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Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of a Carpenter within the site based Estates Operational Maintenance team.

To provide a safe, comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors. 

Ensuring all essential services are maintained to support clinical departments in their prime task of treating patients whilst ensuring all statutory legislation is complied with.

Ensure maintenance tasks are fulfilled. Responsible for fault finding and repairing a wide range of building elements and undertaking certain elements of multi-skilling:

a) Fire doors
b) Locks and security
c) Roofing
d) Leaks
e) Minor developments
f) Windows
g) Other associated building skills. Mark out accurately and construct from drawing & plans
h) Knowledge of current building regulations

Main duties of the job

The Carpenter will be part of a maintenance team ensuring that the building environment is kept to its optimum condition, and that services are maintained to an appropriate standard to support clinical service departments in their prime task of treating patients. The Carpenter will also be expected to work to Health Board standards supporting the C4C audits.

The appointed individual will support the site operational management staff with the day-to-day operational engineering and building maintenance which will include engineering services, buildings, grounds and gardens etc. The position requires degree of flexibility depending on the needs of the service.

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

The post-holder will be an integral part of a strong site-based locality. 

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: 

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.