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Job overview
Support the Building team to deliver excellent service and ensuring that the building engineering systems are safe, fit for purpose and enhance patient care. This will include:
- Planned preventative building maintenance
- Building reactive and emergency works
- Minor building improvement works under £5k
- Building infrastructure
- Backlog building maintenance
- Specialist building contracts
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
- Support the team leader in the leadership, operational and day to day management, and communication, within the building team.
- Support the delivery of a high performing Building team to deliver corporate aims, objectives and aspirations of the Directorate and the Trust.
- Responsible for the Quality of Building works undertaken ensuring that all Building works (including external contractors) are fully auditable, and safely delivered within statutory compliance.
- Compile and regularly review all risks ascertaining to the building infrastructure, leading to the delivery of safe practice and measures to minimise the impact of Building risks.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Be an effective member of the building team and support the delivery of a highly effective, quality and responsive building service within budget.
- Carry out services and work activities on all building installations, ensuring compliance with relevant current legislation, NHS guidance, health and safety, standards, codes of practice, Trust policies, and regulations.
- Be responsible for the recording of, monitoring and review of the building planned preventative maintenance services, and responsive maintenance service.
- Work with building contractors and specialist services personnel working on the building infrastructure, ensuring quality outputs and control.
- Deliver backlog and specialist services maintenance programmes with minimum disruption to patient services.
- Ensure the maintenance of all building records including as-fitted drawings, maintenance manuals, statistical returns, EFM information, performance reports, controlled documents, logbooks, and updated policies and procedures.
For further information please see attached job description
Person specification
Attitude
Essential
- Resourceful, driven, can-do attitude
- Personal integrity, open, inclusive leadership style
- Able to cope well under pressure
- Highly motivated and works to own initiative
- Exemplary standards of personal and professional behaviour
- Proven ability to manage conflicting priorities and variations to workload
Abilities
Essential
- Use of Datix risk system
- Written and oral communication skills
- Problem solving, decision making and analytical skills
- Team player
- PC Skills
- Organisational and time management skills
Desirable
- Working proven knowledge of AutoCAD
- Emotional intelligence
Knowledge
Essential
- Track record of delivery in a building role, carpentry based
- Working proven knowledge of NHS technical documentation, CDM, British Standards, regulations, legislation and codes of practice, health and safety legislation and Trust policies, procedures and standing financial instructions
Desirable
- Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office
Other factors
Essential
- Able to work flexibly
- Proven ability to travel between sites
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Demonstrable experience of working with building services
Desirable
- First Aid course
- Relevant Health and Safety qualification
- Proven evidence of CPD
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This advert is for Building Craftsperson with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust in Plymouth, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum, plus RRP as agreed - £3277 per year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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