Multi-Skilled Tradesperson

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson to join its team in Chesterfield. This role involves working in maintenance within a busy environment, supporting building and electrical workshops. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience of working independently. Benefits include up to 33 days annual leave and a generous pension plan.

Benefits

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Significant experience in maintenance and installation work.
• Experience managing junior trades staff and apprentices.
• Knowledge of installation work statutory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support the building workshop services.
• Work on-call as part of the tradesperson rota.
• Ensure projects are completed to high standards.

Skills

Experience in maintenance

Ability to work independently

Effective communication

Knowledge of statutory requirements

Proficient with hand and power tools

Education

City and Guilds/NVQ3 in Carpentry & Joinery or equivalent

Recognised apprenticeship qualification

Certified Fire Door Installer Accreditation

Tools

Computer Aided Facilities Management software

Job description

Overview

Go back Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Multi-Skilled Tradesperson

The closing date is 20 October 2025

We are looking for a Multi-Skilled Tradesperson to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to work within our Building team in the estates workshop. The workshop provides a maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have good experience of working in a maintenance role and be comfortable in working to targets and working on your own.

The post-holder will be required to work on the tradesperson on-call rota for which additional payments will be made on top of the stated salary.

The post-holder will be required to support the building and electrical workshops as required and within the capabilities of their skills.

Nest Pension with up to 8% employer contributions making it one of the most generous private sector pensions.

Up to 33 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays).

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

*****Previous applicants need not apply ******

Main duties of the job

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.

Job responsibilities

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• City and Guilds/NVQ3 in a Carpentry & Joinery, Building or Construction related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Demonstrate you have a recognised apprenticeship qualification
• Certified Fire Door Installer Accreditation such as BM TRADA.
• oTraining in installation of flooring, wall cladding, plastering, painting or other trades as appropriate to the role.

Experience

• Able to demonstrate significant experience in working in a relevant trade discipline both in terms of maintenance and installation work.
• Experience of managing more junior trades staff and/or apprentices.
• Significant experience of carrying out building and/or joinery installation work within a busy commercial environment.
• Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
• Experience working as a Competent Person in a relevant discipline.
• Certified Fire Door Installer Accreditation such as BM TRADA. Training in installation of flooring, wall cladding, plastering, painting or other trades as appropriate to the role.

Skills & Knowledge

• Able to utilise trade background to quickly learn new skills.
• Able to source information to understand how to correctly install materials and carry out installation work.
• Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required.
• Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard.
• Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.

Personal Attributes

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
• Able to communicate effectively with customers in other departments and with hospital and RPC colleagues.
• Committed to continuous improvement and learning.
• Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.
• Able to work tactfully to resolve difficult conversations or matters.

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

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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