The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftspersons, and dedicated support staff.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic people to join us. You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in joinery/carpentry, ideally on a commercial/industrial level. This is a highly rewarding role. Working under the Building Team Leader, the successful candidate will embark on a challenging adventure, safely, efficiently, and with patient and staff safety at the heart of their focus. Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to carry out general joinery and building finishes maintenance within acute and community NHS properties. This includes fire door and fire compartmentation repair. The successful candidate must be able to self-motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be a good communicator on all levels. Flexible working will be required where you will assist other trades and undertake other tasks to maintain the building services. A healthcare, commercial, or industrial background would be advantageous but not essential - as specific training will be provided. This post is based at Furness General Hospital in Barrow in Furness.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe. FGH and the RLI have a range of general hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full apprenticeship in joinery/carpentry
• NVQ Level 3 in joinery/carpentry or equivalent
• Trada certificate of competence (fire door installation and maintenance)

Desirable

• NHS HTM05 fire safety awareness and knowledge
• Certificate in fire compartmentation repair
• Scaffolding/working at height safety qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a preventative maintenance industry
• Experience of training apprentices and other tradespersons

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a healthcare setting
• Asbestos awareness training and experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work unsupervised
• Good communication skills
• Multi-skilled
• Knowledge and experience of risk and task assessment
• Computer literate
• Able to travel between NHS sites

Desirable

• Able to interpret policy and guidance documents
• Willingness to undertake extra training

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

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