Senior Building Operative

West London NHS Trust; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Buckler's Park is seeking a Senior Building Operative for routine maintenance tasks and supervisory responsibilities. The ideal candidate must have at least a year's experience in domestic services within a hospital environment and hold NVQ 3 or equivalent. This role is part of a commitment to maintain high standards in health and safety within the NHS framework.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year's experience in a domestic/maintenance services role.
• Experience supervising staff groups.
• Understanding of confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking routine maintenance and minor repairs.
• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Good general education: reading, writing and numeracy skills

Experience in customer service

Basic maintenance tasks

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent experience

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Good general education: reading, writing and numeracy skills
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a domestic and/or maintenance service role
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in customer service.
• Experience undertaking basic maintenance tasks (e.g. testing, flushing systems, changing bulbs etc.).

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year's previous experience working in a domestic/maintenance services role within a Hospital/NHS environment.
• Experience supervising large staff groups.
• Experience carrying out routine maintenance, minor repairs, checks and testing across maintenance and domestic services.

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations.
• Understanding of the correct application of manual handling techniques and working at heights.
• Sound understanding of the quality aspects related to cleaning, routine maintenance and food handling.
• Understanding of confidentiality requirements.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD Senior Building Operative (PDF, 848.3KB)
• Occupational Health Requirements (PDF, 376.0KB)