# Estates Building Maintenance Worker/Carpenter (Multi-Skilled)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Carpenter / joiner
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 + RRP @ £2,600 PA
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05T11:30:42.429Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Carpentry/Carpentry-v8342817
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8342817?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital Estates Department provides a comprehensive maintenance, repair and installation service of the buildings, grounds, engineering services and associated equipment throughout the Trust.

We are looking for a building maintenance carpenter to join our building team with general carpentry experience including the maintenance of fire doors. You should have served a recognised carpentry apprenticeship and gained a wide experience in general buildings or NHS properties with a BTEC HNC level or City and Guilds plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience.

You must hold a current UK (manual) driving licence.

The role is Monday – Friday with opportunities for overtime and weekend working.

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (Band 4) plus local RRP (£2,600 pa)

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 27th October 2026

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Full car driving licence

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to fulfil a requirement to interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to original trade, without supervision.
- Ability to fulfil a requirement to set out new work or set up new production appropriate to original trade using relevant instruments and machinery, without supervision.
- Familiar with hand and power tools

**Desirable**

- Ability to diagnose and repair faults in basic electrical systems i.e. fire doors, lighting circuits, power circuits. Electrical and Mechanical knowledge in relation to plant for shutting down to clean and maintai
- Ability to support and assist with Engineering emergencies using own initiative.
- Ability to glaze windows, fit and maintain locks.

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Health & Safety training
- Good knowledge of carpentry and joinery techniques.

**Desirable**

- Electrical training
- Water supply training
- Environment health & Safety training

### Experience

**Essential**

- Minimum 3 years experience in General building maintenance, outside core trade of Painting/Decorating, carpentry, Joinery.
- Have good understanding of the relationship of other craftsmen’s work to there own
- Experience of maintenance carpentry and building in a range of settings.

**Desirable**

- Minimum 5 years experience working in a complex Building Maintenance environment.
- Basic electrical safety training to be able to fulfill duties without support of other trades.
- Understand the working of the mechanical and/or electrical and/or plumbing and/or gas systems in NHS buildings.
- Experience Working in Healthcare Environment.
- Joinery ability

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Apprenticeship in relevant core trade with a Minimum of a City and Guilds with advanced craft certificate or BTEC, ONC in relevant building Maintenance Trade.

**Desirable**

- Certificate in Wood Working Machinery.

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667183)
- [ps carpenter (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10667184)

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