An opportunity has arisen within the Operational Estates Department at Wrightington Hospital for an experienced Operational Estates Maintenance Worker (Joiner) with a carpentry / joinery trade background to assist in the maintenance and repair of the Trust’s built environment.
You should have completed a formal craft apprenticeship in a Building discipline and have attained an academic qualification to NVQ Level 3 / Higher National Certificate related to woodworking / joinery/ carpentry. In addition, you should be able to demonstrate significant knowledge and ability in other maintenance disciplines outside of your core craft skills.
The position will primarily be located at the Wrightington Hospital site but will also provide support to our Operational Estates services across the wider Trust sites. The Estates & Facilities Division provides a wide range of operational estates repair / maintenance, minor works and capital project services across the Trust’s sites.
Please note: this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high standards of Maintenance within clinical and non-clinical areas.
Primarily a Trust wide post within the Estates and Facilities department, this post will normally be within the Estates department, based at Wrightington Hospital. The post holder should be able to demonstrate leadership skills and will be multi skilled on work across a range of building skill areas within maintenance.
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Operational Estates Manager in the installation, maintenance, servicing and repairing of a range of building services, engineering plant and equipment, and to maintain the fabric of the premises.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
