Job summary
- Main area
- Level 3 Carpenter
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-8108465-CORP
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Caludon centre
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/07/2026
Employer heading
Maintenance technician - Carpenter
NHS AfC: Band 5
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
To work as a maintenance technician for Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership Trust, carrying out a skilled function for the building/fabric trades on buildings within their level of professional competence.
The post holder will also have the ability to maintain services and repairs to a full range of estates equipment within a defined area such as fire doors, anti-barricade doors and window restrictors. The work will be both routine and/or non-routine in nature, requiring the post holder to be flexible, adaptable and proactive to provide a customer focused service.
Main duties of the job
- Complete allocated reactive tasks as required
- Ensure all PPM and routine maintenance requirements are fulfilled
- Carry out building surveys and inspections of various services
- Advise on material, equipment and systems
- Maintain building and site service records
- Highlight Health & Safety issues relating to building, mechanical control and electrical issues
- Carry out investigation and testing on fire alarm and security systems
- Complete general building/building fabric DIY works
- Liaise with external contractors and suppliers where necessary
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition, the post holder will participate in the on-call rota to assist in emergency tasks such as fire alarms, heating failures, blocked drains and gritting of roads etc.
All work will be carried out to a high standard in terms of workmanship, quality, efficiency and health & safety.
The post holder will report on a day-to-day basis to the Team Leader, through to the Estates Officer and ultimately to the Head of Estates.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good General education eg, GCSE English and Maths
- Carpentry Level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Fire door training
knowledge and skils
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable good Carpentry skills and experiences
- Must be able and willing to work on and maintain a wide range of building services plant and equipment
- Must be able to remain focused, deal with interruptions and resume the task in hand without loss of efficiency
- Must be able to approach and action their work in a methodical and logical order
- Must be able to multi-task and work under pressure to tight deadlines
Experience
Essential criteria
- Must have experience of working in a busy maintenance organisation and understand the requirements within a care environment
- Must have experience using carpentry tools and equipment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joseph Kelly
- Job title
- Estates Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07717726458
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