Job overview
Our Workplace Team is looking for a skilled and motivated Estates Carpenter to join us on a permanent basis.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your carpentry and joinery expertise to help maintain and improve environments where patients receive care and staff deliver essential services every day. Your work will play a vital role in ensuring our estate remains safe, functional and welcoming for patients, visitors and colleagues.
Do you have:
- A Level 3 BTEC, City & Guilds qualification in Carpentry and/or Joinery, or equivalent training and industry experience?
- A completed apprenticeship in a carpentry or joinery discipline?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
As an Estates Carpenter, you will undertake a wide range of carpentry, joinery and general building fabric maintenance activities across both clinical and non-clinical areas. No two days are the same, and you'll be involved in everything from repairs and alterations to planned maintenance projects, helping to ensure our hospital estate remains operational, safe and fit for purpose.
If you're looking for a rewarding role where your skills make a visible difference every day and where you can be part of a supportive team that helps deliver outstanding healthcare services, we'd love to welcome you to our team.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake reactive and planned carpentry, joinery and building fabric maintenance works across our Trust
- Undertake fire door inspection, maintenance and associated repairs to support fire safety compliance.
- Carry out repairs and maintenance to doors, locks, ironmongery, partitions, ceilings, flooring, fixtures, fittings and building fabric assets.
- Respond to maintenance requests generated via the Estates Helpdesk and CAFM system within agreed response times.
- Diagnose building fabric defects and undertake appropriate repairs to maintain a safe and compliant environment.
- Assist with minor works, refurbishment projects, and accommodation alterations.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, work orders and job completion information using Trust CAFM systems.
- Liaise professionally with clinical staff, patients, contractors and colleagues to deliver a customer-focused maintenance service.
- Work collaboratively with mechanical, electrical, building fabric and other Estates colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of Estates Maintenance services and the overall resilience of the Trust estate.
Shift details:
- The shift rota will be 7.15am – 6.00pm, 4 days per week (Monday - Friday) with 1 rolling rest day, or 5 days per week 7.5 hours per day.
- On-call duties and overtime duties may be required by this role therefore, we ask for some flexibility to carry out maintenance tasks and emergency calls outside normal clinical times.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your role is a key part of the Estates Delivery function, working with colleagues in a friendly and supportive team where everyone has the opportunity to be the best they can be and which ensures that our diverse experiences are valued and respected.
Please see job description for full scope.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- • Experience of multi skilled building fabric/carpentry trades acquired through training / experience
- • Experienced in the use of IT based control systems
- • Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
- • Experience in fire door maintenance and repair
- • Knowledge / awareness of asbestos, water, electrical and mechanical safety
- • Holds a current driving licence
- • Experience of maintenance and repair of commercial/public properties or similar and equipment
Desirable
- Knowledge of works within hospital environments
- Knowledge of NHS Technical Guidance
Qualifications and training
Essential
- BTEC/City&Guilds or equivalent training to minimum level 3 plus relevant post apprenticeship training or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Fire Door inspection qualification and experience
- Health & Safety Qualification
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This advert is for Estates Carpenter with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in Torbay Hospital. It is listed as a Band 4 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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