Clerk of Works

Overview

This is a newly created post within our Estates, Facilities and Capital directorate and a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual, with a strong estates background in project delivery and maintenance, to take their career forward. The Trust has a number of new and significant estates led projects, consisting of new builds, refurbishments, lifecycle and backlog. The post holder will work within our Trust team to support our capital projects team in the successful delivery of projects and small works, monitoring the work of both contractors and Estates staff with regards to building maintenance and installation works, to ensure that it is in line with Trust policies and statutory and regulatory guidance.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship. All applicants are expected to have a valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position. Monitor the work of both contractors and Estates staff with regards to building maintenance and installation works, to ensure that it is in line with Trust policies and legal guidance. Ensure that work is carried out to the appropriate standard including: The correct materials and workmanship are used. That the work being carried out is of the highest quality. Ensuring that it is value for money. Providing support, advice, and guidance to colleagues where necessary.

Become familiar with drawings, specifications, written instructions and appropriate standards and guidance documentation prior to the commencement of physical works. Become knowledgeable in the Trust\’s existing Building Services and Systems infrastructure to ensure that new works are integrated into existing systems appropriately. Monitor the work of both contractors and Estates staff with regards to building maintenance and installation works, to ensure that it is in line with Trust policies and legal guidance. Ensure that work is carried out to the appropriate standard including: The correct materials and workmanship are used. That the work being carried out is of the highest quality. Ensuring that it is value for money. Provide support, advice, and guidance to colleagues where necessary. Inspect and evaluate works carried out and materials used, ensuring they are consistent with designs, specifications and appropriate standards. Coordinate with contractors, Estates Managers and facility users to arrange service isolations and planned interruptions, whilst making efforts to minimise disruption to the hospital\’s normal business activity. Advise contractors on approved methods of working, site rules, Trust standards, policies and procedures. Coordinate and review contractors\’ Health & Safety arrangements, including reviews of Method Statements and Risk Assessments, monitoring activity and reporting shortfalls observed to the contractor\’s site representative and the Trust\’s appointed project manager. Ensure all permits-to-work are regulated with regards to activities of contractors. Assist the Trust\’s project managers in the planning and development of capital schemes through design reviews and feasibility studies.

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust\’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values. The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we set up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement. We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy\’s and St Thomas\’ (GSTT) \’Healthcare Alliance\’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities. As our local population increases, our services and skills are expanding and adapting to meet demand. We are continuously looking at best practice models to enhance and improve the services we offer. The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary\’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

The NHS are striving towards \”we work flexibly\” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trust\’s eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space. Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.