Mobile Building Technician

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Slough is seeking a motivated Building Technician. This role involves performing maintenance and repairs, including carpentry and joinery. Ideal candidates should have relevant trade qualifications and experience in building maintenance, and be capable of working independently. This position offers a salary range of £32,601 to £39,686 per annum, and requires a commitment to health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in building maintenance and carpentry.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work outside normal hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Deliver minor repair works and general carpentry and joinery maintenance.
• Respond promptly to emergencies and manage materials ordering.

Skills

Building maintenance

Carpentry

Joinery

Problem-solving

Education

Level 2 City & Guilds Craft Certificate

Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Mobile access platform (PASMA)

Job description

Join Our Estates Team and Make a Real Difference!

Are you a skilled Building Technician with a passion for delivering high-quality maintenance and repair work? NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust is looking for a motivated and reliable Estates Building Technician to join our dedicated Estates team based in Slough.

As an Estates Building Technician, you will work autonomously to carry out planned, corrective, and emergency maintenance on the Trust's buildings and grounds. Your expertise in carpentry, joinery, painting, decorating, and minor building repairs will be essential in ensuring a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This varied role also includes small project works and adaptations to internal spaces, requiring a hands-on approach and a keen eye for detail.

Main duties of the job

Deliver minor repair works and general carpentry and joinery maintenance to a high standard.

Undertake internal and external painting and decorating duties across Trust properties.

Erect access equipment safely, with appropriate training and competency.

Diagnose and repair faults in building structures, including roofs and finishes.

Manage materials ordering through the Trust's systems and maintain accurate records.

Operate hand and power tools safely and effectively.

Respond promptly to emergencies, carrying a communication device at all times.

Assist with small internal alterations from concept through to completion.

Collaborate with team leaders and escalate tasks when necessary.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Job responsibilities

Who Were Looking For:

Proven experience in building maintenance, carpentry, joinery, or a related trade.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Flexibility to work outside normal hours when required.

Commitment to health and safety standards in all tasks.

Excellent communication skills and willingness to learn and share knowledge.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more details.

This role does not offer sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Trade Apprenticeship or level 2 City &Guilds Craft Certificate
• Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate, or equivalent

Experience

• To have relevant previous working experience within the building trades..
• Experience of working within a large industrial/ commercial environment.
• To be a competent person on the safe use of mobile access platform ( PASMA) to be a qualified competent person in the safe operation of workshop tools under PUWER 1998.
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment.
• Competent person to erect portable tower scaffolding

Computer Literacy

• Basic IT skills
• Good computer skills, able to research product and order materials

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.

£32,601 to £39,686 a yearper annum incl HCAS