# Carpenter/Joiner (Building Craftsperson)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Norwich
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T23:02:18.387Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Lowestoft/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/CarpenterJoiner_Building_Craftsperson/CarpenterJoiner_Building_Craftsperson-v8110632
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8110632?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Carpenter/Joiner (Building Craftsperson)

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) are looking for a skilled Carpenter/Joiner to join our existing multi-disciplinary professional maintenance team in providing a safe environment for all service users, staff and visitors across our Suffolk & Norfolk sites being based in Lowestoft.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

The successful candidate would be flexible, enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident in being part of a team that provides a comprehensive maintenance service in a unique and varied environment.

### Main duties of the job

Duties & Responsibilities associated with this role include but are not limited to:

- Providing a comprehensive service to include all aspects of planned, routine and reactive maintenance

- Repair and maintenance of a wide range of building components on site

- Fault finding and diagnosis
- Routine inspections to ensure our estate is safe and fully compliant
- Ensuring that all work is performed in accordance with the requirements of Health and Safety and other relevant legislation

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

**Previous Applicants Need Not Apply**

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Two years relevant experience having demonstrated high technical versatility and flexibility

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Recognised and registered CITB minimum three year apprenticeship in Carpentry/Joinery
- C&G Certificate in Carpentry/Joinery
- Carpentry/Joinery Benchwork NVQ 3
- Full UK driving licence for ability to drive Trust vehicles

**Desirable**

- City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate in Carpentry/Joinery
- BTEC, ONC in Building or equivalent
- Safety in the Use of Woodworking Machinery

## Documents

- [building craftsperson (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10405662)
- [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863)
- [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028)

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