Multi-Skilled Carpenter / Joiner
The closing date is 29 September 2025
Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out general maintenance of the buildings structure fabric, finishes and fittings including fire door maintenance within the Trusts building maintenance service. Providing support to other crafts personnel and contractors with reference to plant, equipment, site facilities, building fabric and grounds infrastructure.
Main duties of the job
- Under the direction of the Maintenance Chargehand, carry out the day-to-day workload of the building section.
- To attend to all emergencies within the site, within a predetermined response time.
- Liaise with Wards and Departments to ensure requested work is specified correctly to meet the users' needs, provided efficiently and completed within the agreed priority response periods. This applies to all work requests including plant, equipment, site facilities, building fabric and infrastructure.
- Conduct Planned Preventive Maintenance on buildings and infrastructure across site.
- To carry out planned preventive maintenance on plant and equipment within the agreed SLA time periods.
- Refer to and understand all Building/Technical drawings, specifications and technical manuals.
- Use and be competent in the use of all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works.
- Understand the workings of all woodworking machinery and be fully trained in the safe use of woodworking machinery.
- Working on windows and repairs to fasteners, casements, cover strips, balance controls, glazing.
Closing date of applications: 29 September 2025
Interview date: TBC
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
15 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£31,607 to £34,682 a year Salary is inclusive of a 15% Recruitment & Retention Payment
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-TWS-BUR-2088
Job locations
Queens Hospital
Belvedere Road
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 0RB
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queens Hospital
Belvedere Road
Burton-On-Trent
DE13 0RB
Employer's website
https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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