NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

The shift pattern for this position is Monday to Friday 08.00 to 16.00.

To provide Joinery Services including flexible working in a range of minor building cross trade skills (i.e. tiling glazing, drainage & roofing) to meet the needs of NHS GG&C Health Board, by operating an efficient and effective Estates Service within the Boards healthcare facilities to ensure the safe delivery of patient care; by Delivering a planned maintenance, repair & installations service which represents quality and value for money at all times.

• Providing a safe maintenance service to all building\construction related infrastructure.
• Assisting in the development of the Estates function into a customer focused range of services.
• Adopting a flexible, integrated working approach to the delivery of Estates Service
• Recognised and registered EITB or CITB (or equivalent) craft Apprenticeship or City & Guilds appropriate qualification.
• Competent tradesman with extensive relevant experience in building maintenance some of which should preferably have been acquired in the health care sector.

The Estates Department facilitate the delivery of uninterrupted quality healthcare by providing a 24 hour, 7 day a week safe comfortable & statutory compliant built environment which supports the effective provision of high quality clinical care for our patients.

This is achieved by maintaining and delivering an effective Planned Preventive Maintenance programme and reactive repair service as well as executing installation and commissioning works of critical plant and equipment to support the delivery of all clinical services.

The Department also provide an integral contribution to the continual management & control of Health Associated Infection with respect to the built environment, in compliance with national HAI SCRIBE, Health Environment Inspectorate (HEI) & Healthcare Associated Infections Task Force audits and Facilities Management Tool (FMT).

Along with providing technical support & expert guidance in the design and implementation of clinical service developments, including development support in the writing of specification & preparation of tender documents through to awarding contracts, planning & organising the projects.