Craftsperson - Painter/Carpenter/Builder

Job overview

The Multi Skilled New Works Building Craftsperson to provide a comprehensive Healthcare maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures. 

To carry out planned and new works tasks to a high standard that is commensurate with the skills and experience for the role. The post holder will be reporting, on a day to day basis, to the Estates New Works Supervisor and Estates maintenance managers. However, will carry out routine duties referring to SOP’s as and when required. Undertake unsupervised routine maintenance and minor repair works also.

To use all relevant tools and equipment. Understanding how to manipulate fine tools and equipment when repairing equipment, plant locks and other complex tasks. To maintain the workshops, stores, switch-rooms, boilerhouse and plant-rooms and the surrounding areas clean and tidy as directed by the New Works supervisor. 

 Compliance with all statutory regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.To ensure that all policies and procedures laid down by the Trust are strictly complied with. Assist higher skill grades on new work and repairs. 

To undertake training as necessary to ensure that the knowledge and skills base is maintained and developed to meet the requirements of current and future services and changes in legislation.

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  Undertake all Joinery/Building and Painting works to all hospital property, internally and externally, to a high quality and acceptable craft standards and approved methods of working.   

Be able to erect scaffolds, ladders and working platforms and carry out work as required.

Work from independent scaffolds and towers and similar access equipment.  

Work with all types of paint systems, internally and externally, including preservatives and protective coatings.     

 Application of all types of wall coverings including wallpaper, vinyl, propriety paint systems, and spray paint finishes/glaze.   Perform a range of additional craftsperson duties such as glazing, plastering, filing, replacing of suspended ceilings, bricklaying, mortar repairs, minor roof repairs, guttering, shuttering of concrete, vinyl flooring repairs and patching along with other building fabric repairs.  

Have experience in key cutting and the repair of door locks.    

Have the ability to interpret technical detailed manuals undertake fault diagnosis and solving of maintenance problems.

Communicate technical knowledge to others particularly in the safe use of fixed woodworking machinery and other portable power tools, cement mixers and other maintenance equipment.  

Use and operate the Estates CAFM computerised labour management system. Plan and prioritise own workload. 

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals: 

• high-quality care for all, 
• being a great place to work, 
• partnerships for impact, and 
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud, 
• we are inclusive, and 
• we are one team 

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/