

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• HNC/HND in Construction
• Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Construction
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines
• Trained in Health & Safety, i.e. NEBOSH, IOSH, First Aid etc
• Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB Schemes, Gas Safe, etc.
• Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
• Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of maintenance methodologies
• Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation
• Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment or prepared to work towards gaining
• Must be multi-skilled in Building Trades
• Experience of working within and developing a ‘safe system of work’
• Experience in working in a similar role
• Previous experience of working with a quality management system (e.g. ISO 9001)
• Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Specific Skills

• Highly organised
• Able to work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to apply the knowledge, experience and judgement necessary to demonstrate, in a practical sense, the safe operation and maintenance of specific systems/equipment
• Able to demonstrate the analytical skills and judgement required to identify/diagnose a range of defects and failures in relation to specific systems/equipment and what actions to take, where the information sources may be complicated and/or conflicting
• Ability to make sound judgements with regard to operational safety when in lone worker situation or when put under pressure by the situation or other workers
• Ability to Plan and organise in coordination with contractors unsupervised routine and complex maintenance, analysis, solution finding and repair work
• Ability to analyse data using computer-based data entry systems and software packages
• Ability to supervise others, monitor their work and carry out training as necessary
• Ability to carry out electrical inspection and testing
• Ability to carry out repairs to complex steam plant
• Ability to interpret, adjust and monitor various BMS systems
• Ability to carry out non-licenced asbestos work

Physical Skills

• Able to use small tools and carry out fine adjustments to building fabric on a regular basis
• Able to carry out routine and emergency maintenance on engineering and building systems on a routine basis
• Able to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed information
• Occasionally lift heavy loads, with support of lifting equipment where appropriate

Personal Qualities

• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Working to agreed deadlines
• Committed to improving efficiency and environmental protection

Sexual Safety Charter : In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit totheten core principles

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Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Visa and Immigration: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is able to offer Certificates of Sponsorship for all eligible roles for a Skilled Worker Visa without exception, provided the role meets the minimum salary and skill level criteria set by the Home Office (UKVI). All eligible candidates will be considered with equal consideration at all stages of the application and recruitment process.Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers /Work in the UK - GOV.UK

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

Band 5 Nurseand Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email:[e-mail] .

Vacancies with our PFI partners

Domestic / catering / portering services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Mitie.

Domestic / catering / portering / maintenance engineer services at the Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre are provided by G4S.

Maintenance engineer services at the John Radcliffe Hospital are provided by Equans.

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