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Band 4
Full-time

Builder/Wet Trade

Swansea Bay University Health BoardSingleton Hospital, Swansea, SA2 8QA, United Kingdom£28,819 - £31,626Closes 13/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
26/08/2026
Closes
13/09/2026

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Role summary

This role is for a maintenance builder/wet trade to join the estates team at Singleton Hospital. The successful candidate will undertake routine maintenance and repair of building services, plant, equipment, and structures to ensure a safe environment. This job involves maintaining buildings and infrastructure to high standards, manufacturing and repairing items, and organising daily routines. It may also involve working on an on-call rota for out-of-hours cover.

Essential criteria

  • Time Served Apprenticeship
  • Level 3
  • HNC/ONC

Desirable criteria

  • NVQ or Building experience
  • Working as a builder in industry
  • Supervisor experience
  • Has been labouring or working in industry with basic experience
  • Time Served Apprenticeship
  • Level 3
  • HNC/ONC
  • NVQ or Building experience
  • Working as a builder in industry
  • Supervisor experience
  • Has been labouring or working in industry with basic experience

Useful to know

Band 4 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.

This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

Application window

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Swansea Bay University Health Board

Builder/Wet Trade

The closing date is 13 September 2026

Job summary

We are looking for a self motivated enthusiastic person to join our estates team in Singleton Hospital as a maintenance builder/wet trade. Candidates ideally would be time served and hold the correct qualifications.

If you feel you posses the right skills and meet the person specification you are encouraged to apply.

To undertake routine maintenance and repair of a range of building services, plant, equipment, building structures, external and internal works and finishes within the Health Board to ensure a safe and pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff. To provide building services to Swansea Bay University Health Board. This job could involve working on a on call rota as part of out of hours cover for the main site with all other health board premises.

Main duties of the job

Required to maintain our buildings and infrastructure to excellent standards of building controls. Required to manufacture and repair items as needed and organise daily routine to incorporate regular task requirements and schedule work requirements to the most efficient way, with guidance from line managers.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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