Maintenance Craftsperson; Joinery

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The Estates and Facilities Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Joiner at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This role will carry out joinery programmes, minor works and day-to-day reactive maintenance. The joinery programme is critical to achieving a suitable patient environment for all wards and departments, ensuring the highest level of care.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Previous applicants need not apply.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. The Trust delivers care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

• Perform joinery programmes, minor works and day‑to‑day reactive maintenance.
• Interpret work from drawings, instructions and specifications; diagnose faults and carry out necessary repair work.
• Liaise with clinical teams when carrying out work in patient areas to ensure patient safety and infection control is not compromised.
• Provide a coherent service for both maintenance and minor work schemes, understanding other craftsmen’s work within their disciplines.
• Undertake planned preventative and reactive building maintenance duties, minor and major refurbishment works and manufacturing across all Trust properties and other areas of responsibility.
• Statutory inspection, maintenance and repair of fire‑resistant door sets and upgrade when necessary.
• Design, manufacture and install bespoke furniture and equipment.
• Maintain and repair fixtures, fittings and equipment.
• Conduct locksmith duties: install and repair/recondition door locks and furniture (including specialist hardware such as digital locks, control‑drug locks, etc.), controlled access and key cutting.
• Perform window repairs, including replacement glazing.
• Interpret technical drawings, measure and set out on site.
• Install partition walls, ceilings and decorative mouldings, including approved fire‑stopping details where appropriate.
• Undertake condition surveys and communicate findings and recommendations.
• Complete and process mandatory documentation associated with specific work tasks (Fire Door and Window PPMs, Condition Surveys), ensuring integration with the Directorate’s chosen CAFM system.
• Remain aware of the direct effects and impacts upon environment, safety and comfort of patients, staff and the public; respond pro‑actively as required.
• Assist with processing documentation associated with Estates IT admin requirements.

Essential

• Recognised Joinery Apprenticeship.
• City & Guilds qualification or NVQ Level 3, or equivalent post‑apprenticeship experience.

Desirable

• Minimum ONC / BTech qualification (or equivalent experience).
• Recognised qualification/training for the installation and maintenance of fire doors and/or installation of fire‑stopping (Q‑Mark, FDIS, FIRAS, etc., or equivalent).
• Current driving licence.

Essential

• Comprehensive post‑apprenticeship experience, preferably in an NHS/hospital maintenance environment.
• Understanding of key Health and Safety and Fire Safety legislation relevant to the role.

Desirable

• Post‑apprenticeship experience within complex building services.
• Experience working in an acute hospital environment.
• Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda and Health Building Note Guidance Documents.

• Able to make workload assessments and allocation.
• Ability to evaluate and solve problems in situ.
• Ability to communicate verbally by phone and in writing to senior management and clinical users throughout…