Craftsperson Assistant


Location
Croydon, England
Salary
£30,630 - £32,346 pa inc of HCAS (outer)
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
23 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
10 Nov 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

14 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience in semi-skilled routine maintenance and minor repairs engineering plant and building services

  • EXPERIENCE

    Working under own initiative with minimal supervision.

  • EXPERIENCE

    Experience of working within a Building Maintenance Organisation

  • SKILLS/ABILITIES

    Ability to Multi-task across electrical, mechanical and building disciplines at a very basic level.

  • SKILLS/ABILITIES

    Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely and effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation.

  • SKILLS/ABILITIES

    Able to take and understand basic technical instructions.

  • SKILLS/ABILITIES

    Good communication skills, written and oral.

  • KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

    Understand the need and the concepts behind various maintenance regimes.

  • KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

    Working knowledge of basic H & S requirements.

  • KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

    To be able to follow the guidance documented within risk and the safe systems of work handbook to understand and implement the requirements of the documents after the appropriate training

  • EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

    Excellent DIY or previous handyman experience.

  • Other factors / Special circumstances

    Basic IT knowledge and experience.

  • Other factors / Special circumstances

    Capable of working in a demand driven service.

  • Other factors / Special circumstances

    Strong sense of customer focus.

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • EXPERIENCE

    NHS experience preferably in Acute Hospital environment.

  • SKILLS/ABILITIES

    Experience in using Personal Digital Assistant (PDA’s) systems Experienced Team Leader

  • KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

    A basic understanding of Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) and any Statutory and Technical requirements for the operation and maintenance of plant and engineering services

  • EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

    Qualification in or Knowledge in a professional trade.

Job overview

Craftsman Assistant - Band 3

The post will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

The Estates Department is looking for an experienced Building Maintenance Craftsperson to join their team in the day to day maintenance of the Hospital. The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of work relating to estates engineering across its multiple community sites. Our main aim is to provide and efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon.

Main duties of the job

The post holder must have a multi skilled approach to a wide range of semi-skilled work across core trade skills, and be able to undertake work in a safe and effective manner, complying with all relevant safety legislation and procedures and complying with the Estates Health and Safety Procedures manual on all works undertaken.

A multi skilled approach will be required, that crosses over between Painting & decorating, Electrical/Mechanical and Building/Construction maintenance and repairs. The ability to work with minimal supervision and also to work successfully as part of a team. Assist multi-skilled craftsmen across the full range of their duties and demonstrate their ability to work in a multi-task environment. To provide cover for other Assistant Crafts Persons in cases of annual leave, sickness and vacancies. At all times carry Trust communication devices (pagers/bleeps) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.

Communicate with colleagues, patients and visitors in a polite and courteous manner at all times to ensure a high level of customer care. Keep service delivery managers up to date, at all times, with engineering and building issues that will affect their service delivery. To take direction and receipt of planned workloads from the Estates Team Leaders or Estates Maintenance Planner Coordinator (EMPC) for completion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.******

*********This is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be required to undertake other tasks appropriate to the grade of the post.*********

Please note: vacancy may close earlier if sufficient amount of applications are received.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Craftsperson Assistant with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £30,630 - £32,346 pa inc of HCAS (outer). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Nov 2026.

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