Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Duncan Macmillan House Town Nottingham Salary £25,760 – £27,476 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/08/2026 23:59
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftworker (Builder/Joiner)
Band 3
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Job overview
We currently have two opportunities available to join our Estates Team as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftworker (Builder/Joiner) providing a full range of maintenance services across Trust sites. You will undertake a broad range of joinery maintenance, repair and installation work using hand, power and machine tools as appropriate. The role offers a significant opportunity to contribute to the smooth functioning and maintenance of a range of engineering and building services in the Trust’s clinical and non-clinical facilities. This role is critical to the Estates Department’s maintenance support service and is demanding and varied as it covers a range of services.
In additional to your annual salary of £25,760 to £27,476, an additional payment of £3,500 per annum Recruitment & Retention Premia will be paid. You will also have the use of a Trust van. You will receive 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme.
Main duties of the job
Operating as a mobile Multi-Skilled Maintenance Craftworker (Building/Joiner), you will receive your work on a handheld device from the Estates and Facilities Helpdesk and Team Leader. You will be expected to prioritise your daily workload ensuring you complete the tasks in the given priority. The role will predominately include undertaking statutory and non-statutory planned preventative maintenance (with training if required).
You will undertake multi-skilled works to all Trust properties including working at heights and in adverse weather conditions, within your own competencies. You will be expected to demonstrate all aspects of the joinery discipline together with a flexible and conscientious approach to working. The successful candidate will be based at Duncan Macmillan House but must be willing to work at any of the Trust’s sites.
You will be required to interpret work from drawings, instructions and specifications; diagnose faults and carry out necessary repair work. It is essential you have an understanding of other craft-persons’ work in relation to their own discipline to provide a consistent service when carrying out both maintenance and minor work schemes.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire’s biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to see a full list of responsibilities for this role.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
The post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday but applications from people requiring part-time hours will be considered.
Person specification
Training
- Additional joinery / building training
Qualifications
- Completed craft apprenticeship or recongnised training with significant experience
- City and Guilds or equivalent advanced craft certificate in appropriate discipline
- Health and Safety Certificate
- Management Qualification
- Advanced Health and Safety Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Skills
- IT skills, use of mobile devices used in conjunction with the delivery of estates maintenance
- Good communication skills both written and verbal at all levels of authority
- Adaptable to change as required
- Able to work in a well in a team and as a lone worker
- Skills of other building Trades
Knowledge
- Knowledge of relevant regulations and codes of practice applicable to estates maintenance in a healthcare setting
- A good understanding of customer care
- Knowledge of engineering and building services in an NHS setting
Experience
- Experience of working in a multi discipline organisation
- Team Working
- Multi Skilled Working
- Experience of building management systems.
Physical Requirements
- Has the ability to perform the full range of duties.
- Capable of climbing ladders and scaffolding, working at heights and in confined spaces
Contractual Requirements
- A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Additional Information
- We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
- The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
- In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
- For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’ will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
For further information please contact: Phil Duffy 07702 295 150
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Duncan Macmillan HousePorchester RoadMapperleyNottinghamNottinghamshireNG3 6AATelephone 0115 667 0364 – Corporate/Mental Health Services
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