Maintenance Craftsperson (Joinery)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
The Estates and Facilities Directorate is seeking a highly motivated Joiner to carry out joinery programmes, minor works, and day-to-day reactive maintenance at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This role is critical for maintaining a suitable patient environment. The successful candidate will interpret drawings, diagnose faults, and perform necessary repair work, liaising with clinical teams to ensure patient safety and infection control. Good communication and organizational skills are essential for this role.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake planned preventative and reactive building maintenance duties, minor and major refurbishment works and manufacturing across Trust properties.
- Perform statutory inspection, maintenance and repair of fire resisting door sets and upgrade when necessary.
- Design, manufacture and install bespoke furniture and equipment.
- Carry out locksmith duties including installation and repair of door locks and furniture, controlled access, and key cutting.
- Interpret technical drawings, measure and set out on site, and install partition walls, ceilings, and decorative mouldings.
- Undertake condition surveys and communicate findings and recommendations.
Essential criteria
- Recognised Joinery Apprenticeship.
- City & Guilds qualification/NVQ level 3 or equivalent post apprenticeship experience
- Comprehensive post apprenticeship experience, preferably in an NHS/hospital maintenance environment
- An understanding of key Health and Safety and Fire Safety Legislation relevant to the role.
- 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 the Trust.
- PC and IT literate.
- Ability to set up, use and work with specialist tools and equipment (inc. woodworking machinery and power tools) in accordance with HASWA, PUWER and Control of Noise Regulations etc. Works will include specialist Joinery and fabrication working with a wide range of materials which include rough sawn timber (softwood &hardwood) and sheet materials.
Desirable criteria
- 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
- Post-Apprenticeship experience within complex building services
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment.
- Knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda and Health Building Note Guidance Documents
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Maintenance Craftsperson (Joinery)
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
The Estates and Facilities Directorate is seeking to recruit a highly motivated Joiner at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
To 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 to deliver the highest level of care.
- Interview Date Friday 20 November 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be accountable directly to the joinery Supervisor and overall to the Estates Building Officer. The post holder will be expected to perform a wide range of duties covering all aspects of joinery maintenance applicable to the trade.
You will be required to interpret work from drawings, instructions and specifications; diagnose faults and carry out necessary repair work. In conjunction with the Joinery Supervisor you will liaise with clinical teams when carrying out work in patient areas to ensure patient safety and Infection Control is not comp
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