Multi-skilled Operative (Building)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
The Estates Department at West London NHS Trust is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Multi-Skilled Operative (Building). This role involves ensuring the trust's estate is compliant, safe, and fit for purpose, playing a crucial part in meeting current and future clinical and operational needs. Responsibilities include repair and maintenance of hospital infrastructure, carrying out reactive and planned maintenance, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
Key responsibilities
- Repair and maintenance of the Hospital's infrastructure and building fabric, fixtures and fittings.
- Carrying out reactive maintenance, routine planned maintenance and new work activities to building fabrics, fixtures and fittings, and related building works.
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, Trust standards, policies and procedures.
- Using post holder's specific trade skills and knowledge, install, repair and maintain the Hospitals' building fabric, fixtures and fittings, finishes and decorations.
Essential criteria
- Logical thinking and team player.
- Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Able to communicate (verbally & written).
- Recognised apprenticeship or other approved training scheme, plus relevant experience.
- Plus City & Guilds part II or minimum NVQ Level 2 or other recognised course at the appropriate level
- Demonstrate general experience of either Carpentry or building trade.
- Experience of working in commercial or public organisational estate service
- Significant experience across the Building trades.
- Demonstrate general knowledge and high standards in the field of experience.
Desirable criteria
- Health & Safety. Further relevant qualifications.
- Worked within NHS environment
- Experience across Engineering trades
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £33,262 – £36,027 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 9d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
The Estates Department is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Multi-Skilled Operative (Building) to join our dynamic team at West London NHS Trust.
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the trust's estate is compliant, safe, and fit for purpose. You will play a crucial role in making sure that our buildings and infrastructure meet the Trust's current and future clinical and operational needs.
Main duties of the job
\- Repair and maintenance of the Hospital's infrastructure and building fabric, fixtures and fittings.
\- Carrying out reactive maintenance, routine planned maintenance and new work activities to building fabrics, fixtures and fittings, and related building works.
\- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, Trust standards, policies and procedures.
\- Using post holder's specific trade skills and knowledge, install, repair and maintain the Hospitals' building fabric, fixtures and fittings, finishes and decorations.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure
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