DSFS Ltd are looking to recruit hardworking enthusiastic individuals to join our Estates Building team as a skilled craftsperson (carpenter/joiner) to provide a high quality maintenance service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital and our Royal Primary Care (RPC) sites.
You will become part of the team dedicated to the maintenance upkeep of the hospital and RPC sites.
The hours will be 37.5 per week and you will be required to train in order to become part of the out of hours on call rota and may be required to work overtime due to the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
In your role as a skilled carpenter/joiner you will be required to perform general maintenance duties alongside colleagues and on your own throughout all busy hospital departments being totally professional and mindful of staff, patients and visitors.
You must be able to meet deadlines and liaise and communicate with staff at all levels throughout the organisation.
Applicants should have experience of working in a maintenance environment and demonstrate team working. It would also be desirable to have previous experience in a healthcare or customer orientated setting.
You will be required to perform general building maintenance duties which will include:
* All associated carpentry and joinery repairs
* Roofing repairs
* Decorating patch/paint repairs
* Fire door PPM and maintenance repairs
* General building repairs such as pointing and plastering
* Lock repairs
* uPVC window and all general door repairs
You will be required to be able to multi-skill in different trades.
You will be required to participate in the on call rota at 1st and 2nd call level which will include additional payments.
Working for our organisation
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The key areas that support the purpose of the job are in the attached job description and person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Completed a recognised apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery
* City and Guilds or equivalent in Carpentry and Joinery
* Current full UK driving licence and own transport
* Educated to GCSE level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths
* Understanding of C.O.S.H.H. regs.
Experience
* Demonstrate previous working in a customer oriented environment
* Demonstrate previous working in a team as a team member
* Demonstrate previous experience of working in a Building/Construction/Commercial/Industrial environment maintenance background
* Experience of working in a healthcare environment
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to work alone or with colleagues
* Ability to meet deadlines
* Demonstrate the ability to fill in forms and transfer written information
* Demonstrate the ability to solve complex maintenance problems alone
* Ability to communicate with customers in a polite and professional manner
* Understanding of Health and Safety
* Use of hand/portable power tools and test equipment
* Able to read and work from drawings
* Good oral communication with colleagues and customers
* Demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to accommodate the needs of our customers
* Ability to perform physically demanding tasks i.e. lifting, carrying, working at height and using work platforms
* Smart professional appearance
* Ability to operate computerised IT systems and control systems
* Demonstrates ability to work effectively within a team
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Communications
Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account, spam folders and NHS Jobs (where applicable) account regularly.
References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an up to date email address for all referees when completing your application form.
If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the DSFS Human Resources team on 01246 513737 / crhft.dsfshumanresources@nhs.net and we will be happy to provide assistance.
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