Building Craft Operative
Location
Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/4/2025
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Description
A vacancy for a Building Craft Operative (Handy person) has arisen within the Estates Department of the Worthing Hospital in Worthing.
The successful applicant could be required to work within any buildings controlled by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants will ideally have gained a City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 qualification in Carpentry & Joinery. They should have experience of fitting, replacing and repairing door locks, cutting keys, repairing and maintaining automatic doors. Excellent painting skills. Experience of brick laying would be beneficial. In addition planned and reactive maintenance works which would have been gained within large complex building environments.
Before applying for the position, please review the job description and person specifications to ensure your qualifications and experience meet the required criteria.
The interviews will be held in person and a workplace-based assessment may be required.
Should you require Additional Support with completing your Application, Please contact the Facilities and Estates Recruitment Team via email below:
[email protected]
To carry out carpentry repairs and maintain the building fabric both internally and externally to Trust owned premises.
Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety) lost keys (departmental, controlled drugs cupboards) broken glass to doors, windows (Health & Safety). Painting as required.
To provide assistance if required to other craftsmen within the Estates Department.
To have a flexible approach within the Estates Team and carry out maintenance functions considered foreign to their profession provided such work is done within (Health & Safety) guidelines and they have the required training, skills and supervision
To carry out tasks in any site owned and maintained by University Hospital Sussex as required
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paul Martin Job title: Building Supervisor Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07824982643
between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM
The successful applicant could be required to work within any buildings controlled by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
Applicants will ideally have gained a City and Guilds, NVQ level 3 qualification in Carpentry & Joinery. They should have experience of fitting, replacing and repairing door locks, cutting keys, repairing and maintaining automatic doors. Excellent painting skills. Experience of brick laying would be beneficial. In addition planned and reactive maintenance works which would have been gained within large complex building environments.
Before applying for the position, please review the job description and person specifications to ensure your qualifications and experience meet the required criteria.
The interviews will be held in person and a workplace-based assessment may be required.
Should you require Additional Support with completing your Application, Please contact the Facilities and Estates Recruitment Team via email below:
[email protected]
To carry out carpentry repairs and maintain the building fabric both internally and externally to Trust owned premises.
Deal with incidents such as damaged fire doors (Health & Safety) lost keys (departmental, controlled drugs cupboards) broken glass to doors, windows (Health & Safety). Painting as required.
To provide assistance if required to other craftsmen within the Estates Department.
To have a flexible approach within the Estates Team and carry out maintenance functions considered foreign to their profession provided such work is done within (Health & Safety) guidelines and they have the required training, skills and supervision
To carry out tasks in any site owned and maintained by University Hospital Sussex as required
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paul Martin Job title: Building Supervisor Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07824982643
between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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