Maintenance Craftsperson (Carpenter/Joiner)

NHS; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an exciting and supportive team as a Maintenance Craftsperson at CHoICE, working within the NHS environment. This role requires a detailed understanding of joinery and construction processes, alongside a commitment to high-quality maintenance standards. You will be involved in essential building maintenance activities and will enjoy benefits such as flexible working arrangements and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to on-site fitness centre

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare coordinator access

Qualifications

• Knowledge of joinery and building works in line with regulations.
• Experience in a maintenance environment, ideally in healthcare.
• Basic IT and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and installation activities across building services.
• Organize and prioritize daily tasks effectively.
• Participate in on-call rota and overtime as needed.

Skills

Joinery knowledge

Building regulations understanding

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

BTEC/ONC, City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 in relevant building discipline

Completion of recognised and accredited apprenticeship in a relevant building discipline

Advanced craft certificate or NVQ level 4

Job description

Go back City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

Maintenance Craftsperson (Carpenter/Joiner)

The closing date is 03 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for asuccessful candidate to join (CHoICE) in the position of MaintenanceCraftsperson (Joiner). Providing services on behalf of South Tyneside andSunderland NHS Foundation Trust, CHoICE is an independent wholly ownedsubsidiary company which provides all hard and soft facility services atSunderland Royal Hospital and associated sites.

Thesuccessful applicant will join a team of existing Building Maintenance staffdirectly employed to form part of the Estates Hard FM services within CHoICE.The Team provides planned/reactive building maintenance activities, anemergency on call service covering 365 days per annum as well as undertakingminor building related installations and building related minor works services

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant must have a detailedunderstanding of construction processes in relation to joinery and otherrelated building works in accordance with relevant statutory and mandatorylegislation and best practice guidance. He/she must also be able to provideevidence of the completion/obtainment of recognised relevant joineryapprenticeship and ideally will have gained maintenance experience within ahealthcare environment or similar although this is not essential.

You will be expected to receive identifiedworkloads on a handheld device from the Estates and Facilities Help Desk and beexpected to organise and prioritise these daily activities to ensure the tasksare completed in the most efficient and effective manner. Support and guidancewill be provide where necessary to ensure CHoICE can fulfil its statutory andmandatory obligations.

The role will also require the individual tohave a flexible and positive approach to all activities and have the ability todeal with new scenarios as they arise. The role will furthermore requireexcellent communication skills and will require liaison directly with clinicaland non-clinical staff and service users.

About us

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

We welcome all applications regardless of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Note we will not accept applications found to be AI generated.

Job responsibilities

To undertake maintenance andinstallation work/activities appropriate to the core specialists skills acrossthe whole range of building related services. The post holder will also be requiredto participate in the current CFS shift pattern/system, current on-call rotaand undertake overtime when the service needs dictate for which appropriatepayments will be made.

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE

Please note the Trust are not able to offer SkilledWorker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI thresholdrequirements. Applicants are requestedto consider this when making their application.Please visit Gov.UK for further information

Person Specification

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of engineering and building systems typically found within a large NHS Acute Trust
• Detailed knowledge and experience of joinery related & building requirements and regulations typically found within large NHS Acute Trust acquired through qualifications and relevant experience
• Previous experience of working within a similar maintenance environment

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy & literacy skills to level 1 or equivalent
• Basic IT Skills
• BTEC/ONC, City & Guilds or NVQ level 3 in relevant building discipline
• Completion of recognised and accredited apprenticeship in a relevant building discipline
• Advanced craft certificate or NVQ level 4
• Relevant qualification in the maintenance of fire doors

Physical Skills

• Is able to travel and work at all Trust sites
• Is able to have the ability to undertake moderate physical activities for long periods throughout a typical working day
• Is able to complete tasks which require short intensive bursts of effort before returning to moderate physical
• Undertake regular moving and handling activities
• Requirement for highly developed physical dexterity, for hand and eye co-ordination and manipulation of fine tools

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to use his/her own initiative when undertaking a range of problem solving scenarios to allow for a satisfactory completion.
• To have the ability to adapt to the changing demands of the role including the reaction to emergency situations,
• Able to prioritising his/her own workload ensuring that high quality patient care and SLA targets are achieved.
• Regularly provide and receive routine information and on occasion complex or sensitive information with a range of Estates work colleagues, other Trust colleagues and external Trust/CFS contacts,
• Self-motivated with a desire to improve current practices
• Able to adopt a flexible approach to working hours and on-call shift requirements
• Knowledge of HBMs
• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)