Multi-Skilled Building Craftsman

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Job Title: Multi-Skilled Building Craftsman Trust Location: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Location: Ormskirk & District General Hospital Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00 (37.5 hrs per week) Payrate: £12.25 per hour plus enhanced pay for weekends and bank holidays About the Trust Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust provides healthcare in hospital and the community to 258,000 people across Southport, Formby, and West Lancashire. Acute care is provided at Southport and Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital. This includes adults’ and children’s accident and emergency services, intensive care, and a range of medical and surgical specialities. Women’s and children’s services, including maternity, are provided at Ormskirk hospital. The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre at Southport hospital provides specialist care for spinal patients from across the North West, North Wales, and the Isle of Man. What you’ll be responsible for:

• Follow and ensure compliance with all trust procedures and policies including Health and Safety and Risk Management
• Carry out Risk Assessments for work carried out by self
• Liaise with Trust management, nursing personnel, and support personnel to advise on the best course of action to be taken in situations as they arise and carry out recommendations
• Ensure compliance with all contractual / statutory / mandatory undertakings associated with delivery of a comprehensive building maintenance service
• Ensure compliance with relevant Trust quality initiatives, procedures and policies including health and safety and risk management and all operational policies and procedures
• Carry out the full range of building maintenance activities in accordance with relevant health technical memoranda, British standards, codes of practice and legislation You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:
• An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS.
• Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times.
• A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation You’ll have the following skills/experience:
• City and Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience
• Relevant experience in a maintenance service environment
• Holds UK Driving licence
• Computer literate
• The post holder will be required to safely move 25kg items and use vertical ladders
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent telephone manners As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours Who are NHS Professionals? We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas. Disclaimer Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion. NHS Professionals manage your data, please see our Privacy Notice on our website