Maintenance Craftsperson Building and Flooring

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Maintenance Craftsperson (Higher) Building and Flooring at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust will deliver high-quality maintenance of building fabric across Trust sites, including roofs, masonry, floors and finishing works in a healthcare environment. You will use drawings and specifications to repair or replace fabric elements while complying with HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations and safety standards.

We seek an experienced general builder passionate about maintaining and improving building

Qualifications

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on building fabric elements across the Trust estate.
• Undertake internal and external building repairs, alterations and improvements, ensuring HTMs/HBNs and Building Regulations compliance.
• Install, manufacture, assemble and repair building components using drawings and specifications.
• Specialise in flooring systems, maintaining healthcare standards.
• Diagnose faults and resolve complex issues to minimise disruption.
• Maintain and repair complex window systems ensuring safety and reliability.
• Contribute to building condition surveys and capital improvement reports.

Responsibilities

• The Maintenance Craftsperson (Higher) Building and Flooring will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, internal and external, building fabric replacement and repair services across Trust sites.
• Undertake maintenance and redevelopment of general building fabric elements including roofs, masonry, internal partitioning, groundworks, hard landscaping and internal floor finishing and structure.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards.

Skills

Planned maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Flooring systems

Building repairs

Technical drawings

Professional judgement

Healthcare standards

Job description

Maintenance Craftsperson Building and Flooring

For questions about this job, contact: Robert Thompson Estates Manager [e-mail] 07771620237

Shortlisting Date: 15/09/2026 Interview Date: 25/09/2026

Job Summary

The Maintenance Craftsperson (Higher) Building and Flooring will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, internal and external, building fabric replacement and repair services across Trust sites. The successful candidate will undertake the maintenance and potential re-development of a number of general building fabric elements including but not limited to roofs, masonry, internal partitioning, groundworks, hard landscaping and internal floor finishing and structure while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced General Builder who is enthusiastic about maintaining and improving general building fabric elements within a complex healthcare setting, to join the Operational Estates team and contribute toward "making a difference" for our patients, visitors and staff.

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe. Whether we are cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for Estates and Facilities professionals in the region.

What you will bring to the role

• Conduct planned and reactive maintenance on building fabric elements across the Trust estate.
• Undertake internal and external building repairs, alterations and improvements, ensuring compliance with HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations and healthcare Estate standards.
• Install, manufacture, assemble and repair a wide range of building and structural components, using technical drawings, specifications and professional judgement to deliver high-quality workmanship.
• Specialise in flooring systems and finishes, ensuring floors, walls, ceilings and associated building fabric are maintained to healthcare standards.
• Diagnose faults and resolve via repair complex issues affecting building fabric, structural components, roofing, windows, doors and associated fixtures to minimise disruption to hospital services.
• Maintain and repair complex window systems, including locking mechanisms, gearing systems and safety features, ensuring statutory compliance and operational reliability.
• Contribute to building condition surveys, inspections, technical assessments and the producing of reports and recommendations for future maintenance, refurbishment and capital improvement projects.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time.

Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.