Estates Maintenance Building Fabric Technician

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust requires a skilled maintenance operative to deliver a comprehensive building fabric service across the estate. You will perform joinery and carpentry, repairs, inspections and minor works, ensuring safe, high-quality outcomes with minimal disruption to clinical services.

You will survey, estimate, order materials, and manage works using CAFM/PDA systems, while maintaining stock levels and supporting apprentices and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience in building fabric and joinery maintenance.
• Ability to survey, estimate and requisition materials for works.
• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations (COSHH/PUWER/PASMA/IPAF).

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain building fabric across Trust properties.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance and minor works.
• Survey, estimate and requisition materials for works.
• Supervise contractors and liaise with staff to minimise disruption.
• Maintain stock levels and use CAFM/PDA to record activities.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and on-call rota.

Skills

Joinery

Carpentry

Building maintenance

Surveying

Estimating

Materials ordering

H&S compliance

Tools

CAFM/PDA systems

Job description

You'll be responsible for delivering a comprehensive building fabric maintenance service across the Trust's estate, carrying out high-quality joinery, carpentry, and general building works to recognised trade standards. Duties include planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, fault finding, inspections, minor works and specialist joinery/fabrication projects. The role involves surveying, estimating, ordering materials, undertaking repairs and installations, and ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to clinical services. Responsibilities include the maintenance of doors, fire doors, windows, locks, flooring, roofing, wall protection systems, and other building fabric elements. The post holder works closely with clinical and non‑clinical staff, supervises contractors when required, maintains stock levels, and uses the Trust's CAFM/PDA systems to manage and record maintenance activities. They must comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, including COSHH, PUWER, Working at Height, PASMA, and IPAF requirements. The role requires flexibility to respond to urgent maintenance issues, participate in the out‑of‑hours on‑call rota, and support emergency response activities. The post holder is also expected to undertake ongoing training, assist in developing apprentices and colleagues, and contribute to the effective operation of the Estates service.,

• To repair and maintain the building fabric, fixtures and fittings to all Trust properties, and all properties covered by any current Service Level Contracts.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance according to requirements and needs of the Department.
• Assist other maintenance staff as and when necessary.
• To undertake other duties within the job description as requested / directed by your supervisor, team manager and estates manager.
• All building fabric work to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.
• Work to include general joinery and specialist prefabrication.
• Will receive complex information must have good communication skills and be able to communicate with staff at all levels.
• Undertake complete work including measure design manufacture requisitioning of materials and installation.
• Estimate cost and materials for minor works schemes ensuring compliance with all necessary standards.
• Will plan and organise work, liaise with other members of staff and patients on a daily basis to ensure work is specified correctly and undertaken in accordance with the user requirements with the minimum of disruption all staff Wards and departments.
  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.