Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Estates Carpenter/Building Technician
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Band 5 plus RRP, Overtime & On-call allowance available. 37.5 hours per week.
The Estates and Facilities Management Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to undertake both reactive and planned maintenance Carpentry works across the Trust's sites and ensuring a high standard is achieved.
Responsibilities:
- Carry out all types of carpentry work such as doors, linings, frames, and furniture etc.
- Hold a City and Guilds Crafts Certificate or equivalent.
- Have training within a maintenance carpentry role.
- Work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Use own initiative to prove solutions.
- Have knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and its applications.
Primary Purpose:
- To professionally support and undertake Building trades operations and maintenance work across the Trust’s sites as directed by line management.
- Ensure compliance with Trust safety standards, policies, and procedures.
- Assist with the management and implementation of the planned engineering/building maintenance programmes for the Trust to ensure compliance with key standards, both legislative and performance related (as defined through Service Level Agreement) – also meeting where necessary the requirements of the NHSLA.
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- Work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, British Standards, Model Specifications, and all Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice, and Trust Policies and Procedures, identifying and proposing changes for own work area to the Building Team Leader.
- Prioritize work requirements on essential facilities which could have a direct detrimental impact on the patient experience e.g., nurse call handsets, patient toilets/wash facilities, and patient beds.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of the Trust’s Estates plans and work closely with the other Estates Managers/team Leaders in the development of works programmes.
- Assist with the set up and Implementation/management of the Estates safe systems of work (e.g., Permit to Work, isolation procedures) under the guidance of AP’s to ensure that all safe systems of work are carried out correctly.
- Plan maintenance works, including liaison with users and contractors.
- Supervise maintenance assistants and operational estates contractors, allocating tasks/re-prioritising where necessary, and ensuring the quality of specification and workmanship.
- Liaise with the Estates Helpdesk when receiving emergency works and service complaints.
- Act on own initiative and advise senior staff of implications of technical issues when attending site on call out.
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About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Values:
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.
Contact Information:
For further details / informal visits, contact:
Name: Neil Brotherton
Job title: Senior Estates Building Manager
Email address: neil.brotherton@ouh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01865227972
For more information on OUH, please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu.
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