Maintenance Craftsperson - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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The Estates and Facilities Directorate is seeking to recruit 2 highly motivated Joiners at the RVI

To carry out joinery programmes, minor works and day to day reactive maintenance.

The joinery programme is critical to achieving a suitable patient environment for all Wards and Departments to deliver the highest level of care.


  • Interview date: 17th April 202 37 hours 30 minutes/week
Newcastle Hospitals encourages all staff and volunteers who are appointed to join the Trust to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19


You will be required to interpret work from drawings, instructions and specifications; diagnose faults and carry out necessary repair work.

In conjunction with the Joinery Supervisor you will liaise with clinical teams when carrying out work in patient areas to ensure patient safety and Infection Control is not compromised so good communication and organizational skills are paramount to being a success in this role.

It is essential you have an understanding of other craftsmen's work in relation to their own discipline to provide a coherent service when carrying out both maintenance and minor work schemes.


You will have served a relevant and recognized craft apprenticeship in joinery to City and Guilds /NVQ level 3 and have relevant post-apprenticeship experience.


Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.


Rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
- represented groups.

  • To undertake planned preventative and reactive building maintenance duties, minor and major refurbishment works and manufacturing as required across all Trust properties and other areas of responsibility

Works to include:

  • Statutory inspection, maintenance and repair of fire resisting
door sets and upgrade when necessary.

  • Design, manufacture and installation of bespoke furniture and
equipment.

  • Maintenance and repair of fixtures, fittings and equipment.
  • Locksmith duties eg. Installation and repair/reconditioning of
door locks and furniture (inc. specialist hardware such as digital
locks, control drugs locks etc), controlled access and key
cutting.

  • Window repairs including replacement glazing
  • Interpretation of technical drawings, measuring and setting out
on site.

  • Installation of partition walls, ceilings and decorative mouldings
which includes installation of approved fire stopping details
where appropriate.

  • Undertake condition surveys and communicate findings and recommendations.
  • Completion and processing of mandatory documentation associated with specific work tasks i.e. Fire Door and Window PPMs, Condition Surveys etc ensuring integration with the Directorate's chosen Computer Aided Facilities Management System (CAFM).
  • Remain aware of the direct affect and impact upon:
The environment,
Safety and comfort of patients, staff and members of the public.
Respond pro-actively as required.

  • Involvement with processing documentation associated with Estates IT admin requirement


As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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