# Estates Maintenance Carpenter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-maintenance-carpenter/d8bef9f6-73cf-47f3-b9da-e719340347c0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/estates-maintenance-carpenter/d8bef9f6-73cf-47f3-b9da-e719340347c0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Uxbridge - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (N/A) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T15:12:27.880Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Uxbridge/The_Hillingdon_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Maintenance/Estates_Maintenance-v8087608 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087608?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.thh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an Estates Maintenance Carpenter to join the Estates Maintenance team at Hillingdon Hospital on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a large and complex acute hospital environment, supporting the delivery of safe, compliant and effective healthcare facilities through the provision of high-quality building fabric maintenance services. The successful candidate will undertake a wide range of carpentry, joinery and general building fabric maintenance activities across clinical and non-clinical areas, helping to ensure the hospital estate remains operational, safe and fit for purpose. Working as part of a multidisciplinary Estates Maintenance workforce, the post holder will support reactive maintenance, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), backlog maintenance and minor works activities across the Hillingdon Hospital site. This fixed-term position has been created to support service delivery during a period of workforce transition and operational demand. Whilst initially offered as a 6-month fixed-term contract, there may be the opportunity for the contract to be extended or become permanent, subject to organisational requirements, funding and future establishment changes. ### Main duties of the job - Undertake reactive and planned carpentry, joinery and building fabric maintenance works across Hillingdon Hospital. - Carry out repairs and maintenance to doors, fire doors, locks, ironmongery, partitions, ceilings, flooring, fixtures, fittings and associated building fabric assets. - Respond to maintenance requests generated through 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. - Support planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and backlog maintenance reduction initiatives. - Assist with minor works, refurbishment projects, office moves and accommodation alterations. - Undertake fire door maintenance and associated repairs to support Trust fire safety compliance. - 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 and other Estates Maintenance colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team. - Contribute to the continuous improvement of Estates Maintenance services and the overall resilience of the Trust estate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Contract Type: Fixed Term (6 Months) Potential Future Opportunities: Contract extension and/or permanent appointment may be available subject to service requirements and organisational approval. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience undertaking carpentry, joinery or building fabric maintenance works - Experience carrying out repairs within occupied buildings - Experience working within a maintenance, construction or estates environment - Experience undertaking planned and reactive maintenance activities **Desirable** - Experience of fire door maintenance and building fabric compliance activities - Experience working within NHS or healthcare environments ### Other requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel between Trust sites as required - Willingness to support operational service delivery requirements **Desirable** - Full UK Driving Licence ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Reliable and hardworking craftsperson - Reliable and professional approach - Strong commitment to safety and quality - Positive and proactive attitude - Flexible approach to operational requirements - Commitment to continuous improvement ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - CNVQ Level 2 or NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry, Joinery, Building Fabric Maintenance or equivalent recognised trade qualification **Desirable** - Evidence of continuing professional development - Health & Safety training (IOSH, CSCS or equivalent) ### Skills, knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Good practical carpentry and joinery skills - Ability to undertake building fabric repairs safely and effectively - Knowledge of building maintenance techniques and materials - Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and work instructions - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Good communication and organisational skills **Desirable** - Basic IT skills and ability to use CAFM systems - Knowledge of fire door maintenance principles ## Documents - [culture & values - cares behaviours (pdf, 155.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1043) - [jd & ps - estates maintenance carpenter (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10383430) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.