Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Mobile Building Technician

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Job summary

Join Our Estates Team and Make a Real Difference!

Are you a skilled Building Technician with a passion for delivering high-quality maintenance and repair work? NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust is looking for a motivated and reliable Estates Building Technician to join our dedicated Estates team based in Slough.

As an Estates Building Technician, you will work autonomously to carry out planned, corrective, and emergency maintenance on the Trust's buildings and grounds. Your expertise in carpentry, joinery, painting, decorating, and minor building repairs will be essential in ensuring a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. This varied role also includes small project works and adaptations to internal spaces, requiring a hands-on approach and a keen eye for detail.

Main duties of the job

Deliver minor repair works and general carpentry and joinery maintenance to a high standard.
Undertake internal and external painting and decorating duties across Trust properties.
Erect access equipment safely, with appropriate training and competency.
Diagnose and repair faults in building structures, including roofs and finishes.
Manage materials ordering through the Trust's systems and maintain accurate records.
Operate hand and power tools safely and effectively.
Respond promptly to emergencies, carrying a communication device at all times.
Assist with small internal alterations from concept through to completion.
Collaborate with team leaders and escalate tasks when necessary.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,601 to £39,686 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-LC374

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who Were Looking For:

Proven experience in building maintenance, carpentry, joinery, or a related trade.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Flexibility to work outside normal hours when required.
Commitment to health and safety standards in all tasks.
Excellent communication skills and willingness to learn and share knowledge.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more details.

This role does not offer sponsorship.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Who Were Looking For:

Proven experience in building maintenance, carpentry, joinery, or a related trade.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Flexibility to work outside normal hours when required.
Commitment to health and safety standards in all tasks.
Excellent communication skills and willingness to learn and share knowledge.

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more details.

This role does not offer sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Trade Apprenticeship or level 2 City &Guilds Craft Certificate

Desirable

Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

To have relevant previous working experience within the building trades..
Experience of working within a large industrial/ commercial environment.
To be a competent person on the safe use of mobile access platform ( PASMA) to be a qualified competent person in the safe operation of workshop tools under PUWER 1998.

Desirable

Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment.
Competent person to erect portable tower scaffolding

Computer Literacy

Essential

Basic IT skills

Desirable

Good computer skills, able to research product and order materials

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Trade Apprenticeship or level 2 City &Guilds Craft Certificate

Desirable

Level 3 City Guilds Craft Certificate, or equivalent

Experience

Essential

To have relevant previous working experience within the building trades..
Experience of working within a large industrial/ commercial environment.
To be a competent person on the safe use of mobile access platform ( PASMA) to be a qualified competent person in the safe operation of workshop tools under PUWER 1998.

Desirable

Experience of working in an Acute Hospital Environment.
Competent person to erect portable tower scaffolding

Computer Literacy

Essential

Basic IT skills

Desirable

Good computer skills, able to research product and order materials

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)